Data Engineer

Position: Data Engineer

Compensation: $65 - $85 /hour, depending on experience

Location: Denver, Colorado

Inceed has partnered with a great company to help find a skilled Data Engineer to join their team!

This is a high-impact opportunity supporting a newly formed exploration-focused data initiative. You’ll help build the data foundation behind large-scale analytics, integrations, and pipeline development across complex technical datasets. If you enjoy solving challenging problems, working in a collaborative environment, and contributing to a visible strategic effort, this role offers a chance to make a real difference.

Key Responsibilities & Duties:

• Design and build scalable data pipelines and architectures
• Integrate data from APIs, databases, flat files, and streaming sources
• Support near real-time analytics and operational data workflows
• Collaborate with stakeholders, engineers, and data teams
• Develop automation and BI solutions for business users
• Ensure data quality, consistency, and reliability across systems
• Contribute best practices for data engineering and process improvement
• Evaluate emerging tools and technologies for future use

Required Qualifications & Experience:

• 8+ years of relevant data engineering experience
• Strong experience with large oil and gas datasets
• Advanced SQL skills with complex querying and transformations
• Proficiency in Python and data libraries like pandas and numpy
• Hands-on cloud experience in Azure, AWS, or GCP
• Experience with modern data platforms like Snowflake, Databricks, or BigQuery
• Background building ETL or ELT workflows
• Ability to work independently in ambiguous environments

Nice to Have Skills & Experience:

• Experience with Kafka, Flink, or Azure Event Hubs
• Familiarity with dbt, Airflow, Fivetran, Matillion, or SSIS
• Experience with Denodo, Trino, or Starburst
• Knowledge of SQL Server or PostgreSQL
• Exposure to Palantir Foundry
• Experience with seismic, SCADA, or 3D geo models
• Prior work in exploration or geoscience-focused teams

Perks & Benefits:

• 3 different medical health insurance plans, dental, and vision insurance
• Voluntary, Short-term and Long-term disability insurance
• Paid time off, 401k, and holiday pay
• Weekly direct deposit or pay card deposit

If you are interested in learning more about the Data Engineer opportunity, please submit your resume for consideration. Our client unable to provide sponsorship at this time.

We are Inceed, a staffing direct placement firm who believes in the possibility of something better. Our mission is simple: We’re here to help every person, whether client, candidate, or employee, find and secure what’s better for them.

Inceed is an equal opportunity employer. Inceed prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type and affords equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.