Data Engineer (Consultant)

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New York / $75 - $100 hour

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Salary
SALARY:

$75 - $100

Location

LOCATION

New York

Job Type
JOB TYPE

Contract

Consulting Data Engineer (Professional Services)

About Harnham
Harnham is a specialist in data and analytics recruitment. We connect high-performing contractors with consulting teams delivering modern data platform projects.


About the client
Our client is a professional services organisation supporting enterprise customers on cloud data platform modernisation. They deliver hands-on projects across data engineering, platform migrations, and analytics enablement.


Role Details

Role: Consulting Data Engineer
Location: Remote, U.S. based
Pay range: $75-$100 per hour
Length: Initial 6-month contract (strong possibility of extension)
Utilization: 40 hours per week

The role
You will deliver customer-facing data engineering engagements focused on modernising data platforms and enabling advanced analytics and ML use cases. This role blends technical execution with consulting: designing architectures, leading migrations, building scalable pipelines, and advising on best practices. You will work closely with client stakeholders and internal delivery teams to drive measurable outcomes.


Key responsibilities

  • Design cloud-native data architectures to support analytics and AI initiatives.
  • Build and optimise distributed data pipelines using Spark and modern data tooling.
  • Lead or support cloud and platform migrations, including best-practice delivery and documentation.
  • Implement deployment practices including CI/CD patterns and production readiness checks.
  • Partner with business and technical stakeholders to translate needs into delivered solutions.
  • Provide clear technical guidance, demos, and knowledge transfer to client teams.

Requirements: must have

  • 6+ years in data engineering, analytics engineering, or cloud data architecture.
  • Strong coding ability in Python or Scala.
  • Deep experience with Apache Spark and distributed data processing.
  • Experience with at least one major cloud platform (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
  • Hands-on experience with a modern lakehouse platform (Databricks experience required).
  • Strong communication skills and comfort working directly with clients.

Nice to have

  • CI/CD experience for data workloads and production deployments.
  • Working knowledge of MLOps concepts and ML lifecycle needs.
  • Migration experience from legacy or third-party platforms.
  • Experience scoping work, managing delivery timelines, and handling scope change.

Outro

If you enjoy customer-facing delivery, solving complex data challenges, and building modern cloud data solutions, we would love to speak with you. Apply today or reach out for a confidential conversation.

We will not be utilizing third parties for this search. Please apply or reach out if you are a candidate interested in the role.

CONTACT

Devin Klein

Recruitment Consultant

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