Data Engineer

Eliassen Group; Salem (OR); Remote; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consulting company in the US is seeking a Data Engineer for a 12+ month remote contract. The successful candidate will design scalable data pipelines and work with big data frameworks on cloud platforms. Ideal candidates should possess expertise in Ray, Conductor, and Apache Spark, and hold a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science. Competitive pay rate and benefits available.

Benefits

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

401k with company matching

Life insurance

Qualifications

• Experience using Ray for parallel and distributed computing.
• Proficiency in designing and managing asynchronous workflow orchestration.
• Strong experience with batch and stream processing.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain scalable data pipelines.
• Build orchestration workflows using Conductor and Kubernetes.
• Develop and optimize data caching strategies.

Skills

Experience using Ray

Proficiency in Conductor

Strong experience with Apache Spark

Deep understanding of cloud platforms

Hands-on experience with Kubernetes

Expertise in caching solutions

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Tools

Spark

Ray

Conductor

Kubernetes

AWS

GCP

Azure

Job description

Data Engineer

Anywhere

Type: Contract

Category: Data

Industry: Technology

Workplace Type: Remote

Reference ID: JN -082025-103240

Date Posted: 08/12/2025

Shortcut: http://careers.eliassen.com/Mlh1wA

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Description:

100% Remote

Our client, an industry leader in technology and media, has an excellent opportunity for a Data Engineer to work on a 12+month contract opportunity.The Data Engineer will work on designing and building scalable data pipelines and distributed systems to process petabyte-scale datasets that power intelligent products and services. The ideal candidate has deep technical knowledge in big data frameworks, cloud infrastructure, caching systems, and orchestration tools like Ray and Conductor.

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: $65 - $85 / hr. w2

Responsibilities:

· Design, implement, and maintain scalable and reliable data pipelines using Spark, Ray, and other distributed frameworks.

· Build orchestration workflows and manage dependencies using Conductor and Kubernetes.

· Develop and optimize data caching strategies and solutions to enhance performance and reduce latency across large-scale systems.

· Architect and deploy data infrastructure and solutions in cloud environments including AWS, GCP, and Azure.

· Ensure robust data quality, governance, and monitoring mechanisms are in place.

· Contribute to architectural decisions to improve scalability, maintainability, and performance of data platforms.

Experience Requirements:

· Ray: Experience using Ray for parallel and distributed computing, particularly in machine learning and data processing workloads.

· Conductor: Proficiency in designing and managing asynchronous workflow orchestration using Netflix Conductor or similar tools.

· Apache Spark: Strong experience with batch and stream processing using PySpark or Scala

· Cloud Platforms: Deep understanding of cloud-native services across AWS, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), and Azure, including Data services, Compute, Orchestration & Serverless

· Kubernetes: Hands-on experience in container orchestration, cluster management, and deploying data workloads on K8s.

· Caching Solutions: Demonstrated expertise in building and optimizing caching layers using technologies like Redis, Memcached, Apache Ignite, or similar.

Education Requirements:

· Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent

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.

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About Eliassen Group:

Eliassen Group is a leading strategic consulting company for human-powered solutions. For over 30 years, Eliassen has helped thousands of companies reach further and achieve more with their technology solutions, financial, risk & compliance, and advisory solutions, and clinical solutions. With offices from coast to coast and throughout Europe, Eliassen provides a local community presence, balanced with international reach. Eliassen Group strives to positively impact the lives of their employees, clients, consultants, and the communities in which they operate.

Eliassen Group is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.

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