Slalom Flex (Project Based)- Data Vault Data Engineer

Slalom is a purpose-led global business and technology consulting company delivering end-to-end solutions for clients. The Data Vault Data Engineer will support a greenfield data platform by assessing workloads, building and deploying reliable data pipelines with Databricks and dbt Cloud, and resolving production-readiness challenges. The role also involves contributing to data architecture and modeling decisions while collaborating with technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities:

• Assess existing data engineering workloads and identify technical or delivery issues
• Design, build, test, deploy, and support data pipelines using Databricks and dbt Cloud
• Remediate pipeline, workload, and production-readiness challenges
• Move priority data workloads into production with a focus on reliability, scalability, and maintainability
• Contribute to data architecture, data modeling, testing, and deployment decisions
• Partner with solution leadership, senior stakeholders, and other engineers to establish sustainable engineering and delivery practices
• Communicate technical risks, recommendations, and progress clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Work collaboratively as part of a cohesive, outcomes-focused delivery team

Requirements:

• Professional experience designing and delivering modern data engineering solutions
• Strong hands-on experience with Databricks
• Strong hands-on experience with dbt Cloud
• Data Vault experience
• Advanced SQL skills and experience developing production-grade data pipelines
• Experience with data transformation, data modeling, and ETL/ELT processes
• Ability to assess existing workloads, troubleshoot delivery issues, and implement practical solutions
• Experience working in consulting, client-facing, or complex delivery environments
• Strong communication, collaboration, adaptability, and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work remotely during Mountain Time business hours
• Experience with Qlik Replicate or similar data ingestion tools
• Experience implementing Change Data Capture (CDC) solutions
• Experience contributing to greenfield data platform builds or cloud data modernization initiatives
• Familiarity with data quality, testing, monitoring, and deployment best practices