Senior Data Engineer

Durham, NC


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Type: Contract

Category: Data

Industry: Financial Services

Reference ID: JN -042026-106528

Date Posted: 04/22/2026

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Description:

Hybrid Every other week onsite/5 days in Durham, NC

 

Our client seeks a senior Data Engineer to design, build, and maintain operational and analytical capabilities across modern data platforms. The role focuses on Snowflake, AWS, and Python to enable scalable data lakes and warehousing. You will drive solution design, data analysis, production rollout, and support while shaping a growing data infrastructure.

 

Due to client requirements, applicants must be willing and able to work on a w2 basis. For our w2 consultants, we offer a great benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits, 401k with company matching, and life insurance.

 

Rate: $55.00 to $75.00/hr. w2

 

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Responsibilities:
  • Design and implement scalable data solutions on Snowflake and AWS for data lake and warehouse workloads.
  • Build and maintain ELT/ETL pipelines to move and transform data to and from Snowflake.
  • Perform data analysis, modeling, and profiling to support analytics and operational use cases.
  • Optimize SQL and Snowflake performance, including query tuning and cost efficiency.
  • Develop automation and CI/CD pipelines to enable reliable deployments and operations.
  • Leverage AWS services such as EC2, IAM, S3, EKS, KMS, CloudWatch, and CloudFormation to operate data platforms.
  • Use Python or Java for data engineering, orchestration, and utility development.
  • Implement scheduling and orchestration using enterprise tools.
  • Apply container technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes for packaging and runtime.
  • Collaborate in Agile teams to improve efficiency and deliver high-quality data products.

Experience Requirements:
  • 10+ years of experience with a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a technology-related field.
  • 6+ years in data warehousing and data mart concepts and implementations.
  • 4+ years building ELT/ETL pipelines with Snowflake.
  • 4+ years using AWS services including EC2, IAM, S3, EKS, KMS, CloudWatch, and CloudFormation.
  • 1+ years with object-oriented programming in Python or Java.
  • Advanced SQL or SnowSQL knowledge.
  • Hands-on SQL query optimization and performance tuning.
  • Experience with job scheduling tools such as Control-M.
  • Proven data analysis and data modeling skills, including Dimensional or Data Vault.
  • Experience with Docker and Kubernetes.
  • Experience with DevOps, CI/CD, and related tooling such as Maven, Jenkins, Stash, Ansible, and Docker.
  • Experience with Agile methodologies such as Kanban or Scrum (preferred).
  • Ability to handle ambiguity and work in a fast-paced environment.
  • Effective interpersonal skills to collaborate with multiple teams.
  • Strong Snowflake and AWS expertise, including S3, Lambda, and CloudFormation.
  • Python scripting experience supporting data engineering workflows.
  • Leadership experience (preferred).

Education Requirements:
  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a technology-related field such as Engineering or Computer Science.
  • AWS-related certifications (preferred).

Recruitment Transparency Notice
 
Eliassen Group values transparency in our recruitment practices. Please be advised that Eliassen Group utilizes artificial intelligence (AI) tools as part of its initial application screening and hiring process. You may receive email and SMS notifications from the Eliassen Virtual Recruiting Team (noreply@eliassen.com, 781-808-2924) inviting you to complete a brief voice screening as part of your application process. These tools assist our hiring teams in different ways, including but not limited to, assistance in reviewing application materials to help identify candidates whose qualifications most closely match the requirements of the position. All AI-assisted evaluations and responses are reviewed by human recruiters before any hiring decisions are made. The use of AI in our process is intended to support fairness, efficiency, and consistency, and Eliassen Group takes measures to prevent bias or discrimination in connection with its hiring practices. By proceeding, you acknowledge, agree, and consent to Eliassen Group’s use of these tools, including AI tools, as part of the application and hiring process.
 

Skills, experience, and other compensable factors will be considered when determining pay rate. The pay range provided in this posting reflects a W2 hourly rate; other employment options may be available that may result in pay outside of the provided range.

W2 employees of Eliassen Group who are regularly scheduled to work 30 or more hours per week are eligible for the following benefits: medical (choice of 3 plans), dental, vision, pre-tax accounts, other voluntary benefits including life and disability insurance, 401(k) with match, and sick time if required by law in the worked-in state/locality.
If anyone reaches out to you about an open position connected with Eliassen Group, please ensure that you are working directly with us by confirming the following:

· When you work with Eliassen Group, all email communication will come from an Eliassen.com address, never Gmail, Yahoo, etc.

· Eliassen Group will never ask you for personal information (home address, bank account, or check routing number) until you have worked with someone clearly associated with Eliassen Group.

If you have any indication of fraudulent activity, please contact fraud@eliassen.com.

 
About Eliassen Group:
 
Eliassen Group is a strategic consulting firm that helps organizations reach further and achieve more through our technology, business advisory, and life sciences solutions. For nearly 40 years, we have combined exceptional people, deep domain expertise, and intelligent capabilities to expand our clients’ capacity and accelerate meaningful outcomes. We are driven by a purpose to positively impact the lives of our employees, clients, consultants, and the communities we serve.
 
Eliassen is committed to building a diverse and inclusive team from a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We are an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer and all employment decisions are based on merit, performance, and business needs. Eliassen does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender identity or expression, sexual preference or orientation, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), marital status, creed, religion, physical or mental disability, genetic information, military or veteran status, age, ancestry, national origin, citizenship status, prohibited criminal record inquiries of applicants and employees, or any other category protected by federal, state, or local laws.
 
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