Insight Global
Data Engineer
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This role is for a Data Engineer with 3+ years of experience, focusing on SQL development and Power BI reporting. Contract length is unspecified, located onsite in McLean, VA, with a pay rate of "unknown". Key skills include AWS services, Python scripting, and relational databases, preferably Oracle and PostgreSQL.
🌎 - Country
United States
💱 - Currency
$ USD
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💰 - Day rate
384
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🗓️ - Date
February 14, 2026
🕒 - Duration
Unknown
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🏝️ - Location
On-site
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📄 - Contract
Unknown
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🔒 - Security
Unknown
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📍 - Location detailed
McLean, VA
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🧠 - Skills detailed
#PostgreSQL #Lambda (AWS Lambda) #Computer Science #Data Pipeline #"ETL (Extract #Transform #Load)" #RDS (Amazon Relational Database Service) #Redshift #Data Warehouse #SQS (Simple Queue Service) #SQL (Structured Query Language) #Amazon Redshift #Databases #BI (Business Intelligence) #SQL Queries #Microsoft Power BI #Data Transformations #AWS (Amazon Web Services) #S3 (Amazon Simple Storage Service) #Scripting #Datasets #Data Engineering #IAM (Identity and Access Management) #Python #Oracle #Cloud #Data Accuracy #Data Quality
Role description
Desired Skills and Experience:
• 3+ years of experience as a Data Engineer
• Experience writing SQL queries with relational databases
• Ideally, Oracle and PostgreSQL
• Experience working with AWS Services (S3, IAM, RDS, SQS, Lambda)
• Experience with Power BI
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field
Pluses:
• PowerSchool Enterprise Reports
• Experience with cloud-based data warehouses – ideally Amazon Redshift
• Experience building data pipelines
• Python scripting experience
Day-to-day:
Insight Global is seeking a Data Engineer to join one of our clients in the education management industry. This role will be onsite in McLean VA four (4) days per week and will focus heavily on SQL development and reporting through Power BI.
In this role, the data engineer serves both our client’s business partners as well as the Information Technology (IT) organization delivering high quality products with timely business impact. You will be responsible for helping our client’s business partners engage successfully with their products and services, acting as a bridge between the IT organization and the various business teams. The primary responsibilities are to construct optimized SQL queries and perform data transformations to support various reporting needs. You will ensure data accuracy, consistency, and proper alignment with established business rules and definitions, as well as thoroughly document calculations, business logic, data definitions, constraints, and dependencies associated with every report. Troubleshooting reporting issues, validating data anomalies, and communicating findings in a clear manner to stakeholders are key responsibilities.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
• Design, develop, and maintain robust data pipelines to automate the extraction, transformation, and loading (ETL) of data from diverse sources.
• Write efficient Python scripts to clean, validate, and preprocess large datasets, ensuring high standards of data quality and reliability.
• Develop, test, and deploy comprehensive reports and dashboards utilizing established tools such as PowerSchool’s Enterprise Reports, Power BI, and SQL-based reporting platforms.
• Construct optimized SQL queries and perform data transformations to support various reporting needs.
Desired Skills and Experience:
• 3+ years of experience as a Data Engineer
• Experience writing SQL queries with relational databases
• Ideally, Oracle and PostgreSQL
• Experience working with AWS Services (S3, IAM, RDS, SQS, Lambda)
• Experience with Power BI
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field
Pluses:
• PowerSchool Enterprise Reports
• Experience with cloud-based data warehouses – ideally Amazon Redshift
• Experience building data pipelines
• Python scripting experience
Day-to-day:
Insight Global is seeking a Data Engineer to join one of our clients in the education management industry. This role will be onsite in McLean VA four (4) days per week and will focus heavily on SQL development and reporting through Power BI.
In this role, the data engineer serves both our client’s business partners as well as the Information Technology (IT) organization delivering high quality products with timely business impact. You will be responsible for helping our client’s business partners engage successfully with their products and services, acting as a bridge between the IT organization and the various business teams. The primary responsibilities are to construct optimized SQL queries and perform data transformations to support various reporting needs. You will ensure data accuracy, consistency, and proper alignment with established business rules and definitions, as well as thoroughly document calculations, business logic, data definitions, constraints, and dependencies associated with every report. Troubleshooting reporting issues, validating data anomalies, and communicating findings in a clear manner to stakeholders are key responsibilities.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
• Design, develop, and maintain robust data pipelines to automate the extraction, transformation, and loading (ETL) of data from diverse sources.
• Write efficient Python scripts to clean, validate, and preprocess large datasets, ensuring high standards of data quality and reliability.
• Develop, test, and deploy comprehensive reports and dashboards utilizing established tools such as PowerSchool’s Enterprise Reports, Power BI, and SQL-based reporting platforms.
• Construct optimized SQL queries and perform data transformations to support various reporting needs.
