Sr. Data Engineer
Location: 100% Remote Employment Type: Contract for 9 months Start Date March 1st, 2026 Only on W2
Job Description:
We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Data Engineer with strong experience in Azure cloud services and Snowflake data warehouse design and development. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of building scalable, high-performance data platforms and enabling advanced analytics and reporting solutions.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design, develop, and maintain end-to-end data pipelines using Azure services and Snowflake.
- Architect and implement enterprise-scale data warehouse and data lake solutions.
- Develop and optimize Snowflake schemas, including star and snowflake models.
- Build and manage ETL/ELT pipelines using Azure Data Factory, or similar tools.
- Implement data ingestion from multiple sources (structured and unstructured).
- Optimize Snowflake performance through partitioning, clustering, caching, and query tuning.
- Ensure data quality, reliability, and governance across the data platform.
- Collaborate with data scientists, BI developers, and business stakeholders.
- Implement CI/CD pipelines for data engineering workflows.
- Monitor, troubleshoot, and resolve data pipeline and performance issues.
- Mentor junior engineers and contribute to best practices and architectural standards.
Required Skills & Qualifications:
- 10+ years of experience in data engineering or related roles.
- Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure, including:
- Azure Data Factory
- Azure Data Lake Storage (ADLS Gen2)
- Azure Functions / Logic Apps (preferred)
- Extensive experience with Snowflake:
- Data warehouse design
- Performance tuning
- Security and access control
- Streams, tasks, and time travel
- Proficiency in SQL and Python.
- Experience with ETL/ELT frameworks and data integration patterns.
- Knowledge of data modeling concepts (Kimball, Inmon).
- Experience with Git, DevOps, and CI/CD tools.
- Strong understanding of data security, governance, and compliance.
- Excellent problem-solving and communication skills.
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This position is listed as contract and able to be worked remotely.