Senior Data Engineer (Contract) — Snowflake Pipelines

Hidden Jobs; United States; Remote; USD 124,000 - 179,000; Full time

Job summary

Hidden Jobs is seeking a senior data engineer for a contract role focused on data infrastructure that underpins analytics across the business. The initial engagement lasts three months with a strong likelihood of extension, centering on ingestion pipelines, warehouse operations, and transformation design.

You will build Python-based data ingestion scripts, optimize Snowflake SQL, and shape database architecture to support evolving analytics workloads.

Qualifications

• Senior-level experience as a data engineer on production data platforms.
• Strong Python scripting skills, including CI/CD setup for data workflows.
• Confident SQL skills with hands-on Snowflake warehouse experience.
• Solid understanding of database architecture and modeling principles.
• Working knowledge of data transformation patterns and best practices.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain Python-based data ingestion scripts and CI/CD pipelines.
• Develop and optimize SQL queries for processing and warehouse management in Snowflake.
• Shape database architecture decisions to support evolving analytics workloads.
• Apply data transformation techniques to model, clean, and structure datasets.
• Collaborate with data and analytics stakeholders to keep infrastructure aligned with business needs.

Skills

Senior Data Engineer

Python scripting

CI/CD for data

SQL

Snowflake

Data modeling

Data pipelines

Tools

Snowflake

CI/CD tooling

Job description

Hidden Jobs is seeking a senior data engineer for a contract role focused on data infrastructure that underpins analytics across the business. The initial engagement lasts three months with a strong likelihood of extension, centering on ingestion pipelines, warehouse operations, and transformation design.

You will build Python-based data ingestion scripts, optimize Snowflake SQL, and shape database architecture to support evolving analytics workloads.