Remote Big Data Engineer — Scalable Pipelines

Appsierra Group; United States; On-site; USD 62,000 - 166,000; Full time

Job summary

Appsierra Group is seeking a Big Data Engineer for a fully remote contract. You will design and maintain large-scale data infrastructures, pipelines and processing systems using Python and modern big data tools.

Strong focus on data governance, quality, and reliability in distributed environments. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, translate requirements into scalable data solutions, and document architectures and procedures.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience building large-scale data pipelines.
• Advanced Python for data processing and integration.
• Experience with relational and NoSQL databases.
• Familiarity with distributed processing frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain scalable data pipelines and architectures for large-scale data environments.
• Translate business requirements into reliable data engineering solutions.
• Develop data integration and processing workflows using Python and big data technologies.
• Manage distributed databases and storage systems for performance and reliability.
• Monitor data infrastructure and improve system availability and performance.
• Implement data quality, security, and governance practices across pipelines.
• Apply data modeling, ETL, and data warehousing principles to support data systems.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to communicate implementation decisions.
• Document architectures, processes, and operational procedures clearly.

Skills

Python

Big data pipelines

Distributed systems

SQL/NoSQL databases

Hadoop/Spark/Flink

Data modeling

Data governance

Tools

Hadoop

Spark

Flink

AWS

GCP

Azure

Job description

Appsierra Group is seeking a Big Data Engineer for a fully remote contract. You will design and maintain large-scale data infrastructures, pipelines and processing systems using Python and modern big data tools.

Strong focus on data governance, quality, and reliability in distributed environments. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, translate requirements into scalable data solutions, and document architectures and procedures.