Data Engineer

Eliassen Group; Phoenix (AZ); Remote; USD 83,000 - 96,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision benefits

Job summary

Eliassen Group is seeking a Data Engineer for a remote contract role. You will design and run scalable data pipelines across Azure and GCP, own data assets, and collaborate with cross-functional teams throughout the SDLC.

The role emphasizes modern data workflows, feature engineering for ML with Vertex AI and BigQuery ML, automated testing, CI/CD, and documenting architectures. W2 benefits are available for consultants.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of professional data development experience.
• 4+ years with SQL and NoSQL technologies.
• 3+ years building and maintaining data pipelines and workflows.
• 2+ years developing with Python.
• Experience with feature engineering for machine learning pipelines.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and processes.
• Experience with automated unit, integration, and performance testing.
• Experience with version control such as Git.
• Understanding of ETL and data warehousing concepts.
• Understanding of Agile principles, including Scrum.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain scalable data pipelines for ingestion, transformation, and integration using Kafka and Databricks.
• Leverage innovative technologies to modernize and extend core data assets across SQL, NoSQL, cloud, and real-time streaming platforms.
• Develop and manage feature engineering pipelines for machine learning using Vertex AI, BigQuery ML, and Python.
• Design and implement automated unit, integration, and performance testing frameworks to ensure data quality and reliability.
• Optimize data workflows for performance, cost efficiency, and scalability across large datasets and complex environments.
• Draft and review architectural diagrams, interface specifications, and design documents to communicate data solutions and requirements.
• Own systems, processes, and tech stack elements and drive features to completion across internal and external applications.

Skills

SQL

NoSQL

Data pipelines

Python

Kafka

Databricks

BigQuery

Vertex AI

Spark

GitHub Actions

CI/CD

Git

Agile/Scrum

GCP

Tools

Kafka

Databricks

Spark

GitHub Actions

BigQuery

Job description

Data Engineer

Anywhere

Type: Contract

Category: Engineer

Industry: Retail

Workplace Type: Remote

Standard Hours: Open

Reference ID: JN -102026-108987

Date Posted: 10/08/2026

Shortcut: http://careers.eliassen.com/zyr9xL

Description

Remote

Our client seeks a data engineer to collaborate with cross-functional teams and own systems, processes, and the tech stack across the SDLC. The role focuses on building and optimizing scalable data pipelines across Azure and GCP, implementing feature engineering for machine learning with Python and Vertex AI, and ensuring quality through automated testing and CI/CD. The engineer will modernize and extend data assets across SQL, NoSQL, and streaming platforms while documenting architectures and interfaces.

We can facilitate w2 and corp-to-corp consultants. For our w2 consultants, we offer a great benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits, 401k with company matching, and life insurance.

Rate: $60.00 to $70.00/hr. w2

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain scalable and reliable data pipelines for ingestion, transformation, and integration using tools such as Kafka and Databricks.
• Leverage innovative technologies to modernize and extend core data assets across SQL, NoSQL, cloud, and real-time streaming platforms.
• Develop and manage feature engineering pipelines for machine learning using Vertex AI, BigQuery ML, and Python.
• Design and implement automated unit, integration, and performance testing frameworks to ensure data quality and reliability.
• Optimize data workflows for performance, cost efficiency, and scalability across large datasets and complex environments.
• Draft and review architectural diagrams, interface specifications, and design documents to communicate data solutions and requirements.
• Own systems, processes, and tech stack elements and drive features to completion across internal and external applications.

Experience Requirements

• 4+ years of professional data development experience.
• 4+ years with SQL and NoSQL technologies.
• 3+ years building and maintaining data pipelines and workflows.
• 2+ years developing with Python.
• Experience with feature engineering for machine learning pipelines.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and processes.
• Experience with automated unit, integration, and performance testing.
• Experience with version control such as Git.
• Understanding of ETL and data warehousing concepts.
• Understanding of Agile principles, including Scrum.
• Preferred: Knowledge of structured streaming with Spark, Kafka, or EventHub.
• Preferred: Experience with GCP services such as BigQuery, Vertex AI Platform, Cloud Storage, AutoMLOps, and Dataflow, or Databricks equivalents.
• Preferred: Experience with GitHub SaaS and GitHub Actions.
• Preferred: Understanding of Databricks concepts, PySpark, and Spark development.
• Preferred: Experience with service-oriented architecture.

Skills, experience, and other compensable factors will be considered when determining pay rate. The pay range provided in this posting reflects a W2 hourly rate; other employment options may be available that may result in pay outside of the provided range.

W2 employees of Eliassen Group who are regularly scheduled to work 30 or more hours per week are eligible for the following benefits: medical (choice of 3 plans), dental, vision, pre-tax accounts, other voluntary benefits including life and disability insurance, 401(k) with match, and sick time if required by law in the worked-in state/locality.

Eliassen is committed to building a diverse and inclusive team from a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We are an Equal Opportunity and affirmative action employer and all employment decisions are based on merit, performance, and business needs. Eliassen does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender identity or expression, sexual preference or orientation, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), marital status, creed, religion, physical or mental disability, genetic information, military or veteran status, age, ancestry, national origin, citizenship status, prohibited criminal record inquiries of applicants and employees, or any other category protected by federal, state, or local laws.

About Eliassen Group: Eliassen Group is a strategic consulting firm that helps organizations reach further and achieve more through our technology, business advisory, and life sciences solutions. For nearly 40 years, we have combined exceptional people, deep domain expertise, and intelligent capabilities to expand our clients’ capacity and accelerate meaningful outcomes. We are driven by a purpose to positively impact the lives of our employees, clients, consultants, and the communities we serve.