Lead Data Engineer / Azure / ADF / AKS

lisle , Illinois

Hybrid

Contract

$60/hr - $70/hr

We’re looking for a Lead Data Engineer to join on a Contract with a Chicago-based Logistics company. This role will be a W2 Contract with benefits and will require onsite work on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. This team is dedicated to revolutionizing the logistics and transportation space in a much more sustainable way with zero-emission solutions.

In this opportunity, you’ll be a Lead on the team helping migrate to newer technologies, standup new platforms to improve scalability, and help with architecture and design. The ideal candidate will come from a consulting background or a position where they gained the exposure to work with a variety or data projects.

Contract Duration: 6 – 12 Months Required Skills & Experience

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field.

• 5+ years of experience in software development, with a strong focus on building scalable data platforms.

• Design, develop, optimize, and maintain data pipelines, storage, compute components using Azure Services

• Understand the Data Platforms & Services strategy, information architecture and build modern data lake to support data needs.

• Foster a culture of sharing, re-use, design for scale stability, and operational efficiency of data and analytical solutions

• Lead the evaluation, implementation and deployment of emerging tools to modernize data platform

• Partner with analysts and architects to develop technical architectures for data engineering projects

Desired Skills & Experience

• 6+ years of overall technology experience that includes at least 4+ years of hands-on software development, data engineering, and systems architecture

• Experience deploying modern data solutions leveraging components like Azure functions, Azure Data Factory, Data Flows, Azure Data Lake, Azure SQL, Azure Synapse, Streaming Analytics or equivalent

• Exhibit a thorough understanding of Data Lake architectures, including raw, enriched, and curated layer concepts, and ETL/ELT operations.

• Strong proficiency in PLSQL, Spark, PySpark, Python and Pandas

• Hands on experience in Azure Data Factory, Synapse, ADLS and Event Hub

• Experience with DevOps tools like Azure DevOps

You will receive the following benefits:

• Medical Insurance

• Dental Benefits

• Vision Benefits

• Paid Time Off (PTO)

• 401(k) {including match- if applicable}

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the US on a full-time basis now and in the future.

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You will receive the following benefits:

• Medical Insurance - Four medical plans to choose from for you and your family

• Dental & Orthodontia Benefits

• Vision Benefits

• Health Savings Account (HSA)

• Health and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts

• Voluntary Life Insurance, Long-Term & Short-Term Disability Insurance

• Hospital Indemnity Insurance

• 401(k) including match with pre and post-tax options

• Paid Sick Time Leave

• Legal and Identity Protection Plans

• Pre-tax Commuter Benefit

• 529 College Saver Plan

Motion Recruitment Partners is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including Veterans/Disability/Women. All applicants must be currently authorized to work on a full-time basis in the country for which they are applying, and no sponsorship is currently available. Accommodation will be provided in all parts of the hiring process as required under Motion Recruitment Employment Accommodation policy. Applicants need to make their needs known in advance.

Posted by: Esteban Medina

Specialization: Data Engineering