AI Data Engineer (contract)

Microsoft; Redmond (WA); Remote; USD 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading tech company is seeking an AI Data Engineer to build and maintain robust data pipelines and models. This contract position focuses on transforming gaming data into actionable insights, collaborating with various teams to ensure data quality and usability while prioritizing security. The ideal candidate has a strong technical background, experience in data engineering, and a passion for the gaming industry.

Qualifications

• 5-7 years applicable experience required.
• Experience building, maintaining, and optimizing enterprise scale data pipelines.
• Video game domain knowledge is important.

Responsibilities

• Build subject matter expertise and assist data consumers with data access.
• Design data models and develop abstractions for analytics solutions.
• Test programs or databases, correct errors and make modifications.

Skills

Data analysis and exploration

Critical thinking

Problem solving

Data processing with Python

Proficient SQL

Education

Bachelor's degree in a technical field

Tools

Spark

Airflow

Azure

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AI Data Engineer (Contract)

Please note that this is a contract role providing services to Microsoft through external staffing partners of Allegis Global Solutions. If you are selected for this role, you will be employed by AGS and will not be an employee of Microsoft.

Summary

Join us as a Senior Analytics Engineer and be an architect of our data-driven future. We are seeking a strategic thinker who will combine their technical expertise with a deep understanding of the business to deliver solutions which transform raw gaming data into actionable insights and data products. You will build robust pipelines, well-crafted data models, and innovative data products to drive impactful outcomes. You will prioritize security, data quality, reliability, and usability to ensure stakeholder confidence in our solutions. To be successful, we collaborate with data scientists, analysts, data engineers, game teams and stakeholders at the pace of our business. Our team is passionate about our mission, embracing challenges with a growth mindset, and continuously leveling-up.

AI Data Engineer (Contract)

Please note that this is a contract role providing services to Microsoft through external staffing partners of Allegis Global Solutions. If you are selected for this role, you will be employed by AGS and will not be an employee of Microsoft.

Summary

Join us as a Senior Analytics Engineer and be an architect of our data-driven future. We are seeking a strategic thinker who will combine their technical expertise with a deep understanding of the business to deliver solutions which transform raw gaming data into actionable insights and data products. You will build robust pipelines, well-crafted data models, and innovative data products to drive impactful outcomes. You will prioritize security, data quality, reliability, and usability to ensure stakeholder confidence in our solutions. To be successful, we collaborate with data scientists, analysts, data engineers, game teams and stakeholders at the pace of our business. Our team is passionate about our mission, embracing challenges with a growth mindset, and continuously leveling-up.

Job Responsibilities

• Build subject matter expertise of our business and data domains to collaborate with data consumers and stakeholders to understand their information needs and assist them with data access.
• Identify and analyze multi-structured data or metadata from a variety of sources to select and document the most effective and accurate data which fulfills the analytics requirements.
• Design data models, architect dataflows, and develop abstractions to deliver scalable solutions for analytics and machine learning ensuring they can evolve with changing needs.
• Leverage modern data engineering practices and frameworks with an object-oriented approach to architect, build, and maintain automated data pipelines which transform data into clean, enriched, and accurate information.
• Advance our infrastructure by developing frameworks, reusable components and new capabilities to achieve our mission.
• Steward the creation, collection, maintenance, and management of metadata.
• Handle confidential information responsibly and correctly apply security and privacy policies.
• Test programs or databases, correct errors and make necessary modifications.
  
  

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field such as computer science, computer engineering or related field required
• 5-7 years applicable experience required
• Critical thinker and problem solver who brings a creative and open mindset to each situation.
• A proven track record building and optimizing analytic solutions and data products which deliver significant business impact.
• Data analysis and exploration skills to identify, select and prepare data or metadata for analytics.
• Business acumen to understand and address business challenges through analytics engineering.
• Experience building, maintaining and optimizing enterprise scale data pipelines handling logs and event streaming data on Cloud Data Platforms using modern tools like Spark, and airflow; Azure preferred.
• Strong Python skills for data processing combined with a pythonic mindset. Proficient SQL.
• Working knowledge of DevOps and DataOps.
• Video game domain knowledge is important – as an experienced Player or industry veteran.
  
  

Additional Details

• Location: Remote (if Hybrid: 2 days/week onsite)
• Duration: 11 Months
• Pay Range: $61.50 - 70 per hour
• Weekly Schedule: 40 hours
  
  

AGS is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer (M/F/Disability/Veterans). We will consider all applications without regard to race, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, genetic information or any other status protected by applicable law.

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