Data Engineer

Job Title: Data Engineer – Informatica IDMC, Snowflake & Azure Location: Remote (U.S.) Employment Type: Contract (W2 through ZipStaff — No C2C or 1099) About the Opportunity: ZipStaff is seeking a hands-on Data Engineer to design and build enterprise data pipelines for a leading professional-services firm (audit, tax, and advisory). This role sits in a firm-wide Data & Analytics function focused on accurate reporting and actionable insights. You will develop and manage data pipelines — not oversee a team that does the work. Collaboration includes teams in the U.S. and Ireland, so schedule flexibility across time zones is required. What You’ll Do: - Design, develop, and maintain data pipelines for storage, processing, and enterprise delivery. - Extract data from multiple sources, transform it, and load it into target platforms. - Integrate data from databases, warehouses, APIs, and external systems. - Apply cleansing, aggregation, filtering, and enrichment so data is usable and consistent. - Optimize pipelines for performance, scalability, and efficiency. - Implement data-quality checks for accuracy, consistency, and completeness. - Collaborate with architects, data scientists, AI engineers, and analysts on quality, security, and governance. - Monitor and tune data systems; resolve bottlenecks; apply caching and indexing where needed. Required Qualifications: - 8+ years of hands-on data engineering (data modeling, ETL/ELT, integration, MDM/entity management, data quality, warehousing, analytics/BI, and governance). - Hands-on pipeline development — not oversight, support-only, or people-management of data teams. - Extensive experience with Informatica IDMC (CIH, DIH, CDGC, MDM, Data Quality). - Extensive experience with Snowflake. - Extensive Microsoft data-stack experience: SQL Server, Synapse, Azure Data Factory, Azure Databricks. - Proficiency in SQL plus C#, Python, and/or Java. - Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or equivalent. - Ability to work 100% remote and coordinate with U.S. and Ireland teams (schedule flexibility required). - Must be a U.S. Citizen or Green Card holder (no sponsorship now or in the future). Preferred Qualifications: - Azure / Snowflake / Informatica certifications. - Power BI, Microsoft Fabric, Cosmos DB, or HDInsight. - Professional-services, accounting, client-service, or managed-services background. About ZipStaff: ZipStaff partners with leading organizations to connect skilled technology professionals with high-impact contract opportunities. We focus on quality matches and long-term success. To apply, please submit your resume highlighting hands-on Informatica IDMC, Snowflake, ADF/Databricks, and pipeline development work.