Apex Systems

Python Data Engineer

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This role is for a Python Data Engineer on a 6-month contract, offering remote work at a competitive pay rate. Key skills include Python, GCP (BigQuery, Dataproc), PySpark, and data warehousing experience, particularly with transaction data.
🌎 - Country
United States
💱 - Currency
$ USD
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💰 - Day rate
600
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🗓️ - Date
March 27, 2026
🕒 - Duration
More than 6 months
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🏝️ - Location
Remote
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📄 - Contract
Unknown
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🔒 - Security
Unknown
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📍 - Location detailed
Woonsocket, RI
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🧠 - Skills detailed
#Data Pipeline #Stories #REST API #REST (Representational State Transfer) #Scala #Migration #Big Data #Data Migration #AWS (Amazon Web Services) #Leadership #Data Warehouse #Cloud #Databases #AWS Databases #Data Aggregation #PySpark #Spark (Apache Spark) #GCP (Google Cloud Platform) #Programming #ML (Machine Learning) #Data Processing #Data Ingestion #BigQuery #API (Application Programming Interface) #AI (Artificial Intelligence) #Kubernetes #Oracle #Data Engineering #Hadoop #Lean #Python #Data Mart #SQL (Structured Query Language)
Role description
Job#: 3015000 Job Description: Python Data Engineer x 2 6 months Contract to hire Remote They still need strong Data Engineer’s who are hands on in Python but put an emphasis on their GCP, BQ and API skills. Awesome work here team and a couple more wins for us to track down. • New Use Cases & Skill Requirements • Data Marts & Mini Data Warehouses: • Building data marts using the same GCP stack. • These are like mini data warehouses. • Involve dealing with numbers and large volumes of claims data. • Require aggregations and stuff. • Specific Skill Needs: • Someone with good BigQuery PySpark skills. • Experience in data warehousing. • Experience building data warehouses. • Background in working with transaction data (not just master data). • Experience with facts and aggregations. • Provider Portal & API Development: • Building a portal that shows holistic data for a provider (UI is a separate team using Appian). • Involves API work. • Building Python APIs to read analytics databases like BigQuery (and potentially AWS databases). • Specific Skill Needs (for APIs): • Someone with API building with Python. • Strong Python REST API developers. • Resource Allocation: Don't necessarily need one person with all skills; looking for resources for each area. • Data Aggregation Focus: Candidates will heavily lean on the data side for building data marts where data is already aggregated. • Challenges & Collaboration • Data Requirements: • Concern about the network and provider team giving the right requirements for consolidating data. • Need to reach out to multiple teams as the data is very different. • Difficulty in defining metrics like "claims paid data" (e.g., bill charges vs. actual check amount). • May need to supplement expertise from another domain (e.g., someone with knowledge of provider data, claim data). Overview: At a high level, they have migrated from Hadoop to GCP for data processing. Have a GCP data environment, predominantly for big data applications on the cloud. Seeking 3-5 Senior Level Data Engineers with strong Python skills to support ongoing data migration and ingestion efforts. • Source systems: get data from multiple external channels - provider data, healthcare groups, hospitals, etc. send data and their platform processes it and provides to operation systems. • Their end state is not a data warehouse for analytics - but the data directly feeds applications. • Currently, a lot of the data ingestion is being done manually and they are looking to automate. • Their data pipelines are PySpark, Scala/Spark run on Dataproc for larger volumes. • Python, Google Cloud Functions to execute the scripts with Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) • Should have experience in working with denormalized data types, both structured and unstructured data. • Using Cloud SQL as relational cloud database, but okay with others i.e. Oracle, Postgres. • Building AI use cases as well - 5-6 use cases on their plate right now, including AI for data pipeline builds. Folks who can have some background in developing AI applications would be the ideal profile. If we found a strong ML or AI candidate with Python programming skills, they could potentially find a space for them. Must Have: • Strong hands-on Python programming • Spark/PySpark • GCP (BigQuery, Dataproc, Google Cloud Functions, GKE, Cloud SQL - would not consider all must haves, just general awareness of the GCP ecosystem and data services) • Experience working with various data types and structures Nice to Have: AI experience - building AI systems, models, or building inference pipelines and processing data "for AI" 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 uses a virtual recruiter as part of the application process. Click here for more details. 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. 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 uses a virtual recruiter as part of the application process. Click here for more details. 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. Apex Systems is part of the Commercial Segment of ASGN Incorporated. NYSE: ASGN 4400 Cox Road Suite 200 Glen Allen, Virginia 23060 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 Benefits Department at [email protected] or 804-523-8228. (Do not submit resumes or solicit consultants to this email address). 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