Data Engineer
A contract role with our direct client, hired by CloudSkill Consulting LLC.
Job at a glance
- Job ID:
- CS-46396
- Where:
- Remote (US)
- Work setup:
- 100% Remote
- Job type:
- Contract · 12+ months
- Pay setup:
- Contract (W2 / C2C)
- Pay range:
- $130,000 to $165,000 a year
- Experience:
- 5+ years
- Hired by:
- CloudSkill Consulting LLC, for our direct client
In short
You will help build a data store (data mart) that feeds business reports and dashboards.
What you will do
- Move data from older databases and files into Snowflake (a cloud data platform).
- Set up data loads that run on a schedule or almost in real time.
- Check with the reporting teams that the data is correct and complete.
What you need
- 5+ years of experience.
- A work authorization that matches the line under "Who can apply" below.
- Able to work 100% remote from within the US.
- Open to a 12+ month contract, on W2 or C2C.
Full job details
The project
Project: Enterprise analytics data mart feeding business reporting dashboards.
Duties
- Build ELT pipelines in Python and SQL landing data into Snowflake from Oracle, Teradata, and flat files
- Implement Snowpipe, Streams, and Tasks for near-real-time ingestion and CDC
- Model dimensional schemas; tune clustering keys and warehouse sizing for cost control
- Orchestrate workflows via Airflow with alerting, retries, and SLA monitoring
- Validate lineage, reconciliation, and data quality rules with BI teams
Who can apply
Open to US citizens, green card holders, and EAD, OPT and STEM OPT holders. H-1B transfer or sponsorship may be possible, case by case. It is never guaranteed.
- US citizen:
- a citizen of the United States.
- Green card holder:
- a U.S. permanent resident.
- EAD:
- Employment Authorization Document, a U.S. work permit card.
- OPT:
- Optional Practical Training: work time for F-1 students linked to their studies.
- STEM OPT:
- a longer OPT period for students with certain science, technology, engineering or math degrees.
- H-1B transfer:
- for people already on H-1B who want to move to a new employer. Decided case by case and never guaranteed.
- H-1B sponsorship:
- the employer files an H-1B petition for a worker. Decided case by case and never guaranteed.
We are an E-Verified employer. CloudSkill Consulting LLC hires OPT and STEM OPT students, supports its own hires with STEM OPT extensions when they qualify, and sponsors work visas like H-1B where applicable (case by case, never guaranteed).
Words in this job, made simple
- Data engineer:
- a person who builds systems that move data and get it ready for reports.
- Contract:
- a job for a set time, not a permanent job. These jobs are 12+ months.
- W2:
- you work as an employee of CloudSkill Consulting LLC, and taxes come out of your pay.
- C2C:
- corp-to-corp: you work through your own company, and CloudSkill Consulting LLC pays that company.
- Onsite:
- you work in person at the client site. "Onsite 5d" means 5 days a week at the client site.
- Hybrid:
- you work some days at the client site and some days from home. "Hybrid 3d" means 3 days a week at the client site; "Hybrid 2d" means 2.
- Remote:
- you work from home. "100% Remote" and "Remote (US)" mean fully from home, from within the US.
How to apply
Press the button below. It opens an email to info@cloudskillconsulting.com with the job ID in the subject. Please attach your resume.
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