Kforce Inc · 15 hours ago
Staff Data Engineer
Salt Lake City, UT
Full-time
Hybrid
Lead/Staff
$165K/yr - $200K/yr
10+ years expKforce Inc is seeking a highly experienced Staff Data Engineer to lead the end-to-end migration of on-premise data warehouse systems to modern cloud data platforms. This role is highly technical and hands-on, focusing on designing and optimizing scalable data pipelines and managing cloud-optimized data infrastructure.
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Responsibilities
Lead technical strategy, architectural design, and roadmap development for cloud-based data platforms
Design, build, and optimize scalable data pipelines, workflows, and ELT/ETL processes (Databricks Workflows, Kafka, modern ELT tooling)
Develop distributed, production-grade solutions using Python, PySpark, and advanced performance-tuning techniques (partitioning, caching, parallelism, efficient data formats)
Architect and manage cloud-optimized data infrastructure using Databricks on GCP, including cost-efficient Spark workload strategies (right-sizing, autoscaling, serverless, job compute, cluster pools, spot/preemptible workers)
Build and manage CI/CD pipelines supporting automated testing and deployments
Design distributed data platforms (data lakes, data warehouses) with strong OLTP/OLAP modeling principles for both real-time and analytical workloads
Ensure secure data movement and integration between cloud and on-prem environments
Drive data governance, compliance, and security best practices
Mentor engineers, lead technical discussions, and coordinate cross-functional efforts
Produce clear technical documentation and contribute to engineering community initiatives
Qualification
Required
10+ years of hands-on data engineering experience; bachelor's or equivalent combination of experience and education
Significant experience leading full lifecycle migrations from on-prem data warehouses to cloud platforms
Deep expertise with distributed systems, Python, PySpark, and scalable data architectures
Strong experience with cloud platforms (GCP preferred), Kubernetes, Docker, and IaC
Proven success designing cost-optimized Databricks implementations and medallion-style architectures
Extensive experience supporting both cloud and on-prem environments with secure file/data movement
Strong communication skills, leadership ability, and experience mentoring engineering teams
Ability to develop thorough and accurate technical documentation
Benefits
Medical/dental/vision insurance
HSA
FSA
401(k)
Life, disability & ADD insurance
Paid time off
Paid sick leave
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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