Data Engineer

Title: Sr Data Engineer Location: Salem, OR Duration: 9 months contract WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON • Establish database management systems, standards, guidelines and quality assurance for database deliverables • Design conceptual and logical database structures, capacity planning, and external data interface specifications • Develop data loading plans, data maintenance plans, and security policies • Document and communicate database design to stakeholders • Evaluate and install database management systems • Code complex programs and derive logical processes on technical platforms • Build windows, screens and reports for data visualization and analysis • Assist in the design of user interface and business application prototypes • Participate in quality assurance and develop test application code in client server environment • Devise, negotiate and defend the tables and fields provided in the database • Adapt business requirements developed by modeling/development staff and systems engineers • Develop data specifications, database specifications, and table and element attributes for applications • Analyze client's original data and storage mechanisms to understand data requirements • Determine appropriateness of data for storage and optimum storage organization • Define how tables relate to each other and how fields interact within tables for relational models WHAT YOU BRING • 5-10 years of data engineering experience required • Work history in Finance preferred • Strong expertise in: • Databricks • Apache Spark • Python programming • Snowflake data platform • Exceptional SQL skills • Experience with database management systems and data architecture • Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities • Excellent communication and documentation skills