Data Engineering Consultant - Python​/Snowflake

Overview

We are seeking a highly capable Data Engineer Consultant to partner closely with a specialized Credit team that maintains a tight?knit, collaborative culture. This role is fully embedded within their group and will support the modernization, stabilization, and future development of data solutions used across their investment and underwriting workflows.

• Operate as an integrated member of the Credit team, adapting to their collaborative culture and fast-paced environment.
• Assess existing Python applications and Snowflake integrations; identify areas of technical debt, architectural gaps, and design flaws.
• Refactor, redesign, or recreate applications and data pipelines to align with best practices and enterprise engineering standards.
• Develop new functionality and enhance existing features in response to evolving business needs.
• Implement scalable, secure, and maintainable data engineering solutions leveraging Python, Snowflake, and related technologies.
• Establish and enforce coding standards, data governance practices, and solution design frameworks.
• Collaborate with credit analysts, operations, risk, and technology partners to translate requirements into technical solutions.
• Support ongoing maintenance, troubleshooting, and optimization of the team's data ecosystem.
• Document all technical changes, architectures, and processes to ensure long-term maintainability.

• 5+ years of professional experience in data engineering, software engineering, or a related discipline.
• Strong proficiency in Python
  , including application development, packaging, and integration patterns.
• Hands-on experience with Snowflake (SnowSQL, Snowpark, performance tuning, data modeling).
• Extensive experience building, maintaining, and refactoring production-grade ETL/ELT pipelines.
• Familiarity with Dev Ops practices, version control, testing frameworks, and CI/CD processes.
• Ability to redesign or re-architect legacy solutions while minimizing impact on business operations.
• Strong communication skills and comfort working in a highly collaborative onsite environment.

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