Data Engineer

Randstad Digital Americas; Deerfield (IL); Hybrid; USD 68,880 - 79,308; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, prescription, dental, and vision insurance

401K plan

Short-term disability

Job summary

A leading staffing and services firm is seeking a Data Engineer to join their AI/ML team in the Chicago area. This role involves maintaining SQL queries, developing ELT pipelines, and building Power BI dashboards. The ideal candidate should have a strong background in data engineering, experience with Databricks and Snowflake, and Python programming skills. The position offers a competitive hourly rate of $50 to $57.57 and has the option for remote work in the Chicago area.

Qualifications

• Experience with writing and maintaining SQL queries for large datasets.
• Python programming skills for analytics and automation.
• Experience in developing scalable ELT and ML pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Write and maintain complex SQL queries for large datasets.
• Develop scalable ELT and ML pipelines using Python.
• Build Power BI dashboards for analytics and QC monitoring.

Skills

Data engineering experience

Experience with Databricks, Snowflake, Azure

SQL expertise

Python programming

Experience designing data architecture

Building interactive dashboards in Power BI

Developing and deploying ML pipelines

Experience with Kafka and streaming data

Experience with healthcare datasets

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Databricks

Snowflake

Python

Power BI

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Base pay range

$50.00/hr – $57.57/hr

Job Summary

Our Chicago area client has a contract opening for a Data Engineer to work with their AI/ML team. Candidates will be in the Chicago area and may work remotely.

Location: Telecommute
Job type: Contract
Salary: $50.00 – $57.57 per hour
Work hours: 8am to 5pm
Education: Bachelors

Responsibilities

• Write and maintain complex SQL queries for large, real‑time datasets to generate weekly data extracts
• Develop scalable ELT and ML pipelines using Python and Databricks
• Automate workflows and implement data quality checks across pipelines
• Refactor existing pipelines to improve efficiency, maintainability, and configuration management
• Configure and optimize Databricks and Snowflake environments
• Migrate pipelines and data tables between environments
• Build Power BI dashboards for analytics and QC monitoring
• Advise on data architecture, including best practices for performance and scalability
• Document system design, data flows, and integration points

Qualifications

• Data engineering experience
• Experience with Databricks, Snowflake, Azure (and related services)
• SQL expertise, including query optimization and performance tuning, complex joins, window functions, CTEs, dynamic SQL, stored procedures, advanced aggregations, pivot/unpivot operations, and semi‑structured data (JSON/XML)
• Python programming for analytics, automation, workflow orchestration, and pipeline development, integration with ML frameworks and APIs
• Experience designing data architecture for large‑scale analytics and ML workloads
• Building interactive dashboards in Power BI and applications in Streamlit
• Developing and deploying ML and Generative AI pipelines, including integration with model training and inference workflows
• Experience with Kafka and streaming data (a plus)
• Experience with healthcare datasets (prescriptions, insurance claims, electronic health records) (a plus)

Benefits and EEO

Equal Opportunity Employer: Race, Color, Religion, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, National Origin, Age, Genetic Information, Disability, Protected Veteran Status, or any other legally protected group status. At Randstad Digital, we welcome people of all abilities and want to ensure that our hiring and interview process meets the needs of all applicants. If you require a reasonable accommodation to make your application or interview experience a great one, please contact [e-mail].

Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Randstad Digital offers a comprehensive benefits package, including: medical, prescription, dental, vision, AD&D, and life insurance offerings, short‑term disability, and a 401K plan (all benefits are based on eligibility).

This posting is open for thirty (30) days.