Senior Data Engineer III

Job Title: Senior Data Engineer III

Location: Cincinnati, OH

Duration: Contract - 9 months

Pay Range: $75.86/hr (W2)

Job ID: 371983

About BCforward

BCforward is a leading global IT consulting and workforce solutions firm providing services and support to Fortune 500 and government clients. Founded in 1998, BCforward has grown with our customers needs into a full-service business solutions provider. With delivery centers and offices across North America and India, we take pride in building long-term relationships and delivering excellence through innovation, collaboration, and integrity.

Job Description

We are seeking a Senior Data Engineer III to join our team. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in data engineering, analytics, and cloud data platforms and a proven ability to design, build, and scale secure, reliable data solutions that deliver measurable business value.

Responsibilities:

• Engage independently with business partners to elicit and decompose requirements into actionable functional designs.
• Collaborate with technical team members to translate business needs into sound technical designs across ETL/ELT, data warehousing, and analytics.
• Create clear test acceptance criteria and execute unit and UAT testing to validate outputs.
• Develop and run SQL scripts for ETL and data validation.
• Research emerging trends in banking, data engineering, architecture, and data security to inform solution design.
• Build CI/CD pipelines, self-service build tools, and automated deployment processes.
• Evaluate software products and provide documented recommendations.
• Support and troubleshoot data platforms, including participation in escalated on-call rotations for critical incidents.
• Plan and execute internal projects such as legacy replacement, monitoring and analytics improvements, tool development, and documentation.
• Provide guidance and mentoring to team members while managing and prioritizing multiple assignments.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent experience.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to tailor messaging to business and technical audiences.
• Proficiency in SQL with 3-5 years of hands-on experience.
• Experience with ETL/ELT, DBT, and Python for data engineering tasks.
• Cloud data experience, preferably Snowflake and Azure.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills for data quality, performance, and solution design.
• Knowledge of SDLC, project coordination, and release management protocols.

Preferred Skills:

• Conceptual understanding of big data technologies and distributions, metadata management, commercial ETL tools, and REST API design.
• Experience with data visualization and reporting tools, data warehousing patterns, and data testing practices.
• Background in search, messaging, stream processing, or machine learning.

Why BCforward?

At BCforward, we believe in advancing lives and careers. When you join our team, you gain access to:

• Competitive compensation and benefits.
• Opportunities for growth with global clients.
• A supportive, inclusive culture that values innovation and people.
• Exposure to cutting-edge technologies and projects.

About Our Commitment

BCforward is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status.

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