Data Engineer

Immediate need for a talented Data Engineer. This is a 06+ Months Contract opportunity with long-term potential and is located in Mclean, VA (Hybrid). Please review the job description below and contact me ASAP if you are interested.

Job ID:26-30557

Pay Range: $55 - $60/hour. Employee benefits include, but are not limited to, health insurance (medical, dental, vision), 401(k) plan, and paid sick leave (depending on work location).

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain scalable data pipelines using PySpark and Scala. • Design and implement data processing solutions on AWS. • Build efficient ETL/ELT pipelines for large-scale structured and unstructured data. • Optimize PySpark/Scala jobs for performance, scalability, and reliability. • Work with AWS data services and cloud-based data architectures. • Perform data transformation, cleansing, validation, and integration. • Troubleshoot data pipeline issues and improve overall system performance. • Collaborate with data architects, analysts, developers, and business stakeholders. • Follow best practices for data quality, security, monitoring, and governance.

Key Requirements and Technology Experience:

• 5+ years of strong hands-on experience with PySpark. • 5+ years of strong programming experience in Scala. • 5+ years of strong experience with AWS cloud services and data engineering. • Experience building and supporting production-grade data pipelines. • Good understanding of distributed data processing and cloud…