Data Engineer II Location: Remote (EST hours: 8–5 or 9–6) Duration: 6-month contract with likelihood of extension Rate: $40-45/hour W2
Overview
Our Retail client with over $80B in annual revenue has over 2,000 stores, across 21 US states, with over 400,000 employees. This company is a leader in sustainable retailing with a passion for delivering excellence. By driving omni channel growth, efficiency in the shopping experience and continuing to develop with new technologies; this company is growing and developing continuing success. The leadership team strives for work-life balance for all its employees, with options for overtime if desired.
We are seeking a Data Engineer II with strong experience in both data engineering and business intelligence.
Key Responsibilities
Design and develop scalable data pipelines using Databricks and Azure Data Factory
Ingest, transform, and validate data for downstream reporting and analytics
Work with Delta tables and Unity Catalog in Databricks
Perform unit and system testing to ensure data integrity and completeness
Develop and optimize Power BI dashboards and reports
Support performance testing and tuning across data and reporting layers
Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure data supports business reporting needs
Participate in Agile ceremonies and development lifecycle
Required Qualifications
3+ years of Databricks experience (certification required)
3+ years of Azure Data Factory experience
5+ years of strong SQL experience
Hands-on experience with Spark programming
Power BI development experience (dashboards, data modeling, performance tuning)
Experience with data validation and testing
Strong understanding of data flow from source to reporting layer
Experience working in Agile environments
Strong communication skills
Nice to Have
Experience optimizing Power BI performance at scale
Experience working with large enterprise data platforms