Sr. Data Engineer :: NYC, NY

Job Title: Sr. Data Engineer

Contract

Location: NYC, NY

Job Description: –

Required Skills:

Proficiency in data engineering programming languages (preferably Python, alternatively Scala or Java)
Proficiency in at least one cluster computing frameworks (preferably Spark, alternatively Flink or Storm)
Proficiency in at least one cloud data Lakehouse platforms (preferably AWS data lake services or Databricks, alternatively Hadoop), at least one relational data store (Postgres, Oracle or similar) and at least one NOSQL data store (Cassandra, Dynamo, MongoDB or similar)
Proficiency in at least one scheduling/orchestration tool (preferably Airflow, alternatively AWS Step Functions or similar)
Proficiency with data structures, data serialization formats (JSON, AVRO, Protobuf, or similar), big-data storage formats (Parquet, Iceberg, or similar), data processing methodologies (batch, micro-batching, and stream), one or more data modelling techniques (Dimensional, Data Vault, Kimball, Inmon, etc.), Agile methodology (develop PI plans and roadmaps), TDD (or BDD) and CI/CD tools (Jenkins, Git,)
Strong organizational, problem-solving and critical thinking skills; Strong documentation skills
 

Preferred skills:

Experience using AWS Bedrock APIs
Knowledge of Generative AI concepts (such as RAG, Vector embeddings, Model fine tuning, Agentic AI)
Experience in IaC (preferably Terraform, alternatively AWS cloud formation)