Jobs · Information Technology · North Carolina

Data Engineer - Manager

PeopleCaddie · Charlotte, NC · 3 wk ago
Information Technology$60–$85/hrContract

Key Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, and maintain scalable and resilient data pipelines for ingesting, transforming, and delivering data from diverse internal and external sources.
  • Integrate data across databases, data warehouses, APIs, and third-party platforms while ensuring data accuracy, consistency, and integrity.
  • Apply data cleansing, validation, aggregation, enrichment, and transformation techniques to prepare analytics-ready datasets.
  • Optimize data pipelines and processing workflows for performance, scalability, reliability, and cost efficiency.
  • Monitor and tune data systems; identify performance bottlenecks and implement indexing, caching, and optimization strategies.
  • Embed data quality checks, validation rules, and governance controls directly within data pipelines.
  • Collaborate with architects, data scientists, AI engineers, and analysts to support advanced analytics, business intelligence, and AI/ML use cases.
  • Clearly communicate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders, including senior leadership.

Required Experience & Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or a related quantitative field.
  • 8+ years of experience in data engineering, including:
    • Strong programming experience with Python, SQL, Java, and/or C#.
    • Hands-on Experience With Modern Data Platforms And Tools, Including:
      • Data modeling and architecture
      • ETL / ELT and data integration
      • Data warehousing and analytics platforms
      • Data quality, master data management, and governance
      • Business intelligence and advanced analytics (predictive and prescriptive)
      • Microsoft Azure technologies (SQL Server IaaS/PaaS, Synapse, Cosmos DB, Azure Data Factory, Databricks, HDInsight, Fabric, Power BI)
      • Informatica Cloud (CIH, DIH, CDGC, Master Data Management, Data Quality)
      • Snowflake and other leading cloud data technologies

Desirable Characteristics

  • Certifications in relevant technologies listed above.
  • Previous experience in the professional services or accounting industry.
  • Previous client service or consultative experience.
  • Previous experience working in a managed service provider environment.

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