Database Engineer - Information Technology - Analysts

A client of Innova Solutions is immediately hiring for a Database Engineer
.

Position type:
Full-time Contract (W2)
Role:
Database Engineer
Duration: 4+ months Contract
Location :
New York, NY – Remote role

Must have Skills – Python, Spark / PySpark, RESTful APIs, API versioning, input validation, pagination, and error standards in Python using FastAPI / Django / Flask, Airflow, Dagster, or similar.

Primary Skill Required for the Role:

• 5+ years of experience in Data Engineering or equivalent combination of education, training, and hands‑on experience
• 5+ years of strong hands‑on programming experience in Python, with the ability to build production‑grade data pipelines, reusable frameworks, and data processing components
• 4+ years of hands on experience in Spark / PySpark, building and optimizing spark pipelines.
• 2+ years of hands on experience building backend systems, implementing RESTful APIs, API versioning, input validation, pagination, and error standards in Python using FastAPI / Django / Flask
• Exposure to data orchestration and pipeline tools (e.g., Airflow, Dagster, or similar)

Details:

• Architect and scale data platforms
  - Design and evolve enterprise data platforms, pipelines, and storage systems (warehouses/lake houses), applying strong data modeling techniques to support scalable analytics across diverse data sources.
• Build robust data pipelines and ingestion frameworks
  - Develop reusable ETL/ELT frameworks and connectors to ingest and process structured and unstructured data using distributed processing systems (e.g., Spark/PySpark) for batch and streaming workloads.
• Develop production‑grade data services
  - Implement reliable backend systems and RESTful APIs in Python, ensuring best practices in code quality, performance optimization, testing, and maintainability.
• Ensure data reliability, governance, and operational excellence
  - Manage pipeline orchestration, monitoring, and lifecycle using tools like Airflow, while enforcing data quality, lineage, security, and compliance standards.
• Drive end‑to‑end data engineering projects, solve complex problems, collaborate with cross‑functional teams, and provide technical leadership and mentorship to engineers.

The ideal candidate will have: Python, Spark / PySpark, RESTful APIs, API versioning, input validation, pagination, and error standards in Python using FastAPI / Django / Flask, Airflow, Dagster, or similar.

PAY RANGE AND BENEFITS:

Pay Range*: $60 - $65/- per hour

* Pay range offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors, including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc.

Benefits: Innova Solutions offers benefits (based on eligibility) that include the following:
Medical & pharmacy coverage, Dental/vision insurance, 401(k), Health saving account (HSA) and Flexible spending account (FSA), Life Insurance, Pet Insurance, Short term and Long term Disability, Accident & Critical illness coverage, Pre-paid legal &  protection, Sick time, and other types of paid leaves (as required by law), Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

ABOUT INNOVA SOLUTIONS: Founded in 1998 and headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, Innova Solutions employs approximately 50,000 professionals worldwide and reports an annual revenue approaching $3 Billion. Through our global delivery centers across North America, Asia, and Europe, we deliver strategic technology and business transformation solutions to our clients, enabling them to operate as leaders within their fields.

Recent Recognitions:

• Named One of America’s Best Employers for New Grads by Forbes (2024)
• Named One of the Best Companies to Work for by U.S. News & World Report (Private Companies List, )
• One of the Largest IT Staffing Firms in…