Senior Data Integration Engineer NiFi / PostgreSQL DETAILS Location: Ideally local to Addison TX Hybrid strongly preferred. Open to remote candidates but local applicants will be given priority.
Position Type: Contract (6 Months) Compensation: Based on Experience! Citizenship Requirements: No sponsorship is being offered at this time. Green Card Holders and US Citizens only. BACKGROUND REQUIREMENTS All candidates must be able to pass a criminal and financial background check. POSITION DETAILS GTN Technical Staffing is seeking a Senior Data Integration Engineer with expertise in Apache NiFi and PostgreSQL for a Contract role based in Addison TX ( Hybrid preferred remote considered for the right candidate). The ideal candidate will support data movement transformation and orchestration across a growing SaaS ecosystem serving 100 enterprise customers. This individual will own the design development and optimization of NiFi-based ETL pipelines and ensure efficient secure delivery of data into and out of the PostgreSQL environment. You ll work in a high-availability production setting and collaborate with DevOps Data Engineering and Application teams to ensure seamless data operations in a cloud-native stack. - ETL Pipeline Ownership: Design build and maintain end-to-end ETL workflows using Apache NiFi
- Data Integration: Configure NiFi processors for secure ingestion transformation and delivery across internal and external endpoints
- PostgreSQL Data Management: Tune queries optimize storage and support schema evolution for a multi-tenant data architecture
- Monitoring & Troubleshooting: Set up data flow monitoring error handling and performance tuning to ensure reliable delivery
- Collaboration: Work with developers product teams and external vendors to define data exchange requirements and interface specifications
- Documentation: Maintain accurate documentation for all pipelines transformation logic and integration points
TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS 3 years of experience in the following technical skill sets - Building ETL pipelines with a strong emphasis on Apache NiFi
- Deep hands-on experience managing PostgreSQL in production environments including schema design and performance optimization
- Experience working in multi-tenant SaaS environments with 100 enterprise customers
- Familiarity with common integration protocols (REST SFTP JDBC Kafka etc.)
- Strong scripting or programming experience (Python Bash Groovy or Java preferred)
- Knowledge of data governance and data quality best practices
- Understanding of role-based access secrets management and encryption in data flows
- Comfortable with Agile workflows and cloud-native development practices
HIGHLY DESIRED BUT NOT REQUIRED - Experience integrating NiFi with cloud storage (e.g. AWS S3 Azure Blob)
- Experience working in regulated industries (SOC 2 HIPAA etc.)
- Familiarity with visualization and reporting platforms (Power BI Tableau Metabase)
- Exposure to containerized environments (Docker/Kubernetes)