REMOTE - SAS Data Engineer (W2/Must Be Local To Texas)
Our client is searching for a Data Engineer with extensive SAS experience for a long-term contract position that can be worked remotely.
Candidates must work out of Texas and candidates must work directly for TEKsystems on a W2 basis.
Responsibilities
• Design, develop, and optimize robust ETL/ELT pipelines in SAS and Snowflake to meet business intelligence, analytics, and reporting requirements.
• Leverage Star and Snowflake schema modeling to efficiently structure scalable data warehouses.
• Manage, maintain, and enhance Data Lakes and Data Marts, ensuring streamlined data storage, reliable transformation, and rapid retrieval.
• Implement and champion best practices for data governance, security compliance, and performance tuning within Snowflake and SAS environments.
• Collaborate proactively with data analysts, business stakeholders, and technical teams to clearly define data requirements and deliver scalable, forward-thinking solutions.
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and proactively resolve data pipeline issues, ensuring the high availability, quality, and accuracy of critical business data.
• Develop automated solutions and optimization strategies to enhance efficiency, reliability, and scalability of data processing workflows.
• Partner closely with cross-functional teams to drive successful data migration efforts, cloud adoption, and strategic data modernization initiatives.
Required Skills
• Hands-on experience with SAS tools strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated capability in interacting with diverse business stakeholders to accurately gather requirements and translate complex data concepts into intuitive visualizations for informed decision-making.
• Proven ability to navigate ambiguity, proactively address gaps in data availability, and clearly communicate solutions that enable informed decision-making in rapidly evolving environments.
• Exceptional analytical, problem-solving, and interpersonal skills, experienced in managing relationships with clients and user groups under tight deadlines in fast-paced environments.
• Strong project and program management experience, including proficiency with Agile methodologies, change management principles, and successful project delivery.
• Hands-on experience with AWS Glue or similar data integration platforms (Azure Data Factory, Apache Airflow, Informatica, Talend) for building, executing, scheduling, and optimizing automated data jobs, enhancing reliability, scalability, and ease of management.
• Demonstrated expertise in creating clear, comprehensive, and accessible technical documentation and process standards, enhancing organizational knowledge retention and collaborative efficiency.
• Experience with SQL, Python, or other programming languages for data engineering workflows is strongly preferred
Pay And Benefits
The pay range for this position is $50.00 - $55.00/hr.
Requirements
Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:
• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)
Workplace Type
This is a fully remote position.
Application Deadline
This position is anticipated to close on Apr 4, 2025.
About TEKsystems
We're partners in transformation. We help clients activate ideas and solutions to take advantage of a new world of opportunity. We are a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 clients, including 80% of the Fortune 500, across North America, Europe and Asia. As an industry leader in Full-Stack Technology Services, Talent Services, and real-world application, we work with progressive leaders to drive change. That's the power of true partnership. TEKsystems is an Allegis Group company.
The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.
Our client is searching for a Data Engineer with extensive SAS experience for a long-term contract position that can be worked remotely.
Candidates must work out of Texas and candidates must work directly for TEKsystems on a W2 basis.
Responsibilities
• Design, develop, and optimize robust ETL/ELT pipelines in SAS and Snowflake to meet business intelligence, analytics, and reporting requirements.
• Leverage Star and Snowflake schema modeling to efficiently structure scalable data warehouses.
• Manage, maintain, and enhance Data Lakes and Data Marts, ensuring streamlined data storage, reliable transformation, and rapid retrieval.
• Implement and champion best practices for data governance, security compliance, and performance tuning within Snowflake and SAS environments.
• Collaborate proactively with data analysts, business stakeholders, and technical teams to clearly define data requirements and deliver scalable, forward-thinking solutions.
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and proactively resolve data pipeline issues, ensuring the high availability, quality, and accuracy of critical business data.
• Develop automated solutions and optimization strategies to enhance efficiency, reliability, and scalability of data processing workflows.
• Partner closely with cross-functional teams to drive successful data migration efforts, cloud adoption, and strategic data modernization initiatives.
Required Skills
• Hands-on experience with SAS tools strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated capability in interacting with diverse business stakeholders to accurately gather requirements and translate complex data concepts into intuitive visualizations for informed decision-making.
• Proven ability to navigate ambiguity, proactively address gaps in data availability, and clearly communicate solutions that enable informed decision-making in rapidly evolving environments.
• Exceptional analytical, problem-solving, and interpersonal skills, experienced in managing relationships with clients and user groups under tight deadlines in fast-paced environments.
• Strong project and program management experience, including proficiency with Agile methodologies, change management principles, and successful project delivery.
• Hands-on experience with AWS Glue or similar data integration platforms (Azure Data Factory, Apache Airflow, Informatica, Talend) for building, executing, scheduling, and optimizing automated data jobs, enhancing reliability, scalability, and ease of management.
• Demonstrated expertise in creating clear, comprehensive, and accessible technical documentation and process standards, enhancing organizational knowledge retention and collaborative efficiency.
• Experience with SQL, Python, or other programming languages for data engineering workflows is strongly preferred
Pay And Benefits
The pay range for this position is $50.00 - $55.00/hr.
Requirements
Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:
• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)
Workplace Type
This is a fully remote position.
Application Deadline
This position is anticipated to close on Apr 4, 2025.
About TEKsystems
We're partners in transformation. We help clients activate ideas and solutions to take advantage of a new world of opportunity. We are a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 clients, including 80% of the Fortune 500, across North America, Europe and Asia. As an industry leader in Full-Stack Technology Services, Talent Services, and real-world application, we work with progressive leaders to drive change. That's the power of true partnership. TEKsystems is an Allegis Group company.
The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.
