Sr. Data Engineer (Data Strategist) Location: Maryland Heights, MO Schedule: Hybrid – 4 days onsite per week gunjan@chelsoftusa.com About The Role Charter is seeking a Senior Data Engineer (Data Strategist) to lead the evolution of our data ecosystem. This role is ideal for a strategic thinker with strong hands-on engineering skills who can assess current data infrastructure, recommend scalable solutions, and implement modern data ingestion and analytics capabilities. You’ll play a key role in shaping our data platform strategy, optimizing ingestion pipelines, and enabling advanced reporting and analytics across the organization. Key Responsibilities • Evaluate and modernize the current data architecture, including SQL Server and MongoDB environments. • Recommend and implement scalable data platform solutions and ingestion tools. • Design and optimize data pipelines to support high-volume, real-time data feeds (e.g., 40M+ records/day via Kafka). • Integrate diverse data sources including Splunk, SMTP, S3, and REST APIs. • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support reporting needs through Tableau and internal portals like SOAR. • Identify and implement process improvements to enhance data quality, performance, and accessibility. Required Skills & Experience • Database Expertise: Strong hands-on experience with SQL Server, MongoDB, and Kafka. Ability to evaluate and recommend modern data platforms. • ETL/Data Ingestion: Proficiency with NiFi or similar tools. Experience integrating APIs, JSON, and unstructured data sources. • Data Strategy: Proven ability to assess data ecosystems and recommend scalable, future-ready solutions. • Reporting & Visualization: Familiarity with Tableau and performance reporting (e.g., application metrics, KPIs, agile metrics). • Problem Solving: Analytical mindset with a passion for solving complex data challenges using data-driven reasoning. Preferred Qualifications • Experience with cloud data platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP). • Familiarity with streaming data architectures and real-time analytics. • Exposure to enterprise reporting environments and performance monitoring tools. Required Skills : - NIFI - MongoDB - SQL Server - Splunk - SMTP, S3 -REST APIs.