Randstad Digital Americas · 2 hours ago
Data Engineer
Sacramento, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid Level
$67/hr - $72/hrRandstad Digital Americas is seeking a Data Engineer for a 3-6 month contract opportunity. The role involves designing, building, and maintaining data pipelines and infrastructure to support analytics and reporting needs.
Information Technology & Services
Responsibilities
Design and implement scalable complex data pipelines to extract, transform, and load (ETL) data from various sources (e.g., databases, APIs, files)
Optimize data pipelines for performance and efficiency
Develop automated data ingestion, mock data generation and validation processes
Maintain source control hygiene (branch protection, git-flow)
CI/CD that includes build, test and automated deployment (like Jenkins, Travis, DevOps)
Ensure referential integrity and query optimization
Manage and maintain data warehouses, data lakes, and other data storage solutions
Ensure data security, privacy, and compliance with relevant regulations
Monitor system performance and troubleshoot issues
Create and maintain data models that accurately represent the organization's business processes and data entities
Implement data governance policies and standards
Develop and implement data quality checks and validation procedures
Identify and resolve data quality issues
Evaluate and select appropriate data engineering tools and technologies
Implement and manage data engineering platforms
Collaborate with business data lead, project managers and business stakeholders to understand their data requirements
Provide technical guidance and support for data-driven initiatives
Participating in agile software planning and development activities including daily standups, user story and task organization and grooming activities, and effort estimation
Analyze business and technical requirements to develop documentation, designs, code and tests
Willingness to jump in where needed, learn new tech, and work effectively across full stack
Qualification
Required
Fabric
Azure cloud experience
very strong SQL skills
Python/Pyspark
great communication skills
Bachelors
Preferred
Azure Fabric experience and Azure cloud expertise
Significant experience working with relational database technologies such as Oracle & SQL Server and No-SQL databases
Advanced working SQL knowledge and experience working with relational databases, query authoring (SQL) as well as working familiarity with a variety of databases
Experience in performance tuning of data pipelines and queries
Experience working with common languages and frameworks such as python and pyspark
In-depth understanding of modern application design principles, DevOps & microservices
Strong analytical, quantitative and problem-solving abilities
Strong written and verbal communication skills including ability to convey proposed solutions through natural language, diagrams, and design patterns
High school diploma or GED required
Bachelor's degree preferred
Benefits
Medical
Prescription
Dental
Vision
AD&D
Life insurance offerings
Short-term disability
401K plan
Company
Randstad Digital Americas
Randstad Digital is a trusted digital enablement partner that facilitates accelerated transformation for businesses by providing global talent, capacity, and solutions across specialized domains.
Founded in 1984
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Graig Paglieri
CEO, Randstad Digital Americas
Pascal de Hesselle
SVP, Executive Client Partner - Technology, Media & Telecom
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