<p><strong>Overview</strong></p><p>We are seeking an experienced Data Engineer to join a growing data team supporting enterprise analytics, reporting, and data science initiatives. This role will focus on supporting and enhancing existing data pipelines while contributing to new development efforts within a modern data environment. The ideal candidate will have strong experience with Databricks, SQL, and Python, along with the ability to partner directly with business stakeholders and translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions.</p><p> </p><p><strong>POSITION: DATA ENGINEER</strong></p><p><strong>LOCATION: DALLAS, TX ONSITE</strong></p><p><strong>DURATION: 6-MONTH CONTRACT-TO-HIRE</strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>RESPONSIBILITIES</strong></p><ul><li>Develop, support, and enhance ETL and data pipeline solutions.</li><li>Design and build data transformations across Bronze, Silver, and Gold data layers within a Medallion Architecture environment.</li><li>Write, optimize, and troubleshoot complex SQL queries to support reporting, analytics, and operational business needs.</li><li>Develop and maintain data processing solutions using Python and PySpark within Databricks.</li><li>Partner directly with business stakeholders to gather requirements and translate business needs into technical solutions.</li><li>Monitor, troubleshoot, and resolve data pipeline issues while performing root cause analysis.</li><li>Design and maintain data warehouse and database models that support reporting, analytics, and data science initiatives.</li><li>Deliver trusted and certified datasets that power dashboards, self-service analytics, and business reporting.</li><li>Apply best practices related to data quality, testing, monitoring, performance optimization, documentation, and maintainability.</li><li>Collaborate with data engineers, analysts, data scientists, and business teams on strategic initiatives and ongoing support efforts.</li></ul>
We are looking for a Data Engineer to join a growing team and contribute to the delivery of reliable, analytics-ready data solutions. This contract opportunity with potential for a permanent role is ideal for someone who enjoys building scalable data pipelines, improving data models, and partnering with technical and business stakeholders to support reporting, self-service analytics, and data science. The role offers the chance to work hands-on with Databricks, Python, PySpark, SQL, and modern data engineering practices in a collaborative environment focused on quality and performance.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Build, maintain, and enhance data pipelines that support dependable data availability for analytics and reporting needs.<br>• Collaborate with data engineering leaders to troubleshoot defects, resolve pipeline issues, and improve overall platform stability.<br>• Develop transformation logic using Python, PySpark, SQL, and Databricks to prepare clean, usable datasets for downstream consumers.<br>• Design and refine data models that improve usability, consistency, and performance across reporting and analytical workloads.<br>• Apply layered data architecture principles, including Bronze, Silver, and Gold structures, to organize and manage data effectively.<br>• Establish and follow engineering standards for validation, testing, monitoring, and documentation to strengthen data quality and maintainability.<br>• Optimize processing and query performance to support efficient data delivery at scale.<br>• Work with business and technical partners to translate data needs into practical engineering solutions that support trusted insights.