SQL Data Engineer

Parra Consulting Group, Inc. .; Gaithersburg (MD); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Parra Consulting Group, Inc. seeks a SQL Data Engineer to support federal health programs and regulatory science.

The role focuses on designing, developing, and optimizing scalable data pipelines and analytics-ready datasets using advanced SQL and Databricks to deliver reliable insights for mission-critical decisions. The successful candidate will integrate data from diverse sources, implement automated quality checks, and work with cross-functional teams to ensure secure, high-performing data

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required in a relevant field.
• 5+ years of experience developing, optimizing, and troubleshooting complex SQL solutions.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust or Suitability/Fitness determination.
• S. citizenship required to support this federal contract.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and optimize scalable data pipelines, data models, and analytics-ready datasets using advanced SQL and Databricks.
• Develop, tune, and troubleshoot complex SQL solutions across Oracle SQL, PostgreSQL, and Databricks SQL.
• Integrate data from databases, cloud data platforms, APIs, JSON, XML, and flat files.
• Implement automated testing, data validation, data reconciliation, and data-quality processes.
• Translate solutions across different SQL dialects and database environments.
• Collaborate with data engineers, analysts, software developers, data scientists, and client stakeholders to deliver secure, high-performing solutions.
• Communicate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences and raise risks and actions to management.

Skills

SQL

Databricks

Python

Git

CI/CD

Agile

Data modeling

Data warehousing

Delta Lake

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, Statistics, Biostatistics, or Mathematics

Tools

Pentaho

Git

Job description

Parra Consulting Group (PCG) is seeking a SQL Data Engineer to support federal health programs, regulatory science, and other high-impact missions. This position designs, develops, and optimizes scalable data solutions using advanced SQL and Databricks to deliver reliable insights that support mission-critical decisions.

This successful candidate will be responsible for the following:

• Design, develop, and optimize scalable data pipelines, data models, and analytics-ready datasets using advanced SQL and Databricks.
• Develop, tune, and troubleshoot complex SQL solutions, including queries, stored procedures, views, and functions, across Oracle SQL, PostgreSQL, and Databricks SQL.
• Integrate data from databases, cloud data platforms, APIs, JSON, XML, and flat files.
• Implement automated testing, data validation, data reconciliation, and data-quality processes.
• Translate solutions across different SQL dialects and database environments.
• Collaborate with data engineers, analysts, software developers, data scientists, and client stakeholders to deliver secure, high-performing solutions.
• Communicate technical concepts to technical and non-technical audiences, and raise questions, risks, and recommended actions to management early.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, Statistics, Biostatistics, or Mathematics.
• 5+ years of experience developing, optimizing, and troubleshooting complex SQL solutions.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust or Suitability/Fitness determination based on client requirements.
• S. citizenship required to support this federal contract.

Required Experience

• Experience developing, optimizing, and troubleshooting complex SQL solutions, including queries, stored procedures, views, functions, and data transformations, in Oracle SQL, PostgreSQL, and Databricks SQL.
• 2+ years of experience with Databricks, including Databricks Workspace, notebooks, jobs, workflows, Apache Spark, Delta Lake, and cluster configuration.
• Experience with relational databases, data modeling, dimensional modeling, data warehousing, and designing and implementing medallion architecture patterns.
• Experience integrating data from databases, cloud data platforms, APIs, JSON, XML, and flat files.
• Experience developing data engineering solutions in Python and managing code through Git or comparable source-control tools.
• Experience implementing automated testing, data validation, data reconciliation, and data-quality processes.
• Ability to work independently in an Agile, collaborative, and client-focused environment and troubleshoot complex issues.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with advanced Databricks capabilities, including Delta Live Tables, Workflows, and Unity Catalog.
• Experience developing and optimizing ETL and ELT transformation workflows supporting reporting, analytics, or operational systems.
• Experience with Pentaho or equivalent data integration and ETL tools.
• Experience implementing CI/CD pipelines, automated deployments, and software development practices for data solutions.
• Experience applying AI-enabled tools or techniques to improve data engineering workflows, pipeline performance, or developer productivity.
• Experience with data governance, metadata management, data lineage, privacy, security, and access controls.
• Experience supporting federal health data systems, regulatory science, or other regulated data environments.
• Databricks, AWS Cloud, or data engineering technical certification.