Senior Data Engineer

Job Description

Senior Data Engineer (Cloud)

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Chicago, IL (Remote)

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6+ month contract

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Contact Mary at mnugent@forbestc.com

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Key Skills:

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• Very Strong experience using Snowflake native pipelines, Snowflake native app including Streamlet, Python based Container services.

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• Experience using AI, including Snowflake Cortex AI capabilities.

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• Good knowledge in application and backend API development using object-oriented programming (Python, Java, Go, TypeScript/JavaScript)

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Required Skills:

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• 6+ years of experience within the field of application/platform engineering or related technical work including business intelligence, analytics.

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• 4+ years of experience with AWS Senior Cloud Data Engineering, management, maintenance, or architecting, implementing best practices and industry standards.

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• Experience with data warehousing platforms such as Snowflake, Redshift or similar.

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• Strong knowledge and established experience with AWS services including but not limited to: S3, EC2, RDS, Lambda, Cloud Formation, Kinesis, Data Pipelines, EMR, Step Functions, VPC, IAM, and Security Groups.

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• Experience with DB technologies (e.g., SQL, Python, PostgreSQL, AWS Aurora, AWS RDS, MongoDB, Redis).

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• Experience with CI/CD tools, pipelines, and scripting for automation. (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, AWS Code Pipeline tools, Cloud formation and Terraform).

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• Bachelor degree of knowledge in IAM Roles and Policies

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• Strong knowledge configuring AWS cloud monitoring and alerts for cloud resource availability.

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• Strong scripting experience using PowerShell and/or Python.

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• High degree of knowledge in PaaS and SaaS application performance.

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• Understand enterprise level application architecture diagrams and IT security requirements.

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Additional Skills Needed:

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• Experience and comfort solving problems in an ambiguous environment where there is constant change.

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• Have the tenacity to thrive in a dynamic and fast-paced environment, inspire change, and collaborate with a variety of individuals and organizational partners.

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• Experience designing and building scalable and robust data pipelines to enable data-driven decisions for the business

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• Effective problem solving and analytical skills. Ability to manage multiple projects and report simultaneously across different stakeholders

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• Rigorous attention to detail and accuracy.

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• Demonstrate ability to troubleshoot technical problems and issues.

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• Passionate about programming and learning new technologies.

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• Experience planning and executing on-premises to AWS migrations

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• BA or BS degree Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related fields.

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• Strong verbal and oral communication.

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Preferred Skills:

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• Experience with large scale enterprise streaming services such as Kafka.

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• Experience with Kubernetes and Docker containers or AWS Fargate.

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• Experience implementing applications with both Windows and Linux server OS

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• Experience with networking, security groups, or policy management in relation to Cloud resources across multiple operating systems, including UNIX, Linux, or Windows

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• Advanced CS degree

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