**Senior Data Engineer (Python/SQL/DB2/Postgres/Cyber/Kafka)** **Westlake, TX** **Type:** Contract **Category:** Data **Industry:** Financial Services **Reference ID:** JN -012025-92577 **Date Posted:** 03/01/2025 **Shortcut:** http://careers.eliassen.com/PslQjT + Description + Recommended Jobs **Description:** *Hybrid in Westlake, TX* Our client is seeking a talented senior engineer to support the enablement and prevention of cyber risks, such as fraud, bad actors, as well as data leaks / prevention of all of the above. We're seeking to hire someone who knows databases, modeling, and has a good mindset for different business processes in the IT sector. _Due to client requirement, applicants must be willing and able to work on a w2 basis. For our w2 consultants, we offer a great benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits, 401k with company matching, and life insurance._ _Rate: $50 - $60 / hr. w2_ **Responsibilities:** * Develop with Python or SQL solutions to migrate DB2 into Postgres environments * Develop new data APIs / services and recommend new solutions for our cloud / analytics processing engines as well as our data warehouses * Mentor juniors when needed, perform assessments / implementations and validate data processing engines to ensure the best security possible * Be willing to learn new things (I.E. within cyber security, mainframe, or modern cloud/analytics/data related technologies) **Experience Requirements:** * 8+ years of relevant experience working tools such as ETL / SQL (Informatica/DataStage/Snowflake/data movement say between different RDMBS and/or monitoring tools, file stores, warehouses, et cetera) * Proven skills with cloud, development, data marts, experience working with DevOps teams, Business Analysts, different dashboards, and working with CICD related tool stacks (I.E. Maven, Jenkins, et cetera) * Proven abilities working to build out data lakes within cloud (I.E. AWS/Snowflake/Azure/GCP) * High proficiency in AT LEAST one major database and/or mainframe system (I.E. Postgres, Oracle, DB2, et cetera) **Education Requirements:** * Bachelors Degree in technology adjacent field (Engineering/Computer Science) *** Interview will include heavycomplex SQL query coding challenges as well as PostgreSQL and shell questions, to do well, candidates must hold the required experience, education, as well as hold strong experience with ETL / Streaming (I.E. Kafka, Spark, Adeptia, or Alteryx) *** _Skills, experience, and other compensable factors will be considered when determining pay rate. The pay range provided in this posting reflects a W2 hourly rate; other employment options may be available that may result in pay outside of the provided range._ _W2 employees of Eliassen Group who are regularly scheduled to work 30 or more hours per week are eligible for the following benefits: medical (choice of 3 plans), dental, vision, pre-tax accounts, other voluntary benefits including life and disability insurance, 401(k) with match, and sick time if required by law in the worked-in state/locality._ _Please be advised- If anyone reaches out to you about an open position connected with Eliassen Group, please confirm that they have an Eliassen.com email address and never provide personal or financial information to anyone who is not clearly associated with Eliassen Group. If you have any indication of fraudulent activity, please contact InfoSec@eliassen.com._ _About Eliassen Group:_ _Eliassen Group is a leading strategic consulting company for human-powered solutions. For over 30 years, Eliassen has helped thousands of companies reach further and achieve more with their technology solutions, financial, risk & compliance, and advisory solutions, and clinical solutions. With offices from coast to coast and throughout Europe, Eliassen provides a local community presence, balanced with international reach. Eliassen Group strives to positively impact the lives of their employees, clients, consultants, and the communities in which they operate._ _Eliassen Group is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status._ _Don’t miss out on our referral program! If we hire a candidate that you refer us to then you can be eligible for a $1,000 referral check!_