Senior Data Engineer

Huxley; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 165,000 - 185,000; Full time

Job summary

Huxley is partnering with a leading investment management firm in Boston to hire a Senior Data Engineer. The role focuses on a next-generation cloud data platform, building scalable pipelines, and enabling enterprise-wide analytics on AWS, Snowflake, DBT, and Python.

You'll contribute to data architecture design, implement robust data solutions, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive data-driven decision making in a hybrid onsite environment in Boston, MA.

Qualifications

• Experience building cloud-native data solutions in enterprise environments.
• Strong Python and SQL development for data pipelines.
• Expertise with Snowflake and DBT for ELT processes.
• Proficiency with AWS services and production cloud apps.
• Designing data warehouses and scalable data models for analytics.
• Experience building high-volume data ingestion and transformations.
• Experience with Airflow or similar orchestration tools.
• Familiarity with BI tools such as Tableau or Power BI is a plus.
• Ability to collaborate across engineering and business teams on architecture.
• Experience in asset management or financial services is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Design data architecture and scalable pipelines across AWS, Snowflake, DBT, and Python.
• Develop ELT processes and enable enterprise-wide analytics.
• Collaborate with engineering and business teams on platform strategy.

Skills

Cloud Data Platforms

Python & SQL

Snowflake & DBT

AWS

Data Modelling/Warehousing

Data Pipeline Development

Workflow Orchestration

Analytics & BI

Technical Leadership

Financial Services Experience

Job description

Key Skills & Experience

• Modern cloud data platforms: Proven experience building and maintaining cloud-native data solutions within enterprise environments.

• Python & SQL expertise: Strong software engineering fundamentals with hands-on experience developing data pipelines, transformations, stored procedures, and scalable data applications.

• Snowflake & DBT: Deep experience designing and implementing ELT processes using modern data stack technologies.

• AWS ecosystem: Strong understanding of AWS services and experience developing, deploying, and supporting production-grade cloud applications.

• Data modelling & warehousing: Expertise designing data warehouses, operational data stores, and scalable data models that support analytics and business reporting.

• Data pipeline development: Track record building reliable, high-volume ingestion and transformation frameworks from source systems through consumption layers.

• Workflow orchestration: Experience with scheduling and orchestration tools such as Airflow, Control-M, or similar technologies.

• Analytics & business intelligence: Exposure to reporting, dashboarding, and data visualization tools such as Tableau or Power BI is beneficial.

• Technical leadership: Ability to collaborate across engineering and business teams while contributing to architectural decisions and platform strategy.

• Financial services experience: Experience within asset management, investment management, capital markets, or related industries is advantageous.

About the Job

Our client, a highly regarded investment management firm in Boston, is investing heavily in its next-generation cloud data platform and is looking for a Senior Data Engineer to help drive that transformation.

This is an opportunity to join a lean, high-impact technology team responsible for building and scaling a modern data ecosystem across AWS, Snowflake, DBT, and Python. The successful candidate will play a key role in designing the data architecture, developing scalable pipelines, and enabling enterprise-wide analytics and decision-making.

Senior Data Engineer

Senior Data Engineer

Additional Details

Boston, MA (Hybrid, 3 days onsite)

$165,000 - $185,000 Base Salary

Interested?

If you're passionate about building modern data platforms and enjoy solving complex data engineering challenges at scale.

EOE Statement: Specialist Staffing Group 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.

In addition to base pay, direct-hire employees may be eligible for client offered benefits such as medical, dental, and vision coverage, and paid leave where required by applicable law.