Job Title: Data Engineer
Location: Charlotte, NC Hybrid - 3 days in a week
Employment Type: Long Term Contract
Pay Rate Range: $50/hr-$55/hr W2
Job Description: We are looking for a Senior Data Engineer role resource is required at onsite location (Charlotte, NC - North Carolina-USA Onsite location)). Resource should have minimum 5+ years of hands-on experience in building production data systems. Resource will have to work from office for 3 days in a week. Resource is expected to design, build, and maintain scalable data platforms while leading technical decisions.
Key technical skills - required:
- Programming Python (advanced)
- SQL (expert level)
- Scala or Java (often preferred for big data)
Data Engineering skills required
- ETL/ELT pipeline development
- Data modelling (star schema, dimensional modelling)
- Data warehousing (Snowflake, Big-Query, Redshift, Synapse)
- Data lakes and lake-house architectures
Big Data Technologies skills required
- Apache Spark (essential)
- Hadoop ecosystem
- Kafka (streaming)
- Apache Airflow or similar workflow orchestration tools
Cloud Platforms skills required
- AWS (S3, Glue, EMR, Lambda, Redshift)
- Azure (ADF, Synapse, Databricks)
- Google Cloud (Big-Query, Dataflow, Data-proc)
Databases skills required
- PostgreSQL, MySQL
- NoSQL databases (MongoDB, Cassandra, DynamoDB)
DevOps & Engineering Practices
- Git
- CI/CD pipelines
- Docker
- Kubernetes
- Infrastructure as Code (Terraform is a plus)
Data Quality & Governance
- Data validation and testing
- Metadata management
- Security and access control
- Monitoring and observability
Leadership Skills
- System design and architecture
- Mentoring junior engineers
- Stakeholder communication
- Project estimation and technical planning
Nice-to-Have Skills
- Databricks
- DBT (Data Build Tool)
- Delta Lake or Apache Iceberg
- Machine learning data pipelines
- Generative AI and LLM data infrastructure
OpenKyber is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment. All employment decisions at OpenKyber are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications and merit, without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, parental status, military service, or any other status protected by applicable law or regulations. OpenKyber participates in the E-Verify program.
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