Senior Data Engineer / ETL Developer - NC

Apex Systems; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 110,000 - 119,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) with company match

ESPP

HSA

Employee assistance program

Certification & training programs

Job summary

Everforth Apex Systems is seeking a hands-on Senior Data Engineer / ETL Developer in Charlotte, NC. The role focuses on consolidating data from multiple sources, cleansing, transforming, and delivering trusted data assets to business users while modernizing toward cloud-based solutions.

Responsibilities include building scalable data pipelines, integrating mortgage-related data, and supporting migration from legacy systems to Google Cloud. Onsite work five days a week.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of Data Engineering experience.
• 4+ years of PL/SQL and SQL with Oracle/Teradata/BigQuery.
• 4+ years of Ab Initio for graph building and tuning.
• 3+ years of Python with PySpark for distributed processing.
• 3+ years of ETL design and data warehousing concepts.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain scalable batch and near real-time data pipelines.
• Develop ETL solutions using Ab Initio, Python, PySpark, SQL, and PL/SQL.
• Review designs and convert blueprints into reusable code.

Skills

Data engineering

PL/SQL & SQL

Ab Initio

Python

PySpark

ETL design

Tools

Autosys

Airflow

Git

Jenkins

uDeploy

Job description

Job Title: Senior Data Engineer / ETL Developer

Locations: Charlotte, NC

Work Arrangement: Fully onsite, 5 days per week

Contract: 12 months, with potential conversion

Bill Rate: $53/hr- $57/hr

Note: We are not able to consider C2C or third-party submissions

Job#: 3045999

This is a hands‑on Senior Data Engineer / ETL Developer role supporting the Home Lending Data & Insights team. The selected consultant will support the Core Downstream application, which receives and processes mortgage application data. This role focuses on consolidating data from multiple repositories, cleansing and transforming it, and delivering trusted data assets to business consumers while combining traditional enterprise ETL development with cloud modernization initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Build and maintain scalable batch and near real-time data pipelines.


• Develop ETL solutions using Ab Initio, Python, PySpark, SQL, and PL/SQL.


• Review technical designs and convert solution blueprints into reusable code.


• Integrate, cleanse, normalize, and transform data from multiple mortgage-related systems.


• Partner with Product Owners, Architects, Engineers, and business stakeholders.


• Support migration and modernization initiatives from legacy platforms to Google Cloud.


• Build, schedule, orchestrate, and deploy solutions through enterprise CI/CD pipelines.


• Support monitoring, operational excellence, root cause analysis, and production reliability.

Required Qualifications

• 4+ years of Data Engineering experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, or education.


• 4+ years of PL/SQL and SQL skills with proven experience in Oracle, Teradata, Python and/or BigQuery, including complex query development, tuning, and debugging.


• 4+ years of Ab Initio skills with proven experience to build complex graphs, Psets, and perform performance tuning.


• 3+ years of programming skills in Python; hands‑on PySpark for distributed data processing.


• 3+ years of ETL/ETL design, data warehousing concepts, and data modeling best practices.

Preferred Qualifications

• Financial Services or Mortgage industry experience.


• Production operations experience: monitoring, SLAs, incident response, root cause analysis, and performance optimization.


• Experience working in hybrid environments (on-prem + cloud) and supporting data migration/modernization initiatives.


• Experience with scheduling/orchestration in Autosys and Airflow-based orchestration (Cloud Composer direction).


• Experience with Git‑based workflows, code reviews, and automated testing practices for data pipelines.


• Experience with Harness, Jenkins, and uDeploy based CICD environments.


• Practical experience using AI‑assisted coding tools in daily development.


• Ab Initio development/maintenance experience and/or hands‑on migration of Ab Initio graphs to modern Spark/SQL patterns.


• Experience with Dataplex and broader data governance concepts.


• Experience with Informatica Data Quality implementation patterns.


• Experience designing near real‑time patterns (micro‑batch/event‑driven concepts).


• Familiarity with GCP operational practices for data workloads.

Work Environment

The team environment consists of three Scrum Teams, with one based in the U.S. and two in India, totaling approximately 14 team members supporting the application. A strong onboarding process and documentation are in place. This position requires work to be performed onsite five days per week.

Everforth Apex is a world‑class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Everforth Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRateds Best of Staffing® in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work® in the United Kingdom and Mexico.

Everforth Apex Benefits Overview: Everforth Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Everforth Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Everforth Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Everforth Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our ‘Welcome Packet’ as well, which an Everforth Apex team member can provide.

Everforth Apex Systems is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. Everforth Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law.

If you require an accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act to participate in an interview with a virtual recruiter or to use our website for a search or application, please contact our Benefits Department at [email protected] or 804-523-8228. Please note that this contact information is strictly to be used for medical ADA accommodations and that no other inquiries will be answered.

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Everforth Apex is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. Everforth Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law.

If you have visited our website in search of information on employment opportunities or to apply for a position, and you require an accommodation in using our website for a search or application, please contact our Benefits Department at [email protected] or 804-523-8228. (Do not submit resumes or solicit consultants to this email address). UnitedHealthcare creates and publishes the Transparency in Coverage Machine-Readable Files on behalf of Everforth Apex.