ONSITE INTERVIEWS REQUIRED // Senior Data Engineer – Python & Airflow/DBT Core & Kubernetes/Ope[...]

Yoh, A Day & Zimmermann Company; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 89,544 - 110,208; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Prescription, Dental & Vision Benefits

Health Savings Account (HSA)

Life & Disability Insurance

401K Retirement Savings Plan

Certification and training opportunities

Job summary

A leading staffing firm in Jersey City, NJ is looking for a Senior Data Engineer with over 10 years of experience in data engineering roles. The ideal candidate must have expert knowledge of Apache Airflow, DBT Core, and a strong background in Python, Kubernetes, and cloud platforms. Responsibilities include designing complex data pipelines, leading DBT projects, and deploying workflows on containerized environments. Attractive benefits and a competitive pay range of $65-$80 per hour are offered.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of professional experience in data engineering, analytics engineering, or platform engineering roles.
• Expert-level Apache Airflow for DAG design and performance tuning.
• Strong proficiency in Python for data engineering and automation.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain complex Airflow DAGs.
• Lead dbt Core implementation and optimize query performance.
• Deploy and manage data workloads on Kubernetes/OpenShift platforms.

Skills

Python

Airflow

DBT Core

Kubernetes

OpenShift

SQL

Cloud platforms

Job description

Overview

Senior Data Engineer position with expertise in Python, Airflow, DBT Core, and Kubernetes/OpenShift. Onsite interviews are required. Jersey City, NJ.

Key Highlights

• Senior Data Engineer level with strong communication (written and verbal)
• Technical focus on Python, Airflow/DBT Core (Apache Airflow DAG development)
• Kubernetes/OpenShift experience

Required Skills & Qualifications

Experience

• 10+ years of professional experience in data engineering, analytics engineering, or platform engineering roles
• Proven experience designing and supporting enterprise-scale data platforms in production environments

Must-Have Technical Skills

• Expert-level Apache Airflow (DAG design, scheduling, performance tuning)
• Expert-level DBT Core (data modeling, testing, macros, implementation)
• Strong proficiency in Python for data engineering and automation
• Deep understanding of Kubernetes and/or OpenShift in production environments
• Extensive experience with distributed workload management and performance optimization
• Strong SQL skills for complex transformations and analytics

Cloud & Platform Experience

• Experience running data platforms on cloud environments
• Familiarity with containerized deployments, CI/CD pipelines, and Git-based workflows

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting financial services or accounting platforms
• Exposure to enterprise system migrations (e.g., legacy platform to modern data stack)
• Experience with data warehouses (Oracle)

Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Data Engineer with 8+ years of hands-on experience in enterprise data engineering, including deep expertise in Apache Airflow DAG development, dbt Core modeling and implementation, and cloud-native container platforms (Kubernetes / OpenShift). This role builds, operates, and optimizes scalable data pipelines supporting financial and accounting platforms, including enterprise system migrations and high-volume data processing workloads. The candidate will have extensive hands-on experience in workflow orchestration, data modeling, performance tuning, and distributed workload management in containerized environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Data Pipeline & Orchestration
  • Design, develop, and maintain complex Airflow DAGs for batch and event-driven data pipelines
  • Implement best practices for DAG performance, dependency management, retries, SLA monitoring, and alerting
  • Optimize Airflow scheduler, executor, and worker configurations for high-concurrency workloads
• dbt Core & Data Modeling
  • Lead dbt Core implementation, including project structure, environments, and CI/CD integration
  • Design and maintain robust dbt models (staging, intermediate, marts) following analytics engineering best practices
  • Implement dbt tests, documentation, macros, and incremental models to ensure data quality and performance
  • Optimize dbt query performance for large-scale datasets and downstream reporting needs
• Cloud, Kubernetes & OpenShift
  • Deploy and manage data workloads on Kubernetes/OpenShift platforms
  • Design strategies for workload distribution, horizontal scaling, and resource optimization
  • Configure CPU/memory requests and limits, autoscaling, and pod scheduling for data workloads
  • Troubleshoot container-level performance issues and resource contention
• Performance & Reliability
  • Monitor and tune end-to-end pipeline performance across Airflow, dbt, and data platforms
  • Identify bottlenecks in query execution, orchestration, and infrastructure
  • Implement observability solutions (logs, metrics, alerts) for proactive issue detection
  • Ensure high availability, fault tolerance, and resiliency of data pipelines
• Collaboration & Governance
  • Work with data architects, platform engineers, and business stakeholders
  • Support financial reporting, accounting, and regulatory data use cases
  • Enforce data engineering standards, security best practices, and governance policies

Compensation

Estimated Min Rate: $65.00

Estimated Max Rate: $80.00

What’s In It for You?

We invite you to join Yoh, a large global staffing company with over 65 years in the U.S., UK, and Canada. You will gain access to Yoh’s extensive network of opportunities and this exclusive opportunity. Benefits eligibility is in accordance with applicable laws and client requirements. Benefits include:

• Medical, Prescription, Dental & Vision Benefits (for employees working 20+ hours per week)
• Health Savings Account (HSA) (for employees working 20+ hours per week)
• Life & Disability Insurance (for employees working 20+ hours per week)
• MetLife Voluntary Benefits
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• 401K Retirement Savings Plan
• Direct Deposit & weekly epayroll
• Referral Bonus Programs
• Certification and training opportunities

Note: Pay ranges are estimations. Final pay is determined by experience and qualifications. Yoh is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

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