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Data Engineer

This role is for a Data Engineer with a 6-month contract, offering $50 - $70/hr, hybrid work in Greenwood Village, CO. Key skills include SQL, Bash, Python, and AWS experience. Applicants must manage on-call responsibilities and have ETL process expertise.
🌎 - Country
United States
💱 - Currency
$ USD
💰 - Day rate
Unknown
Unknown
560
🗓️ - Date discovered
February 15, 2025
🕒 - Project duration
Unknown
🏝️ - Location type
Hybrid
📄 - Contract type
W2 Contractor
🔒 - Security clearance
Unknown
📍 - Location detailed
Greenwood Village, CO
🧠 - Skills detailed
#Big Data #Python #S3 (Amazon Simple Storage Service) #Jira #SQL Queries #Spark (Apache Spark) #Spark SQL #GIT #Data Engineering #Lambda (AWS Lambda) #Bash #Tableau #Consul #"ETL (Extract #Transform #Load)" #SQL (Structured Query Language) #Automation #DevOps #AWS (Amazon Web Services) #Version Control
Role description
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• Hybrid | 4 days/wk Onsite | Greenwood Village, CO

• Our Denver based client is seeking a Data Engineer to join their growing team. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience writing SQL queries and working with big data.

Due to client requirement, applicants must be willing and able to work on a w2 basis. For our w2 consultants, we offer a great benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits, 401k with company matching, and life insurance.

Rate: $50 - $70 / hr. w2

Responsibilities:
• Develop, maintain, and optimize ETL processes using SQL, HQL, Python, and Bash.
• Identify and address shortcomings ETL processes, suggesting and implementing potential upgrades to the tech stack.
• Develop automated solutions to streamline redundant task
• Collaborate with DevOps engineers to update necessary templates, test code, and manage template changes.
• Analyze and propose solutions, providing detailed analysis on pros and cons, level of effort (LOE), and success probabilities.
• Communicate complex technical concepts simply and effectively to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Document processes, solutions, and changes thoroughly and clearly.
• Learn and integrate AWS applications to enhance our data infrastructure.
• Able to participate in weekend on-call responsibilities and possibly holiday on-call responsibilities
• Validate solutions and provide thorough readouts
• Self-motivated and able to self-manage projects through JIRA

Qualifications:
• Proven experience as a Data Engineer or in a similar role.
• Expert knowledge in SQL and Bash
• Junior-level knowledge in Python and Spark SQL
• Strong problem-solving skills and has a curious, innovative mindset.
• Experience with ETL processes and has the ability to identify areas for improvement.
• Ability to develop and implement automation processes.
• Excellent communication and written skills.
• Comfortable working with DevOps engineers and managing code changes.
• Willingness to learn and adapt to new technologies, particularly AWS applications.
• Knowledge of data warehousing concepts and best practices.

Additional Experience:
• Experience with AWS services such as S3, Step Function, Lambda, Secrets Manager, and Glue.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and version control systems like Git.
• Functional knowledge of Tableau

Please be advised- If anyone reaches out to you about an open position connected with Eliassen Group, please confirm that they have an Eliassen.com email address and never provide personal or financial information to anyone who is not clearly associated with Eliassen Group. If you have any indication of fraudulent activity, please contact InfoSec@eliassen.com.

Skills, experience, and other compensable factors will be considered when determining pay rate. The pay range provided in this posting reflects a W2 hourly rate; other employment options may be available that may result in pay outside of the provided range.

W2 employees of Eliassen Group who are regularly scheduled to work 30 or more hours per week are eligible for the following benefits: medical (choice of 3 plans), dental, vision, pre-tax accounts, other voluntary benefits including life and disability insurance, 401(k) with match, and sick time if required by law in the worked-in state/locality.

JOB ID: JN -012025-92517