DATA ENGINEER

Black Financial Consult; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Black Financial Consult is seeking a Data Engineer to design, build, and maintain reliable data pipelines, integrating multiple data sources for analytics and product teams.

You will work with Product, Analytics, Engineering, and Cloud teams to enable data-driven decision-making, ensure data quality, and support BI initiatives in a remote work setting.

Qualifications

• 6-8 years of data engineering experience required.
• Strong understanding of data structures, databases, and data modeling.
• Experience building ETL/ELT pipelines in production environments.
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Experience working in Agile and cross-functional teams.
• Strong communication and documentation abilities.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain scalable data pipelines and ETL/ELT processes.
• Integrate data from multiple sources, including APIs, databases, and third-party systems.
• Develop and optimize data models for analytics and reporting use cases.
• Ensure data quality, integrity, and consistency across systems.
• Support real‑time and batch data processing workflows.
• Collaborate with Product and Analytics teams to define data requirements.
• Monitor and troubleshoot data pipeline performance and failures.
• Implement data governance, security, and access controls.
• Support BI and analytics teams with clean and structured datasets.
• Continuously improve data architecture, performance, and scalability.

Skills

Data engineering experience

Problem-solving

Agile / cross-functional teams

Communication & documentation

Tools

Python

SQL

Airflow

dbt

Spark

Kafka

PostgreSQL

MySQL

MongoDB

Snowflake

BigQuery

Redshift

Job description

This is a remote position. The Data Engineer will be responsible for building reliable data pipelines, integrating multiple data sources, and ensuring high-quality, accessible, and well-structured data for analytics and product teams. The role works closely with Product, Analytics, Engineering, and Cloud teams to enable data‑driven decision‑making.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain scalable data pipelines and ETL/ELT processes.
• Integrate data from multiple sources, including APIs, databases, and third-party systems.
• Develop and optimize data models for analytics and reporting use cases.
• Ensure data quality, integrity, and consistency across systems.
• Support real‑time and batch data processing workflows.
• Collaborate with Product and Analytics teams to define data requirements.
• Monitor and troubleshoot data pipeline performance and failures.
• Implement data governance, security, and access controls.
• Support BI and analytics teams with clean and structured datasets.
• Continuously improve data architecture, performance, and scalability.

Required Qualifications

• 6-8 years of experience in data engineering or related roles.
• Strong understanding of data structures, databases, and data modeling.
• Experience building ETL/ELT pipelines in production environments.
• Good problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Experience working in Agile and cross-functional teams.
• Strong communication and documentation abilities.

Technical Skills

• Programming: Python, SQL (advanced level)
• Data Processing: Spark, Kafka, or similar distributed systems (preferred)
• Databases: PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, or equivalent
• Data Warehousing: Snowflake, BigQuery, Redshift (preferred)
• Cloud Platforms: Amazon Web Services / Azure / GCP
• ETL/ELT Tools: Airflow, dbt, or similar
• Version Control: Git / GitHub / GitLab
• BI Tools: Tableau, Power BI, or similar (supporting role)