Senior Data Engineer

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New York / $70 - $90 hour

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Salary
SALARY:

$70 - $90

Location

LOCATION

New York

Job Type
JOB TYPE

Contract

Job Summary:

Seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Data Engineer to join our growing data team. The ideal candidate will be responsible for designing, building, and maintaining scalable data pipelines and infrastructure that support data-driven decision-making across the organization. You'll play a key role in transforming raw data into actionable insights, working with tools like Redshift, Airflow, AWS, DBT, Git, and modern CI/CD practices.


Responsibilities:

  • Design, build, and maintain robust ETL/ELT pipelines using tools such as Apache Airflow and DBT.

  • Develop and optimize data models and warehouse structures in Amazon Redshift.

  • Collaborate with data analysts, data scientists, and business stakeholders to understand data needs and deliver solutions.

  • Implement and manage CI/CD pipelines for data workflows to ensure high-quality, reliable deployments.

  • Ensure data quality, consistency, and integrity across systems through validation and testing practices.

  • Manage infrastructure on AWS, leveraging services like S3, Lambda, Glue, and CloudWatch.

  • Monitor performance and troubleshoot data pipeline issues to ensure timely and accurate data availability.

  • Enforce best practices in data governance, security, and access controls.

  • Participate in code reviews, technical design discussions, and contribute to overall architecture planning.

  • Mentor junior data engineers and support team development.


Required Skills and Qualifications:

  • 5+ years of professional experience in data engineering or a related field.

  • Strong expertise in Amazon Redshift, including performance tuning and schema design.

  • Hands-on experience with Apache Airflow for orchestration of data pipelines.

  • Proficient with AWS cloud services related to data engineering.

  • Expertise in building and managing DBT models and transformations.

  • Solid understanding of ETL/ELT processes and data integration patterns.

  • Experience with version control systems like Git and implementing CI/CD workflows.

  • Proficient in SQL and at least one programming language such as Python.

  • Familiar with data warehousing, dimensional modeling, and big data concepts.

  • Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.

  • Excellent communication and collaboration abilities.


Preferred Qualifications:

  • Experience in real-time data processing or event-driven architecture.

  • Familiarity with containerization tools (e.g., Docker) and infrastructure-as-code (e.g., Terraform).

  • Background in analytics, statistics, or data science.

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