Job Title: Data Engineer
Hiring Company: Epik Solutions

Location: Remote - USA
Employment Type: Long Term Contract
Pay Rate Range: $55/hr-$57/hr on W2

Job Description:

Key Responsibilities

Design, develop, and support end to end data pipelines from source systems through curated analytics datasets
Build and optimize batch and incremental pipelines using Spark based technologies
Implement lakehouse and data warehouse design patterns, including layered/medallion architectures and dimensional models
Develop data transformations using Python and PySpark, including joins, aggregations, window functions, deduplication
Leverage Delta Lake features (e.g., ACID transactions, MERGE, schema evolution, partitioning, optimization) to ensure scalable and reliable data processing
Deliver and operate solutions in Databricks, including jobs/workflows, cluster usage, performance tuning, and production support
Build and support data solutions including Lakehouse/Warehouse assets, Pipelines, notebooks, and operational monitoring
Ensure pipelines are production ready with monitoring, alerting, error handling, reruns, and clear operational documentation
Troubleshoot and resolve performance, data quality, and reliability issues in production environments
Experience in Oracle Cloud
Collaborate with reporting, analytics, and business stakeholders to deliver trusted, analytics ready datasets

Required Technical Experience

Data Engineering (General)
- Strong experience delivering end to end data engineering solutions in production
- Deep understanding of ETL/ELT patterns, incremental processing, and data quality controls
Big Data & Lakehouse
- Hands on experience with Delta Lake and large scale data processing concepts
- Experience designing and operating layered data architectures (e.g., bronze/silver/gold)
Databricks
- Practical, hands on experience using Databricks for production workloads
- Experience with job orchestration, performance tuning, and operational support
Programming
- Strong Python and PySpark experience for data transformations
- Solid SQL skills for data modeling, transformations, and analytics use cases
Data Modeling
- Experience designing dimensional (star) schemas, curated analytical datasets, and reporting friendly data structures

Desired / Nice to Have Experience

Modernizing or migrating legacy ETL/BI solutions to cloud platforms
Performance and cost optimization in Azure environments
Experience supporting analytics, BI, or reporting teams
Familiarity with CI/CD and environment promotion (Dev/Test/Prod)

Epik Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment. All employment decisions at Epik are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications and merit, without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, parental status, military service, or any other status protected by applicable law or regulations. Epik participates in the E-Verify program.

Data Engineer - Remote

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