Data Engineer-Tax Platforms

Strategic Staffing Solutions is currently looking for a Data Engineer for a W2 contract opportunity!

Data Engineer II – Tax Platforms (Contract)

Location: St. Louis, MO
Work Arrangement: Hybrid (3 days onsite / 2 days remote)
Contract Duration: 6 months
Manager: Brokerage Tax Operations
This is a W2 contract position only. No C2C/No 1099 worktypes.

This role is a data-focused engineering position supporting tax platform implementations. It is not an infrastructure role. The focus is on data validation, reconciliation, testing support, and root-cause analysis for tax reporting and cost basis systems.

• Write and execute queries to test, validate, and reconcile data across systems.
• Perform detailed data reconciliation between internal platforms and vendor solutions.
• Analyze large datasets supporting tax reporting and cost basis outputs.
• Investigate data issues, identify root causes, and support remediation efforts.
• Build targeted in-house tools or automation to improve data quality and efficiency.
• Support data conversion and testing phases during system implementations.
• Partner closely with business teams throughout testing and delivery cycles.

• Strong data engineering or data validation background.
• Advanced SQL experience required;
  Oracle exposure is a plus.
• Experience with data testing, reconciliation, or system implementation support.
• Exposure to tax reporting, cost basis, or regulatory data preferred.
• Experience with tools such as Alteryx, Power BI, Python, or Power Apps is a plus.
• Comfortable working in high-accuracy, regulatory-sensitive environments.