Senior Data Engineer

The Fountain Group is currently seeking a Senior Data Engineer for a prominent client of ours. This is a 100% Remote Role (Candidate should be based in Eastern/Central Time Zone only). Details for the position are as follows: Pay Rate Range -$80 - 120/hr on W2 (Based on experience and expertise level) 12 months assignment with HIGH possibility of contract extension Job Description: Our client is currently seeking a dynamic, motivated, and highly experienced individual for the position of Senior Data Engineer that is responsible for the design, development, and optimization of enterprise-scale data infrastructure and pipelines. With deep technical expertise and over a decade of experience, this individual supports the engineering strategy, ensures data platform scalability, and delivers high-quality data solutions. This individual excels in technical execution, ensuring data is accessible, reliable, and secure across the organization. Job Duties and Responsibilities: • Data Pipeline Development • Design scalable systems and build complex, end-to-end ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) pipelines to move data from various sources to data warehouses. • Data Governance & Security • Enforce strict data quality standards and ensure all system designs meet security compliance requirements. • Leadership & Strategy • Mentor junior engineers, translate complex business requirements into technical solutions. • Performance Optimization • Continuously monitor and troubleshoot data pipelines and databases to improve processing speed, scalability, and cost-efficiency. • Collaboration & Stakeholder Support • Ensure implemented Data Products meet the vision and goals of Data Consumers. • Documentation & Best Practices • Enforce and adhere to best practices for technical documentation related to architecture, transformation logic and coding standards. Experience and Education: Must have: • 10+ years of prior experience as a Data Engineer working directly with Data Warehouses, Data Lakes, ELT/ETL, Data Pipelines • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related technical field • Languages: Advanced proficiency in SQL and Python • Cloud Platforms: Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud Platform (GCP), or Microsoft Azure. • Data Warehouses & Frameworks: BigQuery or Redshift. • Orchestration & Streaming: Apache Airflow, dbt (data build tool). • US-based, Eastern/Central Time Zone ONLY • Fluent English Speaker Nice-to-have: • 15+ years of prior experience as a Data Engineer working directly with Data Warehouses, Data Lakes, ELT/ETL, Data Pipelines • Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related technical field • Experience optimizing Data Pipelines • Prior experience working in the Pharma industry • Experience with BI Tools (e.g. Tableau) If you are interested in hearing more about the position, please respond to this posting with your resume attached. Please forward this posting to any friends or colleagues as we do offer a Referral Bonus for any candidate hired. By applying for this job, you agree to receive calls, AI-generated calls, text messages, or emails from and its affiliates, and contracted partners. Frequency varies for text messages. Message and data rates may apply. Carriers are not liable for delayed or undelivered messages. You can reply STOP to cancel and HELP for help. You can access our privacy policy at Privacy Policy