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Senior Data Engineer

Summary

Design and build scalable data pipelines, warehouses, and lakes using Python, SQL, Spark, and cloud platforms to power analytics and decision-making.


About the Job

As a Senior Data Engineer at Aspire, you will be responsible for designing, building, and optimizing scalable data platforms that support analytics, reporting, and business-critical decision-making. You will develop robust data pipelines, manage cloud-based data solutions, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver reliable, secure, and high-performance data architectures aligned with business objectives and modern data engineering best practices.

What You'll Do

  • Design, develop, and maintain scalable ETL/ELT pipelines for structured and unstructured data.

  • Build and optimize batch and real-time data processing workflows.

  • Design and implement robust data models, data warehouses, and data lakes.

  • Integrate data from multiple sources, including APIs, databases, cloud services, and third-party applications.

  • Ensure data quality, consistency, integrity, and security across the organization's data platforms.

  • Optimize the performance of data pipelines, SQL queries, and large-scale data processing systems.

  • Collaborate with Analytics, Business Intelligence, and Data Science teams to deliver trusted datasets for reporting and insights.

  • Work closely with Software Engineering and DevOps teams to build reliable and scalable data infrastructure.

  • Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting to ensure data pipeline reliability and operational excellence.

  • Participate in designing and evolving the organization's data architecture and engineering standards.

  • Mentor junior data engineers by sharing technical knowledge and promoting engineering best practices.

  • Document data flows, architecture, and technical implementations to support knowledge sharing and maintainability.

What You'll Need

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field.

  • 5+ years of experience in Data Engineering or a similar role.

  • Strong expertise in SQL and relational databases such as Oracle, PostgreSQL, SQL Server, and MySQL.

  • Hands-on experience with Apache Airflow, Apache Kafka, Apache Spark, or similar data engineering technologies.

  • Strong programming skills in Python, Java, or Scala.

  • Experience with cloud data warehouse solutions such as Snowflake, Amazon Redshift, Google BigQuery, or Azure Synapse Analytics.

  • Strong understanding of ETL/ELT processes, data modeling, and data integration best practices.

  • Experience working with large-scale distributed data systems.

  • Familiarity with cloud platforms such as AWS, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud Platform (GCP).

  • Experience using Git or other version control systems.

  • Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.

  • Experience with real-time streaming technologies such as Kafka, Flink, or Spark Streaming is a plus

  • Knowledge of modern data lake platforms, including Delta Lake and Databricks is a plus

  • Experience with Docker and Kubernetes is a plus

  • Familiarity with BI and visualization tools such as Power BI, Tableau, or Looker is a plus

  • Experience implementing CI/CD pipelines for data engineering workflows is a plus

  • Understanding of data governance, security, privacy, and compliance practices is a plus

  • Experience working in Agile or Scrum environments.

  • Awareness or knowledge of IT security best practices as defined by ISO / SOC or similar.

Why Aspire
In addition to a competitive long-term total compensation with salary and performance-based bonus, we have a reward philosophy that expands beyond this.
  • Be part of a (Remote is here-to stay) organization
  • Work and learn from great minds.
  • Explore new opportunities to learn and grow everyday by attending technical and nontechnical training.
  • Get market exposure by working with international tech leaders.
  • Nursery reimbursement benefit.
  • Attend virtual and onsite international tech conference.
  • Exposure to work in an IT environment that adheres to rigorous security and compliance standards defined by ISO / SOC.





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