Senior Data Engineer

Software Guidance & Assistance, Inc., (SGA), is searching for a Senior Data Engineer for a Contract assignment with one of our premier Financial Services clients in Hoboken, NJ . The Senior Data Engineer is part of a Corporate Analytics team responsible for supporting data and analytics solutions for Corporate Functions. This individual will collaborate with analytics team to design and implement corporate data strategy, ensuring reliable data infrastructure and creating data solutions for variety of business use cases. Responsibilities :

• Create and maintain highly scalable data pipelines across Azure Data Lake Storage, and Azure Synapse using Data Factory, Databricks and Apache Spark/Scala
• Responsible for managing a growing cloud-based data ecosystem and reliability of our Corporate datalake and analytics data mart
• Contribute to the continued evolution of Corporate Analytics Platform and Integrated data model.
• Identify gaps and weaknesses in our data stack and continue to guide learning advancements for the team
• Provide technical expertise and leadership to Data Engineering team in all phases of work including analysis, design and architecture to develop and implement cutting-edge solutions.
• Negotiate and influence changes outside of the team that continuously shape and improve the Data strategy

• 7+ years of experience in tier 1 or 2 IT services companies or Tier 1 captives
• 7 years of experience implementing analytics data Solutions leveraging Azure Data Factory, Databricks, Logic Apps, ML Studio, Datalake and Synapse
• Working experience with Scala, Python or R
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related disciplines.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Domain knowledge in one of more of Corporate functions such as HR, Finance, Real Estate is preferred
• Excellent Problem solving skills with innovative and proactive approach
• Ability to recommend and implement best practices and processes