Senior Data Engineer

Senior Data Engineer - Airflow, DBT Core, Kubernetes/OpenShift

Pay Rate: $70-75/hr. on C2C

Location: Onsite 3 days/week in Jersey City, NJ (185 Hudson St #1150, Jersey City, NJ 07311)

Interview Process: 2 rounds (1 virtual and 1 in person)

Eligibility: USC, GC, H4 EAD or L2 EAD - No CPT or OPT please.
also please include their LinkedIn profile with picture and full name \*

Must have: -Python -Apache Airflow/DBT -Communication, both written & verbal -Kubernetes -OpenShift -8+ years of experience

Job Description:
Required Skills & Qualifications:

Experience

10+ years of professional experience in data engineering, analytics engineering, or platform engineering roles Proven experience designing and supporting enterprise-scale data platforms in production environments

Must-Have Technical Skills

Expert-level Apache Airflow (DAG design, scheduling, performance tuning) Expert-level DBT Core (data modeling, testing, macros, implementation) Strong proficiency in Python for data engineering and automation Deep understanding of Kubernetes and/or OpenShift in production environments Extensive experience with distributed workload management and performance optimization Strong SQL skills for complex transformations and analytics

Cloud & Platform Experience

Experience running data platforms on cloud environments Familiarity with containerized deployments, CI/CD pipelines, and Git-based workflows