Cloud Data Engineer

Software Guidance & Assistance, Inc., (SGA), is searching for a Cloud Data Engineerfor a contract assignment with one of our premier financial services clients in San Francisco, CA .
Responsibilities :

• Designs, develops, modifies, tests and automation used to provide data warehouse and business intelligence applications solutions. This includes design, development, architecture recommendations, quality management, metadata and repository creation, trouble-shooting problems and tuning warehouse applications. Develops transition and implementation plans. Recommends changes in development, maintenance and standards.
• Contributes to the design, development, testing, implementation, and review of complex data warehouse and business intelligence solutions
• Develops all or part of complex data warehouse applications, develops software from established requirements, builds reports and dashboards, plans and coordinates work of lower level programmers to meet delivery commitments, creates prototypes; offers insight on the feasibility of system designs
• Contributes to the design of technology infrastructure and configurations, recommends process improvements
• Reviews complex patches and new versions of data warehouse applications. Implements complex software packages and deploys code
• Key participant in cross-functional team initiatives and process improvement projects.

Required Skills :

• 5 to 9+ years of relevant work experience
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
• Expert in developing and analyzing complex SQL on a variety of RDBMS (Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle)
• Expert knowledge of data modeling and understanding of different data structures and their benefits and limitations under particular use cases
• Experience with ETL tools (Informatica)
• Ability to create quality ERD's (entity-relationship diagrams)
• Excellent writing skills for writing user and system documentation
• AWS Cloud Data Warehousing Technologies
  • Experience using core AWS services to build and support data warehouse solutions leveraging AWS architecture best practices (S3, DMS, Glue, Lambda)
  • Development/modeling experience with Amazon Redshift
  • Experience using the AWS service APIs, AWS CLI, and SDKs to build applications
  • Proficiency in developing, deploying, and debugging cloud-based applications using AWS
  • Ability to use a CI/CD pipeline to deploy applications on AWS (GitLab, Terraform, DBMaestro)
  • Ability to apply a basic understanding of cloud-native applications to write code
  • Proficiency writing code for serverless applications
  • Ability to write code using AWS security best practices (e.g., not using secret and access keys in the code, instead using IAM roles)
  • Ability to author, maintain, and debug code modules on AWS
• Experience with visualization tools (Tableau)
• Experience creating scripts with Python
• Experience working on an Agile team
• Understanding of application lifecycle management
• Understanding of the use of containers in the development process.

SGA is a technology and resource solutions provider driven to stand out. We are a women-owned business. Our mission: to solve big IT problems with a more personal, boutique approach. Each year, we match consultants like you to more than 1,000 engagements. When we say let's work better together, we mean it. You'll join a diverse team built on these core values: customer service, employee development, and quality and integrity in everything we do. Be yourself, love what you do and find your passion at work. Please find us at https://sgainc.com/ .
SGA is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of Race, Color, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, Religion, National Origin, Disability, Veteran Status, Age, Marital Status, Pregnancy, Genetic Information, or Other Legally Protected Status. We are committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, and our services, programs, and activities. Please visit our company EEO page to request an accommodation or assistance regarding our policy.