Hybrid Data Engineer

at Sand Cherry

• Job title: Data Engineer
• Job type: Contract
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: $110,000 - $140,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: Amazon Redshift, Python, SQL
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Stamford, United States

About the role

• Data Engineer responsible for creating and maintaining ETL pipelines at Sand Cherry Associates. Requires strong expertise in Redshift SQL, Python, and DBT with hybrid work structure.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the design, structure, and maintenance of data, usually organized in relational databases
• Determines end user requirements for data usage including analytics and visualization
• Ensures the accuracy and accessibility of data relevant to client’s organization or project
• Identifies and creates connections to relevant data sources from within the organization as well as third party sources including government data sources
• Work with strong practical knowledge of Redshift SQL, Python, and DBT.
• Assists in defining how data will be stored, consumed, integrated and managed by different data entities
• Assesses existing data architecture and data management processes to determine gaps and means of optimization
• Creates vision and documents resource requirements for organizational structure to support all phases of client data initiatives
• Defines supplemental data collection methods including manual survey processes as necessary
• Defines user access models for internal and public models and techniques to allow user inquiry and presentation of quantitative and visual findings from data analytics
• Leverages strong skills in data modeling and logic
• Creates effective quality and data integrity standards and processes

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, Engineering or related
• Minimum of 5+ years of experience in data engineering
• 5+ years of experience using Python and SQL
• Proficiency working within a robust BI environment is also needed for another project
• Experience or exposure to project and/or program management is very helpful
• Proven ability to document and adhere to business requirements
• Proven ability to communicate effectively with clients at high levels of the organization
• Data-oriented, well-organized personality
• Ability to work independently and take initiative

Benefits

• Our team is unique — we are passionate about what we do.
• At Sand Cherry, our Consultants know they are impacting and shaping our clients’ industries.
• We recognize our employees for their contributions.
• Our culture is one of the most friendly and communicative in the consulting industry.
• Sand Cherry is not a top-heavy organization.
• We offer the opportunity to be part of a digital workforce.
• Discover the experience that only comes with self-responsibility in the workplace.
• Our team members manage their own workloads and are expected to deliver exceptional work for our clients.
• Professional career growth is one of our main priorities, as we affirm that investing in our Consultants and empowering our people will also deliver the best results and value for our clients.