Kforce Inc ยท 19 hours ago
Data Engineer
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Contract
Onsite
Senior Level
$48/hr - $65/hr
5+ years expKforce Inc is looking for a Data Engineer to join their team. The role focuses on administering and optimizing Databricks environments, developing infrastructure, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver data solutions.
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Responsibilities
Administer, optimize, and scale the Databricks Lakehouse environment for performance and cost efficiency
Develop and maintain infrastructure using Terraform, including Databricks workspaces, SQL Endpoints, Unity Catalog objects, and networking components
Implement and enforce Unity Catalog for governance, access control, and metadata management
Build and manage CI/CD pipelines for data pipelines and infrastructure deployments using GitHub Actions
Automate operational tasks, monitoring, and alerting for the data platform
Apply DevSecOps principles, ensuring compliance and secure credential management
Design and implement data ingestion patterns into Databricks using Delta Lake for large-scale processing
Develop and optimize Spark jobs (PySpark/Scala) for data transformation
Manage ingestion pipelines using Airbyte or similar tools (Fivetran, Stitch), ensuring data quality and reliability
Orchestrate and automate pipelines and dbt models using Databricks Workflows
Collaborate with Analytics Engineers to build efficient data models using dbt
Implement dbt best practices for modularity, testing, and documentation
Partner with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality data solutions
Mentor junior team members and promote best practices in data engineering
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, or related field
5+ years as a Data Engineer with strong cloud-based platform expertise
Deep experience with PySpark/Scala, Delta Lake, Unity Catalog, and Databricks SQL
Data Modeling: Hands-on experience with dbt for transformations and testing
Technical Expertise: Databricks & Spark
Architecture: Solid understanding of data warehousing, data lakes, and Lakehouse architectures
Infrastructure as Code: Proficiency in Terraform for cloud resource management
CI/CD & DevOps: Expertise in Git, GitHub Actions, and automation
Programming: Strong in Python and SQL (Scala is a plus)
Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work collaboratively across teams
Benefits
Medical/dental/vision insurance
HSA
FSA
401(k)
Life, disability & ADD insurance
Company
Kforce Inc
Kforce is a solutions firm specializing in technology, finance and accounting, and professional staffing services.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
unknown2024-05-20IPO
2014-06-08Acquired
Leadership Team
Aaron Travis
Digital Experience Delivery Director | Kforce Consulting Solutions
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