Data Engineer

Location: Plano/ McLean (Onsite/Hybrid Only)Salary Range: Competitive, based on experienceMust have previous client experience working for this customer in the past 5 yearsIntroduction

We are seeking a skilled Data Engineer with a background in AWS and GCP to join our team for a 9-month contract. The ideal candidate will have experience in the banking sector and possess a strong technical background in data engineering, cloud storage, and data processing technologies.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Strong programming experience in Python
• Proven experience designing and implementing data lake architectures (e.g., Bronze/Silver/Gold or layered models)
• Strong knowledge of Cloud Storage (GCS) design, including bucket layout, naming conventions, lifecycle policies, and access controls
• Hands-on experience with columnar data formats (Parquet, Avro, ORC) and compression techniques
• Expertise in partitioning strategies, backfills, and large-scale data organization
• Ability to design curated data models optimized for analytics and BI consumption
• Hands-on experience with AWS
• Expertise in Kubernetes and Kubeflow (or similar orchestration/workflow tools)
• Experience with Spark, Pandas, NumPy for data processing
• Familiarity with CI/CD tools (Jenkins or similar)
• Experience in debugging, performance tuning, and vulnerability remediation
• Must have previous client experience working for this customer in the past 5 years

Preferred Skills & Qualifications

• Previous experience in the banking industry
• Experience with additional cloud platforms
• Advanced data analytics and machine learning experience

Day-to-Day Responsibilities

• Design and implement scalable data lake solutions on GCP and AWS
• Optimize and maintain data storage solutions for performance and cost
• Collaborate with data analysts and BI teams to deliver curated data models

Company Benefits & Culture

• Collaborative and innovative work environment
• Opportunities for professional development and growth
• Comprehensive health and wellness benefits

For immediate consideration please click APPLY to begin the screening process with Alex.