Data Engineer (AWS, Azure, GCP)

CapTech is an award-winning consulting firm that helps clients achieve business outcomes through technology. The Data Engineer - Cloud role develops and maintains cloud-based data pipelines and products, advises clients on cloud technologies and methodologies, and collaborates with technical and business stakeholders to design effective data architectures.

Responsibilities

Developing data pipelines and other data products using Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

Advising clients on specific technologies and methodologies for utilizing cloud resources to efficiently ingest and process data quickly

Utilizing your skills in engineering best practices to solve complex data problems

Collaborating with end users, development staff, and business analysts to ensure that prospective data architecture plans maximize the value of client data across the organization

Articulating architectural differences between solution methods and the advantages/disadvantages of each

Benefits

Customizable career progression

Generous PTO

Health coverage

Disability insurance

Paid family leave

Flexible work environment and work-life balance support

Remote work when compatible with CapTech and client needs

Learning & Development programs offering certification and tuition support, digital on-demand learning courses, mentorship, and skill development paths

Modern Health mental health and well-being platform providing 1:1 care, group support sessions, and self-serve resources for employees and their families

Carrot Fertility inclusive fertility and family-forming coverage for all paths to parenthood, including adoption, surrogacy, fertility treatments, and pregnancy, with opportunities for employer-sponsored funds to help pay for care

Fringe company-paid stipend program for personalized lifestyle benefits, including options such as student loan repayment, travel, fitness, Netflix, Spotify, and GrubHub

Employee Resource Groups

Opportunities to engage in philanthropic partnerships and pro-bono projects that support communities

401(k) matching with no vesting period

Company

Technology consulting firm for organizations

Richmond, Virginia, USA

http://www.captechconsulting.com/

Founded in 1997

1001-5000 employees

Qualifications

Experience delivering solutions on a major cloud platform

Ability to think strategically and relate architectural decisions/recommendations to business needs and client culture

Experience in the design and implementation of data architecture solutions

A wide range of production database experience, usually including substantial SQL expertise, database administration, and scripting data pipelines

Ability to assess and utilize traditional and modern architectural components required based on business needs

A demonstrable ability to deliver production data pipelines and other data products. This could be hands on experience, degree, certification, bootcamp, or other learning

Languages: SQL, Python, Java, R, C# / C++ / C

Database: SQL Server, PostgreSQL, Snowflake, Redshift, Aurora, Presto, BigQuery, Oracle

DevOps: git, docker, subversion, Kubernetes, Jenkins

Additional Technologies: Spark, Databricks, Kafka, Kinesis, Hadoop, Lambda, EMR

Popular Certifications: AWS Cloud Practitioner, Microsoft Azure Data Fundamentals, Google Associate Cloud Engineer

At this time, CapTech cannot transfer nor sponsor a work visa for this position. Applicants must be authorized to work directly for any employer in the United States without visa sponsorship

Required skills

Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Data Architecture, Data Pipelines, SQL, Database Administration, Python, Snowflake, Redshift, Apache Spark, Apache Kafka

Preferred skills

Strategic Thinking

Experience

Mid level