Senior Data Engineer

Matlen Silver; Chandler Heights (AZ); Hybrid; USD 83,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, vision, and dental insurance

401(k) plan

Job summary

Matlen Silver is seeking a senior Data Engineer for a challenging 18-month project in Chandler, AZ. The role focuses on developing, governing, and improving structured and unstructured data foundations to support AI capabilities.

You will own data quality, governance, lineage, metadata, data modeling, ETL pipelines, and data assets for AI consumption, collaborating with engineering and governance teams. The position requires senior-level experience with MySQL, Oracle, Python, Informatica, and

Qualifications

• Senior-level experience implementing data management best practices.
• Strong experience with MySQL and Oracle Database.
• Hands-on Python experience.
• Experience with ETL tools, specifically Informatica.
• Strong SQL Server experience.
• Experience with Teradata.
• Strong understanding of data modeling and normalization.
• Experience developing and implementing data quality controls, validation, and remediation.
• Experience with data governance, metadata, lineage, ownership, and data freshness.
• Experience working with both structured and unstructured data.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work cross-functionally with technical and business stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Implement data management best practices across complex enterprise environments.
• Develop, govern, and improve structured and unstructured data foundations for AI readiness.
• Handle data quality, governance, lineage, metadata, data modeling, ETL, and data pipelines.
• Prepare data and knowledge assets for AI consumption.
• Partner with engineering, architecture, operations, governance teams, and SMEs.

Skills

Senior-level data management

MySQL

Oracle Database

Python

Informatica

SQL Server

Teradata

Data modeling

Data quality controls

Data governance

Metadata/ lineage

Structured & unstructured data

Analytical skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

Required Pay Scale: $60-65 hourly

***Due to client requirements this role is only open to USC or GC candidates*** ****W2 ONLY NO C2C****

• Ongoing project – Project SPARTAN
• Looking for a senior-level Data Management professional who can implement data management best practices across complex enterprise environments.
• This role will focus on developing, governing, and improving structured and unstructured data and knowledge foundations that support AI and agentic capabilities.
• Responsibilities include data quality, governance, lineage, metadata, data modeling, ETL, data pipelines, and preparing data and knowledge assets for AI consumption.
• Partner closely with engineering, architecture, operations, governance teams, and subject matter experts.
• Duration: 18 months
• Location: Chandler, AZ
• Schedule: Hybrid – 3 days onsite per week
• Employment: W2 only

Job Title: Data Engineer

Duration: 18 months

Location: Chandler, AZ

Required Pay Scale: $60-65 hourly

Project Details

• Ongoing project – Project SPARTAN
• Looking for a senior-level Data Management professional who can implement data management best practices across complex enterprise environments.
• This role will focus on developing, governing, and improving structured and unstructured data and knowledge foundations that support AI and agentic capabilities.
• Responsibilities include data quality, governance, lineage, metadata, data modeling, ETL, data pipelines, and preparing data and knowledge assets for AI consumption.
• Partner closely with engineering, architecture, operations, governance teams, and subject matter experts.
• Duration: 18 months
• Location: Chandler, AZ
• Schedule: Hybrid – 3 days onsite per week
• Remote: Not available
• Employment: W2 only

Must Haves

• Senior-level experience implementing data management best practices
• Strong experience with MySQL and Oracle Database
• Hands-on Python experience
• Experience with ETL tools, specifically Informatica
• Strong SQL Server experience
• Experience with Teradata
• Strong understanding of data modeling and normalization
• Experience developing and implementing data quality controls, validation, and remediation
• Experience with data governance, metadata, lineage, ownership, and data freshness
• Experience working with both structured and unstructured data
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work cross-functionally with technical and business stakeholders

Desired Skills

• Experience with Nateeza
• Experience using AI tools
• Knowledge of AI-ready data and knowledge management
• Experience preparing data for AI, automation, search, or analytics
• Understanding of AI grounding, context structuring, and metadata quality
• Experience with network technologies or infrastructure environments
• Experience creating reusable data standards, templates, controls, and documentation

About Matlen Silver

Experience Matters. Let your experience be driven by our experience. For more than 40 years, Matlen Silver has delivered solutions for complex talent and technology needs to Fortune 500 companies and industry leaders. Led by hard work, honesty, and a trusted team of experts, we can say that Matlen Silver technology has created a solutions experience and legacy of success that is the difference in the way the world works.

Matlen Silver is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers all applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, veteran status, the presence of a non-job-related medical condition or disability, or any other legally protected status.

If you are a person with a disability needing assistance with the application or at any point in the hiring process, please contact us at email and/or phone at: [e-mail] // 908-393-8600

At The Matlen Silver Group, Inc., W2 employees are eligible for the following benefits:

• Health, vision, and dental insurance (single and family coverage)
• 401(k) plan (employee contributions only)