Zodiac Solutions, Inc

AI Data Engineer-Python & AI/ML

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This role is for an AI Data Engineer with 15+ years of experience, focusing on Python and AI/ML, for a contract position in Bedford, TN (Remote). Retail domain experience is preferred. Key skills include ETL/ELT development and data modeling.
🌎 - Country
United States
💱 - Currency
$ USD
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💰 - Day rate
Unknown
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🗓️ - Date
July 16, 2026
🕒 - Duration
Unknown
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🏝️ - Location
Remote
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📄 - Contract
Unknown
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🔒 - Security
Unknown
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📍 - Location detailed
United States
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🧠 - Skills detailed
#SQL (Structured Query Language) #Databases #Documentation #GIT #AI (Artificial Intelligence) #"ETL (Extract #Transform #Load)" #Databricks #Azure #Python #Data Science #Data Warehouse #Informatica #ADF (Azure Data Factory) #Microservices #Spark (Apache Spark) #REST (Representational State Transfer) #REST API #Deployment #Data Modeling #NoSQL #Snowflake #DevOps #Airflow #Security #Scala #Synapse #Datasets #Data Engineering #Dataflow #Data Lake #Apache Spark #Business Analysis #Data Governance #Monitoring #Data Pipeline #ML (Machine Learning) #PySpark #Cloud #Data Quality
Role description
Role: AI Data Engineer Job Type: Contract Location: Bedford, TN (Remote) Mandatory Skills- Python, AI/ML Retail domain experience is highly preferable. JD: We are seeking an experienced AI Data Engineer (15+ Years) to design, develop, and manage scalable data platforms that enable advanced analytics, Machine Learning (ML), and Generative AI solutions. The ideal candidate will build robust data pipelines, ensure data quality, and integrate AI/ML capabilities into enterprise data ecosystems. Key Responsibilities • Design, develop, and maintain scalable ETL/ELT pipelines for structured and unstructured data. • Build and optimize data lakes, data warehouses, and AI-ready data platforms. • Develop ingestion, transformation, and orchestration frameworks using cloud-native technologies. • Prepare, cleanse, and engineer datasets for AI/ML and Generative AI workloads. • Integrate Large Language Models (LLMs), vector databases, embeddings, and RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) pipelines into enterprise solutions. • Implement data governance, security, lineage, and quality controls. • Collaborate with Data Scientists, AI Engineers, Business Analysts, and Solution Architects. • Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize data pipelines and platform performance. • Automate deployment, testing, and monitoring of data engineering workflows. • Create technical documentation and data dictionaries for enterprise data assets. Required Skills Technical Skills • Python, SQL, PySpark • ETL/ELT development • Data Modeling (Star Schema, Snowflake Schema) • Apache Spark, Databricks • Airflow, Dataflow, Informatica, ADF, Synapse, or equivalent tools • Relational & NoSQL Databases • Data Warehousing concepts • REST APIs and Microservices • Git, CI/CD, DevOps practices AI & GenAI Skills • Machine Learning fundamentals • Data preparation for AI models • Vector Databases (Pinecone, ChromaDB, FAISS) • LLM Integration (OpenAI, Azure OpenAI, Gemini, Claude, etc.) • RAG Architecture • Embeddings and Semantic Search • Prompt Engineering fundamentals