Why this role stands out
This hybrid role offers a fantastic opportunity to lead critical enterprise data integration initiatives using Talend and Snowflake, providing significant impact and skill development. You'll thrive here if you're a technically adept professional with strong data pipeline development and SQL expertise, eager to contribute to a dynamic project. Apply now to leverage your experience in this engaging contract position.
Quick overview
Job description
Job Type: Contract
Duration: 12 Months
Location: Atlanta, GA – Hybrid
Experience: 8–10 Years
Job Summary
We are seeking an experienced Enterprise Data Integration & Talend Lead to drive enterprise data integration and data management initiatives using Talend, Snowflake, and SQL. The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on experience developing scalable data pipelines, implementing ETL/ELT solutions, performing data transformations, and integrating data across enterprise systems.
This role requires a technically strong professional who can independently develop integration solutions, troubleshoot complex data issues, optimize data pipelines, and collaborate with business and technology stakeholders.
Primary Skills
- Talend,
- Snowflake,
- SQL,
- Enterprise Data Integration,
- ETL / ELT,
- Data Pipeline Development
- Data Transformation
- Data Management
Secondary Skills
- Talend Data Integration,
- Snowflake Data Warehousing,
- Data Mapping,
- Data Migration,
- Data Validation
- Data Quality
- Data Governance
- SQL Performance Tuning
- Pipeline Optimization
- Production Support
- Troubleshooting
- Root Cause Analysis
- Technical Documentation
- Agile Development
Key Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain enterprise-grade data integration solutions using Talend.
- Build scalable and reliable ETL/ELT pipelines to integrate data across multiple source and target systems.
- Develop complex SQL queries, transformations, and data processing logic.
- Design and implement data integration solutions leveraging Snowflake.
- Perform data extraction, transformation, loading, validation, and reconciliation activities.
- Analyze source and target data structures and develop accurate data mappings.
- Develop, test, deploy, and support Talend jobs and workflows.
- Troubleshoot data integration failures, data quality issues, and pipeline performance problems.
- Conduct root cause analysis and implement permanent solutions for recurring issues.
- Optimize Talend jobs, SQL queries, and Snowflake workloads for performance and scalability.
- Collaborate with data architects, business analysts, data engineers, and application teams to understand integration requirements.
- Support enterprise data migration and modernization initiatives.
- Ensure data accuracy, integrity, consistency, and availability across integrated platforms.
- Monitor production data pipelines and resolve operational issues within defined timelines.
- Participate in code reviews, testing, deployments, and production support activities.
- Create and maintain technical documentation, data mappings, integration specifications, and operational procedures.
- Follow enterprise development, security, data governance, and quality standards.
- Contribute to continuous improvement of data integration architecture and development practices.
Required Qualifications
- 8–10 years of experience in Data Integration, ETL, Data Engineering, Data Management, or a related field.
- Strong hands-on experience with Talend.
- Strong hands-on experience with Snowflake.
- Advanced SQL development and troubleshooting skills.
- Experience designing and developing enterprise ETL/ELT solutions.
- Strong understanding of data transformation, mapping, validation, and integration patterns.
- Experience developing and supporting production-grade data pipelines.
- Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder collaboration skills.
- Ability to work independently and take ownership of technical deliverables.
- Ability to work in a hybrid environment in Atlanta, GA.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with large-scale enterprise data integration environments.
- Experience optimizing Talend jobs and Snowflake workloads.
- Knowledge of data quality, metadata, and data governance practices.
- Experience with cloud-based data platforms.
- Experience supporting data migration and modernization programs.
- Experience working in Agile/Scrum development environments.
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