NextPath Career Partners

Data Engineer (5344)

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This role is a remote Data Engineer position (5344) for 6 months, offering $60–$85/hr. Requires mid-senior level experience with PySpark, Apache Iceberg, AWS, and healthcare data, including FHIR R4 familiarity. US work authorization is mandatory.
🌎 - Country
United States
💱 - Currency
$ USD
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💰 - Day rate
680
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🗓️ - Date
February 21, 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
St. Petersburg, FL
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🧠 - Skills detailed
#Data Lake #AWS Glue #Data Integrity #AI (Artificial Intelligence) #Data Processing #Data Quality #Data Lakehouse #FHIR (Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources) #"ETL (Extract #Transform #Load)" #PySpark #Apache Iceberg #AWS (Amazon Web Services) #S3 (Amazon Simple Storage Service) #Data Ingestion #Data Engineering #Spark (Apache Spark) #Data Pipeline #Monitoring
Role description
NextPath Career Partners is currently seeking a Data Engineer to join our client’s team in St. Petersburg, FL. This is a remote, contract position. SALARY: $60–$85/hr (depending on experience) Unfortunately, at this time our client is unable to sponsor or transfer visas. Only candidates authorized to work in the US without sponsorship should apply. Requirements • Mid–senior level experience as a Data Engineer • Strong hands-on experience with PySpark, Apache Iceberg, and AWS data ecosystem (S3, orchestration, lakehouse architecture) • Experience working in large-scale data environments (>2 PB), preferably petabyte scale • Healthcare data experience including complex schemas and FHIR R4 familiarity • Working knowledge of Data lakehouse architecture, AWS Glue, EMR, Lake Formation • Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively within a team • Experience with AI-assisted development tools like Cursor and Claude Responsibilities • Design, build, and optimize data ingestion, transformation, and orchestration pipelines • Develop and manage PySpark and Iceberg data pipelines in AWS • Support healthcare data archiving and monetization initiatives for multiple tenants • Manage complex healthcare data involving FHIR R4, EMPI, and de-identification pipelines • Create data quality frameworks and ensure data integrity in production • Troubleshoot and resolve production data issues promptly • Build monitoring and alerting systems for mission-critical data pipelines • Collaborate on technical decisions related to schema evolution, data isolation, performance, and cost optimization • Support HIPAA-compliant data processing and governance in AWS environment Nextpath Career Partners NextPath is a candidate centric recruiting firm focused on your career goals to help you find your next path! Our team of professional recruiters have over 80 years of combined experience to help you navigate a job change. Our clients span local and national with roles in sales, creative, marketing, and staffing on a direct, contract-to-perm, and contract (project) basis. If the position above doesn’t appear to fit, we do have a host of clients with roles that could be a match and not every position will be posted. Feel free to reach out to find a better match by emailing your resume to apply@nextpathcp.com for a recruiter to engage. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer View all open jobs: http://www.nextpathcp.com The post Data Engineer (5344) appeared first on NextPath Career Partners.