Data Engineer

Data Engineer NYC, NY/ NJ Contract

Job Decription

• 10+ years of experience designing, building, and operating production data pipelines and integrations.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field; directly relevant experience, certifications, or training demonstrating comparable expertise in data pipelines, integrations, cloud data platforms, APIs, data governance, and secure data workflows may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Strong SQL skills and experience with PostgreSQL or similar relational databases.
• Proficiency in Python for data engineering, automation, and workflow development.
• Hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure data services and Microsoft Fabric, or equivalent cloud data platforms.
• Experience with ETL/ELT pipelines, data modeling, curated datasets, orchestration, and production data workflows.
• Strong experience with APIs and integration patterns, including REST, webhooks, authentication, error handling, retry strategies, and cross-system data movement.
• Familiarity with SDLC and CI/CD for data workflows using GitHub Enterprise, Azure DevOps, or similar tools.
• Strong understanding of security, data governance, access controls, and secure handling of sensitive business information.
• Ability to communicate clearly with technical and non-technical stakeholders in an AEC or similar business environment.
• Operational discipline with the ability to maintain, monitor, troubleshoot, and improve mission-critical data flows over time.