TEKsystems

Lead Data Engineer

TEKsystems  •  $50 - $80/hr  •  Madison, WI (Hybrid)  •  46 minutes ago
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Job Description

  • Mentors an engineering team to meet project deadlines and priorities. • Supervises assigned data engineering team members & activities. • Ensures the quality, completeness, security, privacy, and integrity of data throughout the data lifecycle. • Documents critical workflows and operational support aspects of team’s responsibilities • Develops deep understanding of data sources, granularity, availability, and limitations. • Provides proactive technical oversight and advice to application architecture and development teams fostering re-use, design for scale, stability, and operational efficiency of data/analytical solutions. • Creates maintainable, scalable code to load and manipulate data in the data warehouse. • Facilitates communication upward and across project teams and business stakeholders. • Demonstrated experience providing customer-driven solutions, support or service. • Must have GCP experience for this position. • In-depth knowledge of SQL or NoSQL and experience using a variety of data stores (e.g. RDBMS, analytic database, scalable document stores) • Extensive hands-on Python programming experience, with an emphasis towards building ETL workflows and data-driven solutions. • Able to employ design patterns and generalize code to address common use cases. • Capable of authoring robust, high quality, reusable code and contributing to the division’s inventory of libraries. • Expertise in big data batch computing tools (e.g. Hadoop or Spark), with demonstrated experience developing distributed data processing solutions. • Knowledge of open source machine learning toolkits, such as sklearn, SparkML, or H2O. • Solid data understanding and business acumen in the data rich industries like insurance or financial • Applied knowledge of data modeling principles (e.g. dimensional modeling and star schemas). • Strong understanding of database internals, such as indexes, binary logging, and transactions. • Experience using tools for infrastructure-as-code (e.g. Docker, CloudFormation, Terraform, etc.) • Experience with software engineering tools and workflows (i.e. Jenkins, CI/CD, git). • Practical experience authoring and consuming web services.

Skills

GCP, Phyton, SQL, ML

Top Skills Details

GCP,Phyton,SQL,ML

Additional Skills & Qualifications

Would like to convert this person full time - would need to work a Hybrid schedule from one of AmFam's offices. Ideally think Madison or Boston. • Senior position with experience of 8-10 years • Business facing • Working on new projects: AI, Sales, Marketing and Customer Analytics • Team: 15 people on team Position doesn't have any "management" responsibilities • Will mentor other engineers; provide best practices • Expert knowledge on GCP, SQL and Python is a must • Working knowledge of distributed system in cloud and ML (Machine Learning engineering) is a plus; soft skills (communication to business side) • Possibility of converting to FTE, may convert 3-6 months • Backfill position • 70-75% development; 30% mentoring Need Full Legal name Full Home address Phone Number Email Address

Experience Level

Expert Level

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract position based out of Madison, WI.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $50.00 - $80.00/hr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

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 hybrid position in Madison,WI.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Sep 24, 2026.

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.

San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in the city and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Massachusetts Lie Detector: It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI): We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applications and qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, you acknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.

TEKsystems

About TEKsystems

We’re TEKsystems and TEKsystems Global Services. We accelerate business transformation for our customers, so they can capitalize on change and master the momentum of technology. Our expertise in strategy, design, execution and operations unlocks business value through a range of solutions. 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.

Industry
IT & Software
Company Size
10,000+ employees
Headquarters
Hanover, MD
Year Founded
1983
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