Candidate profile
Cloud-Native Data Engineer
KafkaCDC PipelinesCloudWatchPII TokenizationPower BIS3GlueGCPDatabricks Certified Data Engineer AssociateKinesisBatch & Streaming PipelinesIAMTime TravelDimensional ModelingSCD Type 1/2ScalaLambdaGitHubMedallion ArchitectureSLAsKafka ConnectData LineageDockerKPI DevelopmentSQLAzure Data FactoryLinux ShellRData ValidationSchema EvolutionSelf-Service Data ModelsEvent-Driven IngestionDelta LakeSnowpipe StreamingEMRCI/CD PipelinesTableauJavaSnowflakeDatabricksAWSTasksData ContractsJenkinsPythonAirflowBashTerraformStreamsSnowpipeApache Sparkdbt
Description
Data Engineer with 5+ years designing and operating cloud-native batch and streaming data platforms across AWS, Snowflake, and Databricks ecosystems. Specialized in scalable ETL/ELT, CDC pipelines, lakehouse architectures, and governed analytics platforms enabling reliable KPIs, real-time analytics, cost optimization, and enterprise data quality for cross-functional business stakeholders. The profile is located in Chicago, IL, is open to remote work, and willing to relocate anywhere in the USA.