Job Description
Senior Data Engineer
Client of Insight Global | Long-term Opportunity | AWS Transformation Project
Duration: 6 month contract with likely extension and possible conversion
Location: Fully remote in Colorado, Minneapolis, or Minnesota
Insight Global is supporting a client that is going through a large-scale data transformation. We’re looking for a Senior Data Engineer with strong hands-on experience building scalable, cloud-native data platforms in AWS. This is a software engineering-focused role (not administrative/DBA-heavy) where you’ll design and implement modern lakehouse architectures using AWS managed services, open table formats (Iceberg preferred), and EKS/Argo-based compute environments.
Pay range falls from $61.50-72.35/hr dependent on YOE
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Required Skills & Experience
• 4–5+ years of Data Engineering experience
• Strong Python engineering background (beyond scripting; production-grade pipelines)
• Proven experience designing & implementing AWS lakehouse architectures
• Core AWS services: S3, Glue, Athena, Glue Data Catalog, Lake Formation, CloudWatch
• Experience with open table formats (Iceberg preferred)
• Knowledge of Slowly Changing Dimensions (SCD Type 2)
• Strong communication and documentation skills
Nice to Have Skills & Experience
• Experience with Quicksight, Tableau, or Cognos
• Familiarity with EKS-based orchestration (EMR on EKS, Argo Workflows)
• DataOps practices & CI/CD for data pipelines
• Infrastructure-as-code with Terraform or CloudFormation
• Exposure to data quality frameworks (Deequ, Great Expectations)
• Undergraduate degree (not required)
Benefit packages for this role will start on the 31st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.