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Kforce Inc · 3 hours ago

Data Engineer, Senior

McLean, VA

Contract

Onsite

Senior Level

$68/hr - $92/hr

5+ years exp

Kforce Inc is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to join their client in McLean, VA. The role involves designing data pipelines, developing scalable ETL workflows, and managing a team of engineers to modernize financial systems and support a multi-cloud environment.

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No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Designing data pipelines with Python for retrieving, parsing, and processing structured and unstructured data

Developing scalable ETL or ELT workflows for reporting and analytics

Managing a team of 3 or more engineers

Supporting a multi-cloud environment

Modernizing financial systems

Qualification

Data engineeringPythonETL/ELT workflowsCloud platformsUNIX/LinuxNoSQL implementationData warehousingAgile practicesDistributed data toolsFinancial systems modernizationMedallion architectureTeam management

Required

Bachelor's degree

5+ years of experience in data engineering including architecture and modeling

2+ years of experience designing data pipelines with Python for retrieving, parsing, and processing structured and unstructured data

2+ years of experience developing scalable ETL or ELT workflows for reporting and analytics

2+ years of experience with UNIX or Linux, including basic commands and Shell scripting

2+ years of experience with Agile engineering practices

2+ years of experience with NoSQL implementation

2+ years of experience with data warehousing, including AWS Redshift, MySQL, MSSQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL, or Snowflake

Experience with modernizing financial systems

Experience supporting a multi-cloud environment

Experience managing a team of 3 or more engineers

Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud

Experience with distributed data or computing tools, including Spark, Databricks, Hadoop, Hive, or Kafka

Experience with AWS Glue and AWS EMR, and Operational Data Stores (ODS) in database administration, including tuning, indexing, and access controls

Knowledge of medallion architecture for structuring data lakes

Applicants selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information