Senior Data Engineer

Role: Data Engineer Location: Glendale, CA (2-3 days on site) Duration: 1+ year Contract Compensation: $84.00 - 94.00/hr Work Requirements: US Citizen, GC Holders or Authorized to Work in US If interested, please contact Margot Parsons at mparsons@inspyrsolutions.com or call 714-465-5478 Summary: • Responsible for transforming data into actionable insights. • Collaborate with the team of technologists to develop cutting-edge data solutions that drive innovation and fuel business growth. • Your responsibilities will include ingesting multiple disparate data sources and delivering scalable and efficient data solutions. • Your expertise in data engineering will be crucial in optimizing our data-driven decision-making processes. Responsibilities: • Contribute to maintaining, updating, and expanding existing Core Data platform configuration-driven data pipelines • Build tools and services to support data discovery, lineage, governance, and privacy • Collaborate with other software/data engineers and cross-functional teams • Collaborate with product managers, architects, and other engineers to drive the success of the Core Data platform • Contribute to developing and documenting both internal and external standards and best practices for pipeline configurations, naming conventions, and more • Ensure high operational efficiency and quality of the Core Data platform datasets to ensure our solutions meet SLAs and project reliability and accuracy to all our stakeholders (Engineering, Data Science, Operations, and Analytics teams) • Be an active participant and advocate of agile/scrum ceremonies to collaborate and improve processes for our team • Engage with and understand our customers, forming relationships that allow us to understand and prioritize both innovative new offerings and incremental platform improvements • Maintain detailed documentation of your work and changes to support data quality and data governance requirements Basic Qualification: • 7+ years of data engineering experience developing large data pipelines • Proficiency in at least one major programming language (e.g., Python, Java, Scala) • Strong SQL skills and ability to create queries to analyze complex datasets • Hands-on production experience with data pipeline orchestration systems such as Airflow for creating and maintaining data pipelines • Experience with Snowflake • Experience with AWS, Airflow, Kubernetes - a bonus • Experience with one or more ingest tools: Fivetran, Airbyte, DataFlow, Matillion, etc. • Deep Understanding of AWS or other cloud providers as well as infrastructure as code • Familiarity with Data Modeling techniques and Data Warehousing standard methodologies and practices • Strong algorithmic problem-solving expertise • Excellent written and verbal communication • Advanced understanding of OLTP vs OLAP environments • Willingness and ability to learn and pick up new skill sets • Self-starting problem solver with an eye for detail and excellent analytical and communication skills • Strong background in at least one of the following: distributed data processing or software engineering of data services, or data modeling • Familiar with Scrum and Agile methodologies • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems equivalent industry experience Required Education: STEM BA Degree + 5 years relevant experience Information collected and processed through your application with INSPYR Solutions (including any job applications you choose to submit) is subject to INSPYR Solutions’ Privacy Policy and INSPYR Solutions’ AI and Automated Employment Decision Tool Policy: https://www.inspyrsolutions.com/policies/. By submitting an application, you are consenting to being contacted by INSPYR Solutions through phone, email, or text.