Data Engineer

Hybrid in Charlotte, NC, US • Posted 7 hours ago • Updated 6 hours ago
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Skills

  • Apache Kafka
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Continuous Integration
  • Data Analysis
  • Data Engineering
  • Data Extraction
  • Data Mining
  • Data Modeling
  • python
  • PySpark
  • AWS
  • PostgreSQL

Summary

  • Description
  • Data team is seeking a data engineering contractor to support a growing AI focus data engineering team. They are responsible for the design and development of database models, data/batch processing jobs, data manipulation, data mining, and data extraction/transformation/loading using Python. Immediate projects connect AI applications to newly built and evolving data sources. This is a hands-on, technical role suited for someone who is comfortable working with data infrastructure and application layer integration.
  • Responsibilities:
  • Write and optimize SQL queries to extract, transform, and load structured and unstructured data.
  • Provide scoping, estimating, planning, design, development, and support services to support project initiatives.
  • Design, configure, deploy and maintain Python Scripts to support AI project initiatives.
  • Collaborate on AWS infrastructure, including working with S3 for data storage and AWS Glue for ETL pipeline development.
  • Contribute to Python-based front-end applications, supporting current interfaces and preparing for a potential future migration to Angular.
  • Design, development, test, and implement application code.
  • Track progress and intervene as needed to eliminate barriers and ensure delivery.
  • Resolve or escalate problems and manage risk for both development and production support.
  • Maintain deep knowledge and awareness of technical & industry best practices and trends, especially in technology & methodologies.
  • Mandatory Skills:
  • At least 4+ years of Developer experience specifically focused on Data Engineering.
  • Strong Hands-on experience in Data Engineering development using Python and Pyspark as an ETL tool.
  • Hands-on experience in AWS services like Glue, RDS, S3, Step functions, Event Bridge, Lambda, MSK (Kafka), EKS etc.
  • Hands-on experience in Databases like Postgres, SQL Server, Oracle, Sybase.
  • Hands-on experience with SQL database programming, SQL performance tuning, relational model analysis, queries, stored procedures, views, functions and triggers.
  • Strong technical experience in Design (Mapping specifications, HLD, LLD), Development (Coding, Unit testing).
  • Good knowledge in CI/CD DevOps process and tools like Bitbucket, GitHub, Jenkins.
  • Strong foundation and experience with data modeling, data warehousing, data mining, data analysis and data profiling.
  • Strong experience with Agile/SCRUM methodology.
  • Good communication and inter-personal skills.
  • Nice to Have:
  • Familiarity with AI/ML data workflows or LLM-adjacent tooling.
  • Exposure to front-end development, particularly Python-based UIs (e.g. Flask, Dash) and/or Angular.
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  • Dice Id: 90767976
  • Position Id: 8945902
  • Posted 7 hours ago
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