Data Engineer @ Bentonville, AR (Hybrid Onsite) - W2 Only

Dice is the leading career destination for tech experts at every stage of their careers. Our client, HYR Global Source Inc, is seeking the following. Apply via Dice today! Role: Data Engineer Location: Bentonville, AR (4 days onsite/week) Duration: 12 Months Contract to Hire W2 Only... Education Requirement - Bachelor's Degree in: Computer Science, Information Technology, Or related field Required Qualifications 3+ years (Intermediate) or 5+ years (Specialist) of data engineering experience Hands-on experience with Apache Airflow for pipeline orchestration Proficiency in Apache Spark for large-scale data processing Strong SQL skills including complex query optimization and BigQuery-specific capabilities Experience with Google Cloud Platform data services: BigQuery, Cloud Storage, Pub/Sub, Dataflow Solid understanding of ETL/ELT patterns and data warehousing principles Key Responsibilities Design and build scalable ETL/ELT pipelines using Apache Airflow, Apache Spark, and Google Cloud Platform Dataflow Develop and maintain BigQuery data models, schemas, and performance-optimized SQL queries Build and maintain data pipelines feeding AI/ML feature stores and forecasting models Collaborate with AI Developers to ensure high-quality, low-latency data access for model training Manage and optimize Cloud Composer DAGs and pipeline orchestration Implement data quality monitoring, alerting, and lineage tracking Participate in data platform architecture decisions and documentation Preferred Qualifications Google Cloud Platform Professional Data Engineer certification Experience supporting ML/AI data infrastructure (feature engineering, training datasets) Familiarity with real-time streaming (Kafka, Dataflow/Flink) Retail or large-scale consumer data experience Thanks & Regards, Namrata Ahuja | Lead Talent Acquisition - US Staffing T | LI-NA1