Data Engineer - Data Engineer II

Dice is the leading career destination for tech experts at every stage of their careers. Our client, Apex Systems, is seeking the following. Apply via Dice today! Job#: 3010980 Job Description: Data Engineer II Location: Seattle, WA Contract Duration: 3 months Onsite Job Description: Client is looking for a Data Engineer to join the Infrastructure Automation team. The company has over 70 million customers, and developers all over the world rely on our storage, compute, and virtualized services. Our success depends on our world-class network and hardware infrastructure; we're handling massive scale and rapid integration of emergent technologies. Our goal is to become "The Infrastructure Platform" for the world. The Infrastructure Automation team is responsible for delivering the software that powers our infrastructure. As a Senior DE you will create solutions to integrate with multi heterogeneous data sources, aggregate and retrieve data in a fast and safe mode, curate data that can be used in reporting, analysis, machine learning models and ad-hoc data requests. You should have excellent business and communication skills to be able to work with business owners, Product teams and Tech leaders to gather infrastructure requirements, design data infrastructure, build up data pipelines and data-sets to meet business needs. You will be responsible for designing, developing, and operating a data service platform using Python, Airflow, and SQL to build the various ETL, analytics, and data quality components. You'll automate deployments using AWS CodeDeploy, AWS CodePipeline, AWS Cloud Development Kit (CDK), and AWS Cloud Formation. You will work with AWS services like Redshift, Glue, S3, IAM, CloudWatch, and more. Responsibilities • Interface with other technology teams to extract, transform, and load data from a wide variety of data sources using Python, SQL and AWS big data technologies. • Explore and learn the latest AWS technologies to provide new capabilities and increase efficiencies of the team. • Designing and implementing complex pipelines and other Data Engineering solutions. • Work closely with business owners, developers, Business Intelligence Engineer to explore new data sources and deliver the data. • Create extensible designs and easy to maintain solutions with the long term vision in mind • Improve tools, processes, scale existing solutions, create new solutions as required based on team and stakeholder needs • You will work with business customers in understanding the business requirements and implementing solutions to support analytical and reporting needs. • A good candidate can partner with business owners directly to understand their requirements and provide data which can help them observe patterns and spot anomalies. Required Skills & Experience • 5+ years of related experience. • Expertise with data modeling, warehousing and building ETL pipelines • Experience in at least one modern scripting or programming language, such as Python, Java, Scala, or NodeJS • Should have experience developing complex and a variety of reports. • A good candidate has strong analytical skills and enjoys working with large complex data sets. • Expert knowledge of SQL Preferred • Experience with big data technologies such as: Hadoop, Hive, Spark, EMR • Experience operating large data warehouses EEO Employer Apex Systems is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law. If you have visited our website in search of information on employment opportunities or to apply for a position, and you require an accommodation in using our website for a search or application, please contact our Employee Services Department at or . Apex Systems is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRated's Best of Staffing in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work in the United Kingdom and Mexico. Apex Benefits Overview: Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our 'Welcome Packet' as well, which an Apex team member can provide.