Sr. Data Engineer

Post Date

May 30, 2025

Location

Creve Coeur,
Missouri

ZIP/Postal Code

63141
US
Jul 31, 2025 Insight Global

Job Type

Contract-to-perm

Category

Computer Engineering

Req #

CIN-785735

Pay Rate

$46 - $57 (hourly estimate)

Job Description

Insight Global is hiring a 3 month contract to hire employee for our client who is looking to backfill a Senior Data Engineer. As a senior member of the global data engineering team, reporting to the Data and Analytics Manager (US), this role has a primary focus on leading and contributing to our enterprise data warehousing and reporting deliverables. Responsibilities include leading the design, creation, and maintenance of business intelligence assets and reports that drive innovation, client value and business efficiency. This position will be working primarily in one of our largest business units, leveraging deep expertise with multi-terabyte database systems, modern cloud data warehousing (Snowflake), and CI/CD practices (GitFlow, GitHub Actions). Assisting primarily through architecting, maintaining, and implementing an array of data synchronization efforts across numerous systems both on-premises and in the cloud. You will coordinate with theirs data architects, product management, and IT management, and mentor other engineers to ensure that their data pipelines for both internal operations and customer reporting are accurate, scalable, secure, and aligned with the client's strategic initiatives like Orbit Planning.

The primary tasks, duties, and responsibilities are:
· Analyze customer and marketing data to identify business opportunities and threats, and create high-quality, insightful reports and dashboards.
· Lead the development and maintenance of BI solutions and ELT development based on agreed requirements.
· Spearhead initiatives for cloud migration (particularly to Snowflake) and ensure system uptime and performance for data warehouse products.
· Participate in and guide Agile work planning, testing, and quality assurance, ensuring alignment with strategic roadmaps.
· Evaluate internal and external customer needs and abilities to provide strategic and appropriate technical solutions, developing data solutions to a high standard of performance and accuracy.
· Identify and provide strategic input and leadership on new technology opportunities that could potentially have an impact on Data Engineering and Analytics systems.
· Advise and lead on how processes, practices and technologies can play a critical role in improving business management and optimization.
· Write, optimize, and review complex SQL queries to extract and manipulate data to be used by business units.
· Communicate data nuances, insights, and architectural decisions effectively to all levels of the company in a clear and concise manner.
· Provide expert-level technical expertise with all aspects of the solution design and implementation, including requirements definition, data acquisition processes, data modelling (dimensional and semantic), process automation, escalation procedures, construction and deployment.
· Identify and drive the implementation of innovative solutions to enhance the existing Data Engineering infrastructure processes and technology.
· Participate in and lead planning processes including inception, technical design, development, testing and delivery of Data solutions.
· Participate in and facilitate Agile work planning and estimation processes, including backlog grooming, sprint planning, and retrospectives.
· Act as a self-starter, proactively identifying areas for improvement and innovation within the data landscape.
· Foster a culture of technical excellence through team leadership and active mentoring.

We are a company committed to creating inclusive environments where people can bring their full, authentic selves to work every day. We are an equal opportunity employer that believes everyone matters. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment opportunities without regard to race, religion, sex, age, marital status, national origin, sexual orientation, citizenship status, disability, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or recruiting process, please send a request to Human Resources Request Form. The EEOC "Know Your Rights" Poster is available here.

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Required Skills & Experience

· Python, snowflake, and SQL
Extensive experience working at enterprise scale with multi-terabyte database systems and cloud data warehouses, particularly Snowflake
· Github (CI/CD)
· Stakeholder interaction and Coaching

Education qualifications:
· BA/BS degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field, or equivalent practical experience.

Nice to Have Skills & Experience

· YAML files
FiveTran and Coalesce

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.