Data Engineer Job at Kforce Technology Staffing, Birmingham, AL

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  • Kforce Technology Staffing
  • Birmingham, AL

Job Description

Salary: $123,000 - 163,000 per year Requirements:

  • We require 5+ years of experience in Data Engineering, Data Integration, or Big Data engineering settings.
  • We need strong hands-on expertise with Snowflake, Kafka, SQL, big data platforms, ingestion frameworks, Cloudera, and Qlik Replicate and/or Precisely Connect.
  • We look for experience designing and supporting enterprise-grade data ingestion pipelines.
  • We expect a solid understanding of source-to-target validation and data quality testing practices.
  • We value the ability to independently diagnose and resolve complex data and integration problems.
  • We need excellent communication skills, including the ability to question assumptions, ask clarifying questions, and navigate ambiguous requirements.
  • We prefer experience working in Agile or other fast-paced enterprise delivery environments.
  • We prefer background in banking, financial services, or another regulated industry.
  • We prefer familiarity with data lake modernization efforts and legacy-to-modern data migration projects.
  • We prefer experience operating within large enterprise engineering organizations.
Responsibilities:
  • We design, develop, test, and maintain enterprise data ingestion pipelines.
  • We build and refine large-scale data movement and integration workflows.
  • We work with both structured and semi-structured data across modern data platforms.
  • We support migration efforts from on-premises systems into Snowflake-based data lake environments.
  • We perform source-to-target reconciliation and data quality validation.
  • We investigate and resolve complex data integration and ingestion issues.
  • We partner with team leads, engineers, and business stakeholders to clarify needs and surface risks or gaps early.
  • We communicate data mismatches, pipeline disruptions, and integration concerns clearly and promptly.
  • We contribute to time-sensitive delivery efforts and production support activities.
  • We help advance engineering best practices for data quality, ingestion reliability, and platform scalability.
Technologies:
  • Big Data
  • Support
  • Kafka
  • Qlik
  • SQL
  • Snowflake
  • AI
  • LESS

More:

We are supporting a high-profile enterprise data modernization initiative within a large banking environment, and this role is remote. The position is a contract opportunity with direct exposure to engineering leadership and technical leads, focused on accelerating strategic data migration and ingestion as we move from on-premises systems to a modern Snowflake-based data lake architecture. We offer comprehensive benefits to eligible employees, including medical, dental, and vision insurance, HSA, FSA, 401(k), and life, disability, and ADD coverage, with paid time off available for salaried personnel and paid sick leave for eligible hourly Service Contract Act roles. This role is not eligible for bonuses, incentives, or commissions.

last updated 20 week of 2026

Job Tags

Hourly pay, Full time, Contract work

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