Data Engineer- Manager

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KPMG is currently seeking a Data Engineer to join our Audit Technology Alliance organization.

• Take ownership of designing and implementing data pipelines focused on context engineering, transforming vast amounts of structured (e.g., transactional) and unstructured client data into high-quality inputs for our AI solutions
• Set the standard for data engineering excellence, establishing and evangelizing best practices for processing and modeling diverse data sets to be analyzed by advanced generative AI agents
• Serve as a key subject matter expert, collaborating closely with AI and solution architecture teams to define and deliver the specific data schemas and contextual payloads required by our AI orchestration frameworks
• Support the development of Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) and context engineering pipelines from audit knowledge sources and the integration into AI agent workflows; design and implement the use of metadata across knowledge systems to drive the use of context
• Champion data quality by developing and implementing rigorous validation frameworks to ensure the reliability of all data sources, which is critical for generating verifiable AI outputs
• Drive the product forward by prototyping and evolving data engineering strategies, pioneering techniques to handle complex data relationships and keep our context engineering capabilities state-of-the-art

• Minimum five years of recent professional experience in data engineering, with a proven track record of building data solutions that support AI-driven or advanced analytics systems
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university; master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field is preferred
• Deep expertise in designing and building data pipelines that process both structured and unstructured data, preparing it for advanced AI consumption using cloud platforms like Databricks and Microsoft Fabric
• Experience in data preparation and structuring for Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) systems, with hands-on knowledge of tools like Azure AI Search and understanding of data integration into AI agent workflows
• Strong, independent programming skills in Python and significant experience with microservice architecture, including building data APIs and interacting with asynchronous messaging systems
• Proficiency with Agile methodologies and SDLC tools (Azure Dev Ops, Git, CI/CD) with strong problem-solving skills to articulate complex data concepts and influence technical direction

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