Data Engineer

TEKsystems
$50.00 - $58.00 / hr
life insurance, sick time, 401(k), retirement plan
United States, Illinois, Chicago
Sep 05, 2025
This position is only considering local candidates at this time. No relocation is considered. This position is also not able to provide sponsorship for a work authorization and cannot consider doing C2C. Description The Data Engineer role will play a role accomplishing the following team goals: Data Centralization, Data Governance, and Data Integrity. They will be focused on building data pipelines, expanding Data Lakehouse functionality, and maintenance of the on-prem data warehouse. Duties and Responsibilities Build and maintain data pipelines using GCP tools such as Dataflow, Apache Beam, BigQuery, Cloud Composer, and Pub/Sub Ingest, transform, and store structured and unstructured data from various sources Experience with deployment in docker image and testing with pytests Write efficient, well-documented SQL and Python code for data processing and analysis Design performance-focused tables and databases, and perform volume testing and tuning of queries to ensure efficiency Build data service solutions such as data marts and designing complex models for specific business use cases Manage infrastructure as code using Terraform Monitor pipeline performance and resolve issues using Cloud Monitoring and logging Take technical direction from architects as well as collaborate with data analysts, scientists, and engineers to understand data requirements and deliver solutions Apply security best practices and ensure data is handled securely and in compliance with internal policies and procedures Participate in the on-call rotation and perform operational support tasks Exposure or experience with creating, and enhancing GCP data lakehouse preferred EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE: Minimum Required Education: BS in Information Technology, Computer Science or a related technical field Minimum Required Experience: 3 - 4 years of experience as a data engineer with cloud platform (GCP required, AWS and Azure in addition to GCP are nice to have) 3 - 4 years minimum experience with relational databases such as MS-SQL, Postgres, or Oracle 2 - 3 years of experience with NoSQL databases such as Capella or MongoDB 1 - 2 years Python experience or similar Pay and Benefits* The pay range for this position is $50.00 - $58.00/hr. Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: * Medical, dental & vision * Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital * 401(k) Retirement Plan - Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available * Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) * Short and long-term disability * Health Spending Account (HSA) * Transportation benefits * Employee Assistance Program * Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave) Workplace Type This is a fully onsite position in Chicago,IL. Application Deadline This position is anticipated to close on Sep 10, 2025. h4>About TEKsystems: We're partners in transformation. We help clients activate ideas and solutions to take advantage of a new world of opportunity. We are a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 clients, including 80% of the Fortune 500, across North America, Europe and Asia. As an industry leader in Full-Stack Technology Services, Talent Services, and real-world application, we work with progressive leaders to drive change. That's the power of true partnership. TEKsystems is an Allegis Group company. The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law. About TEKsystems and TEKsystems Global Services We're a leading provider of business and technology services. We accelerate business transformation for our customers. Our expertise in strategy, design, execution and operations unlocks business value through a range of solutions. We're a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 customers, including 80% of the Fortune 500 across North America, Europe and Asia, who partner with us for our scale, full-stack capabilities and speed. We're strategic thinkers, hands-on collaborators, helping customers capitalize on change and master the momentum of technology. We're building tomorrow by delivering business outcomes and making positive impacts in our global communities. TEKsystems and TEKsystems Global Services are Allegis Group companies. Learn more at TEKsystems.com. The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.