Robert Half is hiring: Data Engineer in Seattle

We are offering a long-term contract employment opportunity for a Data Engineer in the Hospitality industry, located in Seattle, Washington. As a Data Engineer, you will be responsible for developing, maintaining, and testing infrastructures for data generation. You will work closely with data architects and will be required to have in-depth knowledge of data-related technologies.

Key responsibilities:

-         Develop and maintain robust + scalable data pipelines to ingest, process and transform large data sets using variety of tools like Python, Snowflake and Bash, but not limited to those.

-         ML Ops Integration: Implement ML Ops practices to streamline the deployment, monitoring, and management of machine learning models in production environments

-         Cloud Services: Utilize AWS or other cloud services as required for Data Engineering, Data Science and ML modelling

-         Dev Ops Practices: Apply modern software development practices including CI / CD, Version Control and automated testing to ensure efficient and reliable data engineering process

-         Collaboration: Work closely with cross-functional teams, including data scientists, analysts and business stakeholders, to understand data requirements and deliver robust, scalable data pipelines based on those requirements

-         Documentation: Maintain comprehensive documentation of data workflows, pipelines and processes

-         Performance Optimization: Continuously monitor and optimize data processes and systems for performance, scalability and cost-efficiency

Qualifications:

-         Education: Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, Engineering or related field

-         Experience: Minimum 5 years of experience in data engineering or related role, with a proven record of building and maintaining data pipelines and infrastructure

-         SQL Skills: Advanced proficiency in SQL and experience with relational databases like Snowflake, Oracle

-         Programming: Strong programming skills in Python or similar language, with experience in developing data processing scripts and applications

-         Scripting: Proficiency in bash scripting for automating data workflows and processes

-         Cloud Services: Hands-on experience with AWS or other cloud platforms, including services like S3, EC2, RDS, Lambda and Glue

-         Dev Ops and ML Ops: Hands on experience with modern software development practices, CI / CD pipelines for data and machine learning workflows

-         Analytical Skills: Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with ability to translate business requirements into technical solutions

-         Communication: Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in a remote and distributed team environment

Preferred Qualifications:

-         Visualization: Experience with data visualization tools like Power BI, Tableau or similar platforms

-         Machine Learning: Experience with machine learning frameworks and libraries such as TensorFlow, PyTorch or Scikit-learn

-         Certifications: Relevant certifications in Snowflake, AWS, Data Engineering, or machine Learning