What are the responsibilities and job description for the Data Engineer position at Galent?
Hi,
We have an immediate opening for a Data Engineer with a leading IT Service Consulting company in Washington, DC
Fulltime (Long term)
Washington, DC (Onsite)
Data Engineer
Job purpose
The Data Engineer is responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining scalable data pipelines and data solutions that enable reliable data ingestion, transformation, processing, and delivery. The role involves working with structured and unstructured data, building ETL/ELT pipelines, ensuring data quality and performance, and supporting analytics and business intelligence initiatives.
Job Description:
Must-Haves
2–4 years of hands-on Data Engineering experience
Strong Python and SQL
Hands-on Apache Spark / PySpark with exposure to Databricks.
Experience building production ETL/ELT pipelines, including batch and/or streaming
Good understanding of data modeling, data warehousing, incremental processing, and data quality
Experience with Git and CI/CD (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, GitLab, or similar)
Working understanding of the SDLC and production support
At least one Associate-level or higher AWS, Azure, or GCP certification
Nice-to-Haves
Exposure to Terraform / Infrastructure as Code
Familiarity with Snowflake, Redshift, Synapse, or BigQuery
Experience with modern cloud data platforms
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