Data Engineer

Job Title: Data Engineer (Mid/Senior IC) – Big Data & Analytics Location: Atlanta, GA (Hybrid) Duration: 6-month contract-to-hire Overview Seeking hands-on mid to senior Data Engineers (ICs) to support a Big Data & Analytics team. This role will focus on building and maintaining data pipelines, supporting migration efforts into a modern cloud data platform (AWS/Snowflake), and enabling scalable data products for analytics and AI use cases. Key Responsibilities • Build, maintain, and optimize data pipelines (ETL/ELT) in AWS/Snowflake environments • Support migration of data assets and applications into a centralized data platform • Develop and manage data transformations using Python, SQL, and DBT • Ensure data quality, reliability, and performance across pipelines • Collaborate with data platform, analytics, and business teams to deliver usable data products • Troubleshoot pipeline issues and support ongoing platform operations Required Skills • 3–8+ years of experience in data engineering (mid/senior IC level) • Strong AWS experience (S3, Lambda, Glue, etc.) • Snowflake or similar cloud data warehouse experience • Proficiency in Python and SQL • Experience with ETL/ELT pipelines and data modeling • Ability to work independently and execute with minimal oversight Preferred • DBT experience • Exposure to AI/ML or data platforms supporting analytics/AI use cases • Experience in large-scale data migration or modernization efforts