Ab Initio Data Engineer Lead

Ab Initio Data Engineer Lead Through 1/5/2027 $69.50/hr w2 r About this role: Client is seeking a Lead Data Engineer In this role, candidates will: Lead moderately complex initiatives within Technology and contribute to large scale data processing framework initiatives related to enterprise strategy deliverablesBuild and maintain optimized and highly available data pipelines that facilitate deeper analysis and reportingReview and analyze moderately complex business, operational or technical challenges that require an in-depth evaluation of variable factorsOversee the data integration work, including developing a data model, maintaining a data warehouse and analytics environment, and writing scripts for data integration and analysisResolve moderately complex issues and lead teams to meet data engineering deliverables while leveraging solid understanding of data information policies, procedures and compliance requirementsCollaborate and consult with colleagues and managers to resolve data engineering issues and achieve strategic goals. Required Qualifications: 6 plus years of Data Engineering experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education6 plus years of Strong Experience of Ab Initio, Spark Core, Spark SQL, Data Frames, Datasets3 plus Experience on Python or other scripting languagesHands-on experience with GCP or other cloud platforms (AWS/Azure)3 plus years of data warehouse experience, SQL experience (Teradata, SQL, PL/SQL). Understand and write the complex SQL queries and have in-depth understanding of oracle databaseStrong experience with Teradata, Hadoop, Hive, Autosys, Airflow, BigQuery SparkFlowGood understanding of distributed system and parallel processing, spark architecture in depthAbility to conduct code reviews with focus on testability and code coverage.Should have executed end to end projects in data engineeringShould have experience working in an Agile environment using Scrum.Fluent in communication Desired Qualifications: Prior experience of leading the teams and running the major programs is needed.Good knowledge of non-relational DBMS platforms, (MongoDBj), real-time data streaming via KafkaWorking knowledge in developing end to end ML/AI pipeline in Apache Spark, Sparkling Waters, H2O, experience in working on LLMs. Exposer to Agentic AI frameworks.Ability to work with Data Engineers in discovering and optimizing bottlenecks in the AI/ML pipeline for real-time or near-real-time applications that consumes large throughput of dataPerform various complex activities related to statistical/machine learning. Provide analytical support for developing, evaluating, implementing, monitoring and executing models across business verticals using emerging technologies including but not limited to Python, Agentic AI frameworks like ADK, GCP vertex AI and NLP.Proficient in large scala data processing, Hands-on experience with different file formats, very good understanding of Unix command & Shell scripting.Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code and cloud deployment best practices Top Skills: Ab InitioSparkGCP Role and Team: Role will be working with the enterprise information warehouse.They are looking for a specialized ETL backend developer to help with additional work they've taken on related to the migration to GCPPart of the Data and Insights team, they build data platforms to deliver strategic information and insights to the businessRole will be analyzing new development requests, designing and developing new ETL processes, testing, and putting them into production