Data Engineer (PL/SQL)

Kforce Inc; Durham (NC); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

HSA/FSA

401(k) retirement plan

Job summary

Kforce is hiring a Data Engineer (PL/SQL) for a client in Durham, NC. You will design data models and build scalable pipelines across Oracle and Snowflake to support analytics and reporting.

Responsibilities include ETL development with Informatica and Python, data quality, governance, and CI/CD for data deployments in a modern data stack.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field. 7+ years in data engineering.
• Strong expertise in Oracle Database (Application DBA experience).
• Hands-on experience with Snowflake, Python, and SQL.
• Experience with NoSQL databases (MongoDB) and cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP).
• Familiarity with Informatica ETL and data warehousing concepts.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain data models (dimensional and normalized) to support analytics and reporting.
• Build and optimize enterprise data warehouse solutions across Oracle and Snowflake platforms.
• Ensure efficient ingestion, transformation, and integration of structured and unstructured data.
• Design, develop, and maintain scalable ETL processes using Informatica and Python.
• Support and enhance Oracle Analytics Server reporting environments.
• Collaborate with BI and analytics teams to ensure data accuracy and usability.
• Optimize data structures for reporting performance.
• Develop and maintain Snowflake data warehouse solutions.
• Implement cloud data architecture, cost optimization, and performance best practices.
• Work with MongoDB for semi-structured and unstructured data use cases.
• Write efficient, reusable, and scalable code using Python and SQL.
• Automate data workflows, monitoring, and CI/CD for data pipelines.

Skills

Python

SQL

NoSQL (MongoDB)

Data warehousing

Informatica

Oracle Database

Snowflake

dbt

Airflow

DevOps/CI-CD

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Information Systems or related field

Tools

Snowflake

Oracle Analytics Server

Python

SQL

MongoDB

Job description

Responsibilities

Kforce has a client in Durham, NC that is seeking a Data Engineer (PL/SQL). Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain data models (dimensional and normalized) to support analytics and reporting
• Build and optimize enterprise data warehouse solutions across Oracle and Snowflake platforms
• Ensure efficient ingestion, transformation, and integration of structured and unstructured data
• Design, develop, and maintain scalable data pipelines and ETL processes using tools such as Informatica and Python
• Support and enhance Oracle Analytics Server reporting environments
• Collaborate with BI and analytics teams to ensure data accuracy and usability
• Optimize data structures for reporting performance
• Develop and maintain solutions in Snowflake cloud data warehouse
• Implement best practices for cloud data architecture, cost optimization, and performance
• Work with NoSQL technologies (MongoDB) for semi-structured and unstructured data use cases
• Write efficient, reusable, and scalable code using Python and SQL
• Automate data workflows, monitoring, and alerting
• Implement CI/CD practices for data pipelines and database deployments
• Ensure data quality, consistency, and security across platforms
• Implement data validation, cleansing, and lineage tracking
• Adhere to corporate data governance and compliance standards

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field (or equivalent experience) and 7+ years of experience in data engineering and database administration

Strong Expertise In

• Oracle Database (Application DBA experience required)
• Informatica (ETL development)
• Data Warehousing concepts and architecture

Hands-on experience with:

• Snowflake
• Oracle Analytics Server (reporting and integration)
• Python
• SQL (advanced querying and performance tuning)
• NoSQL databases (MongoDB preferred)

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, or GCP)
• Familiarity with modern data stack tools (dbt, Airflow, etc.)
• Knowledge of DevOps and CI/CD pipelines
• Experience supporting high-volume transactional systems (OLTP)
• Exposure to data governance and security frameworks

The pay range is the lowest to highest compensation we reasonably in good faith believe we would pay at posting for this role. We may ultimately pay more or less than this range. Employee pay is based on factors like relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, location, performance, union contract and business needs. This range may be modified in the future.

• We offer comprehensive benefits including medical/dental/vision insurance, HSA, FSA, 401(k), and life, disability & ADD insurance to eligible employees.
• Salaried personnel receive paid time off.
• Hourly employees are not eligible for paid time off unless required by law.
• Hourly employees on a Service Contract Act project are eligible for paid sick leave.

Note: Pay is not considered compensation until it is earned, vested and determinable. The amount and availability of any compensation remains in Kforce's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified in its discretion consistent with the law.

This job is not eligible for bonuses, incentives or commissions.

Kforce 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.