Data Engineer

AVA Consulting is seeking a Data Engineer

Location: Austin, TX (Hybrid)

U.S. Citizens and those authorized to work in the U.S. are encouraged to apply. We are unable to sponsor at this time.

Job Description:

• We are seeking a Contract Data Engineer to support a critical data migration initiative. The engineer will be responsible for analyzing large HDM (Hierarchical Data Models) tables, understanding their logic/code, and converting them into production-ready Data Warehouse (DW) tables. The primary objective is to decommission HDMs from our environment and ensure smooth integration into our enterprise DW platform.

Responsibilities:

• Review and analyze existing HDM tables and associated transformation logic.
• Re-engineer HDM structures into optimized Data Warehouse tables.
• Design and build automated ETL/ELT data pipelines for production.
• Document transformation processes to ensure transparency and knowledge transfer.
• Collaborate with data architects and stakeholders to validate business requirements.
• Ensure high data quality, consistency, and performance in migrated datasets.

Required Skills & Experience:

• Proven experience as a Data Engineer (3 5+ years).
• Strong SQL expertise with experience in handling large, complex data sets.
• Hands-on experience with Data Warehousing platforms (Snowflake, Redshift, BigQuery, Teradata, or equivalent).
• Proficiency in ETL/ELT tools (Informatica, dbt, Airflow, Talend, etc.).
• Strong programming skills in Python/Scala/Java for data processing.
• Experience building or contributing to REST APIs
• Strong hands-on experience with SQL and relational databases; familiarity with NoSQL databases is a plus
• Practical experience building, maintaining, or supporting data pipelines, ETL workflows, batch processing, or event-driven systems
• Experience working with backend data flows, data transformation, and integration between services and data platforms
• Familiarity with distributed systems or asynchronoevent-driven architectures is a plus
• Solid understanding of data modeling concepts (star schema, dimensional modeling, normalization).

Nice to Have:

• Prior experience with HDM systems and migration to modern DW.
• Cloud platform knowledge (AWS/Google Cloud Platform/Azure).
• Experience in documenting and handing off data migration projects.

NOTE: Interested Candidates can apply by sending their Updated Resume and Contact Details.

Ron Tolson

AVA Consulting

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