job summary:
We have a 3-6 month contract opportunity for a Data Engineer in Sacramento, CA. This position is hybrid and will work 3 days onsite, 2 days remote. This role may become permanent.
Key Skills for this position: Fabric, Azure cloud experience, very strong SQL skills as well as Python/Pyspark and great communication skills.
location: Sacramento, California
job type: Contract
salary: $67 - 72 per hour
work hours: 8am to 5pm
education: Bachelors
responsibilities:
ROLE
As a Data Engineer, you will play a critical role in designing,
building, and maintaining data
pipelines and infrastructure to support our organization's analytics and reporting needs by converting raw data into
usable information. You will work closely with
business data lead, bi engineers and business stakeholders to ensure data quality, consistency, security, accessibility
and solution performance.
ESSENTIAL
RESPONSIBILITIES
Data Pipeline Development:
Outstanding analytical and programming skills.
Design and implement scalable complex data
pipelines to extract, transform, and load (ETL) data
from various sources (e.g., databases, APIs, files). Optimize data pipelines for performance and
efficiency.
Develop automated data ingestion, mock data
generation and validation processes.
Maintain source control hygiene (branch protection,
git-flow)
CI/CD that includes build, test and automated deployment (like
Jenkins, Travis, DevOps)
Database Design and Tuning:
Ensure referential integrity and query
optimization. Design and implement scalable complex
data pipelines to extract, transform, and load (ETL) data from various sources (e.g., databases, APIs,
files).
Optimize data pipelines for performance and
efficiency.
Data Infrastructure Management:
Manage and maintain data warehouses, data lakes,
and other data storage solutions.
Ensure data security, privacy, and compliance
with relevant regulations. Monitor system performance and troubleshoot
issues.
Data Modeling:
Create and maintain data models that accurately
represent the organization's business processes
and data entities.
Implement data governance policies and standards.
Data Quality
Assurance:
Develop and implement data quality checks and
validation procedures. Identify and resolve data quality issues.
Tool Selection and Implementation:
Evaluate and select appropriate data engineering
tools and technologies. Implement and manage data engineering platforms.
Collaboration:
Collaborate with business data lead, project
managers and business stakeholders to
understand their data requirements.
Provide technical guidance and support for
data-driven initiatives. Participating in agile software planning and development
activities including daily standups, user story and task organization and
grooming activities, and effort estimation
Analyze business and technical requirements to develop
documentation, designs, code and tests
Willingness to jump in where needed, learn new tech, and work
effectively across full stack
qualifications:
- Preferred
Azure Fabric experience and Azure cloud expertise. - Significant experience working
with relational database technologies such as Oracle & SQL Server and
No-SQL databases.
- Advanced working SQL knowledge and
experience working with relational databases, query authoring (SQL) as
well as working familiarity with a variety of databases
- Experience in performance tuning
of data pipelines and queries. - Experience
working with common languages and frameworks such as python and pyspark.
- In-depth understanding of modern
application design principles, DevOps & microservices
- Strong
analytical, quantitative and problem-solving abilities - Strong written and verbal
communication skills including ability to convey proposed solutions
through natural language, diagrams, and design patterns - High school diploma or GED
required.
- Bachelor's
degree preferred.
Equal Opportunity Employer: Race, Color, Religion, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, National Origin, Age, Genetic Information, Disability, Protected Veteran Status, or any other legally protected group status.
At Randstad Digital, we welcome people of all abilities and want to ensure that our hiring and interview process meets the needs of all applicants. If you require a reasonable accommodation to make your application or interview experience a great one, please contact
Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Randstad Digital offers a comprehensive benefits package, including: medical, prescription, dental, vision, AD&D, and life insurance offerings, short-term disability, and a 401K plan (all benefits are based on eligibility).
This posting is open for thirty (30) days.
Qualified applicants in San Francisco with criminal histories will be considered for employment in accordance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.
Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.
We will consider for employment all qualified Applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance.
![]()