Data Engineer

Job Description

Job Description

We are looking for a Data Engineer to join a hybrid team in Massachusetts in a contract capacity with the potential to become permanent. This role focuses on designing dependable data solutions that support reporting, analytics, and broader business needs. The ideal candidate brings hands-on experience with modern cloud data platforms and enjoys improving data flow, structure, and performance across production environments.

Responsibilities:
• Design, build, and enhance scalable data pipelines that support reliable movement and transformation of enterprise data.
• Create and refine Snowflake data models to ensure efficient storage, accessibility, and performance for downstream use.
• Bring new internal and external data sources into existing workflows while maintaining consistency and integrity across systems.
• Track pipeline health, investigate processing issues, and resolve data anomalies to keep production operations stable.
• Strengthen data workflows through automation, process optimization, and improved operational efficiency.
• Work closely with analysts, architects, software engineers, and business partners to deliver dependable data solutions aligned with organizational goals.
• Produce clear technical documentation covering pipeline logic, data processes, and engineering standards.
• Apply data quality checks, validation methods, and error-handling practices to support trustworthy and governed datasets.• At least 2 years of experience in data engineering roles.
• Demonstrated hands-on experience working with Snowflake in a production setting.
• Strong background in ETL development and support, including building and maintaining data pipelines.
• Proficiency in SQL, including complex queries, joins, stored procedures, and transformation logic.
• Experience with cloud-based data platforms and modern data warehousing concepts.
• Programming ability in Python or Java for data processing and workflow support.
• Familiarity with Matillion or comparable data integration tools is preferred.
• Ability to work onsite at least 3 days per week in a hybrid arrangement.