Data Engineer - Contract to Hire - W2 Only - No C2C

W2 only - No C2C 3 month contract to hire. Hybrid role - Must work in office 1 day per week. We are a forward-thinking organization accelerating the development of scalable and standardized data pipelines. We are currently seeking one or more Data Engineers for a 3-month contract-to-hire opportunity to support projects outside our core platform team. This is an exciting role for highly skilled professionals to contribute in a fast-paced, delivery-focused environment with minimal onboarding. Data Engineer Responsibilities • Rapidly contribute to data engineering initiatives with minimal ramp-up time. • Build and optimize data pipelines within an established technical vision. • Collaborate with internal teams to ensure alignment with data architecture standards and project timelines. • Maintain code quality and system reliability through CI/CD practices and version control. • Apply Infrastructure as Code principles using Terraform when needed. Data Engineer Qualifications • Location: Vienna, VA. • Work Setup: Hybrid • Contract Length: 3-month contract-to-hire Technical Expertise: • Deep experience with Google Cloud Platform (Google Cloud Platform), including: • BigQuery • Dataflow • Dataproc • Airflow/Composer • Cloud Functions • Cloud Databases • API Gateway / Apigee • Proficient in: • Python (especially Airflow DAGs and operators) • SQL • Git • CI/CD pipelines • Working knowledge of Terraform Ideal Data Engineer Profile • Independent contributor with strong coding fundamentals. • Quick learner who can adapt rapidly to evolving requirements. • Proven ability to align with architecture and delivery goals in a collaborative environment. We look forward to reviewing your application! #tech