PALNAR
Only W2/1099 | Lead Data Engineer
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This role is for a Lead Data Engineer in Plano, TX, on a long-term contract. Requires 10+ years in Python and SQL, 5+ years in AWS/GCP/Azure, distributed data tools, real-time data, and data warehousing experience. Hybrid work, 3 days onsite.
🌎 - Country
United States
💱 - Currency
$ USD
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💰 - Day rate
Unknown
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🗓️ - Date
August 11, 2026
🕒 - Duration
Unknown
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🏝️ - Location
Hybrid
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📄 - Contract
W2 Contractor
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🔒 - Security
Unknown
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📍 - Location detailed
Plano, TX
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🧠 - Skills detailed
#GCP (Google Cloud Platform) #Redshift #GitHub #Kafka (Apache Kafka) #Data Warehouse #SQL (Structured Query Language) #Public Cloud #Databricks #AI (Artificial Intelligence) #Data Engineering #Python #Hadoop #Spark (Apache Spark) #Snowflake #Cloud #AWS (Amazon Web Services) #Data Modeling #Azure
Role description
Job Role: Lead Data Engineer
Location: Plano, TX | HYBRID | 3 days per week
Duration: Long Term Contract
Required key skills,
• 10+ years’ experience in application development using Python and SQL
• 5+ years’ experience with public cloud: AWS, GCP, Azure
• 5+ years’ experience with distributed data/computing tools (MapReduce, Hadoop, EMR, Kafka, Spark).
• 5+ years’ experience working with real-time data and streaming applications.
• 5+ years’ experience with data warehouses and services (Snowflake, Databricks, Redshift)
• 5+ years’ experience with data modeling for data warehousing
• Experience leveraging interactive AI tooling (Claude Code, Windsurf, GitHub Copilot) to accelerate software delivery
Job Role: Lead Data Engineer
Location: Plano, TX | HYBRID | 3 days per week
Duration: Long Term Contract
Required key skills,
• 10+ years’ experience in application development using Python and SQL
• 5+ years’ experience with public cloud: AWS, GCP, Azure
• 5+ years’ experience with distributed data/computing tools (MapReduce, Hadoop, EMR, Kafka, Spark).
• 5+ years’ experience working with real-time data and streaming applications.
• 5+ years’ experience with data warehouses and services (Snowflake, Databricks, Redshift)
• 5+ years’ experience with data modeling for data warehousing
• Experience leveraging interactive AI tooling (Claude Code, Windsurf, GitHub Copilot) to accelerate software delivery
