Sr. Data Engineer

Reston, VA - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 04-11-2025

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Position: Sr. Data Engineer
Location: Reston VA #Hybrid
Duration: 6months #C2H
Rate: $60/hr

Job Description:

Has an experienced Senior Data Engineer (Contractor) to join our Federal Employee Program technology platform team.
This role is a critical contributor in designing developing and optimizing cloud-based data solutions using Snowflake.
Youll leverage advanced Snowflake capabilities build modern data pipelines and enable scalable analytics and reporting for enterprise healthcare operations.
The ideal candidate will demonstrate deep Snowflake and SQL expertise hands-on experience with Snowpark (Python) and a strong foundation in data architecture governance and automation.

Key Responsibilities:

Design develop and optimize data pipelines and transformations within Snowflake using SQL and Snowpark (Python).
Build and maintain Streams Tasks Materialized Views and Dashboards to enable real-time and scheduled data operations.
Develop and automate CI/CD pipelines for Snowflake deployments(Jenkins)
Collaborate with data architects analysts and cloud engineers to design scalable and efficient data models.
Implement data quality lineage and governance frameworks aligned with enterprise standards and compliance (e.g. HIPAA PHI/PII).
Monitor data pipelines for performance reliability and cost efficiency; proactively optimize workloads and resource utilization.
Integrate Snowflake with dbt Kafka for end-to-end orchestration and streaming workflows.
Conduct root cause analysis and troubleshooting for complex data and performance issues in production.
Collaborate across technology and business teams to translate complex data needs into elegant maintainable solutions.

Required Skills & Experience:

5 years of experience in data engineering or equivalent field.
3 years hands-on experience with Snowflake Data Cloud including:
o Streams Tasks Dashboards and Materialized Views
o Performance tuning resource monitors and warehouse optimization
Strong proficiency in SQL (complex queries stored procedures optimization).
Proficiency in Python with demonstrated experience using Snowpark for data transformations.
Experience building CI/CD pipelines for Snowflake using modern DevOps tooling.
Solid understanding of data modeling methodologies (Kimball Data Vault or 3NF).
Experience with data governance lineage and metadata tools (Collibra Alation or Azure Purview).
Strong troubleshooting analytical and communication skills with the ability to engage both technical and business audiences.

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience with dbt or Kafka for orchestration and streaming.
Exposure to data quality frameworks such as Great Expectations or Monte Carlo.
Understanding of real-time and batch data ingestion architectures.
Snowflake Certification (SnowPro Core or Advanced).
Prior experience in healthcare insurance or other regulated data environments.

Soft Skills & Professional Attributes:

Excellent problem-solving and root-cause analysis capabilities.
Strong communication and documentation skills across technical and non-technical audiences.
Proven ability to work collaboratively in Agile or cross-functional DevOps teams.
A growth mindset with a commitment to continuous learning and process improvement.
Ability to thrive in a fast-paced mission-driven environment supporting critical healthcare data operations.

Thanks & Regards
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LAXMAN
Team Lead - Talent Acquisition
KMM Technologies Inc.
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Position: Sr. Data Engineer Location: Reston VA #Hybrid Duration: 6months #C2H Rate: $60/hr Job Description: Has an experienced Senior Data Engineer (Contractor) to join our Federal Employee Program technology platform team. This role is a critical contributor in designing developing and optimizi...