Junior Data Engineer — Onsite in Birmingham

Apex Systems; Birmingham, Northern (AL, KY); Hybrid; USD 76,000 - 83,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401K with company match

HSA and EAP

Job summary

Everforth Apex is seeking a Jr. Data Engineer in Birmingham, AL. The role is onsite 3-4x per week on a 1-2 year contract with potential to convert to full-time.

The candidate will build and optimize data pipelines, develop star schemas, and transform raw data into analysis-ready datasets while engaging with Power BI for analytics. The ideal candidate has 5+ years in data or software engineering within enterprise environments, hands-on Databricks and SQL Server experience, and strong Python/SQL

Qualifications

• 5+ years in data/ software engineering in enterprise environments.
• 1+ years Databricks engineering experience.
• Strong SQL and Python development skills.
• Hands-on experience with SQL Server.
• Experience building and maintaining ETL pipelines using SSIS or similar tools.
• Spark-based platforms with Databricks Lakehouse as primary future-state technology.
• Familiarity with orchestration tools such as Airflow or equivalents.
• Experience with CI/CD and Git-based workflows for data pipelines.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to operate in a regulated, production-critical environment.

Responsibilities

• Build, operate, and optimize batch and/or streaming data pipelines.
• Develop data models, including star schemas.
• Transform raw data into curated datasets for analysis.
• Work with relational databases, data lakes, and NoSQL systems.
• Support analytics and reporting, primarily through Power BI.
• Utilize AI tools or copilots to assist with data engineering tasks.
• Collaborate with engineers and managers within the electric utility and operations domain.

Skills

5+ years experience

Strong communication

Regulated environment

Education

STEM degree

Tools

Databricks

SQL Server

SSIS

Spark

Airflow

CI/CD

Job description

Everforth Apex is seeking a Jr. Data Engineer in Birmingham, AL. The role is onsite 3-4x per week on a 1-2 year contract with potential to convert to full-time.

The candidate will build and optimize data pipelines, develop star schemas, and transform raw data into analysis-ready datasets while engaging with Power BI for analytics. The ideal candidate has 5+ years in data or software engineering within enterprise environments, hands-on Databricks and SQL Server experience, and strong Python/SQL