Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Deltek is a recognized global standard for project-based businesses, delivering software and information solutions to help organizations achieve their purpose. As a Sr Data Engineer, you will design and implement robust data architectures for enterprise platforms, ensuring data quality and reliability while collaborating with data science and analytics teams.
Responsibilities
- Design and implement data architecture for enterprise data platforms (data lakes, warehouses, lakehouse architectures)
- Build scalable data pipelines using modern ETL/ELT frameworks (e.g., Airflow, DBT); ensure data quality, reliability, and performance
- Implement Change Data Capture (CDC) and real-time streaming solutions using technologies such as Kafka and Spark Streaming
- Optimize data infrastructure for performance and cost, including partitioning, compression, and caching strategies
- Establish data governance practices: data lineage, quality monitoring, schema management, and access controls
- Lead technical initiatives for data platform modernization; evaluate and adopt new technologies and tools
- Mentor junior data engineers, conduct code reviews, and establish best practices
- Collaborate with data science and analytics teams to deliver data solutions for advanced analytics
- Support compliance requirements for data security, privacy, and regulatory needs (e.g., GDPR, SOC2)
Skills
- 5+ years of data engineering experience building large-scale data platforms on cloud infrastructure
- Extensive experience with cloud data platforms: AWS (Redshift, Glue, EMR, S3), Azure (Synapse, Data Factory, ADLS), or GCP (BigQuery, Dataflow, GCS)
- Expertise in SQL; proficiency in Python or Scala; experience with Spark for distributed data processing
- Hands-on experience with data pipeline orchestration tools (Airflow, DBT, Luigi, or similar)
- Experience with streaming platforms (Kafka, Kinesis, Pub/Sub) and event-driven architectures
- Deep knowledge of relational databases (PostgreSQL, Oracle, SQL Server) and NoSQL databases (MongoDB, Cassandra, DynamoDB)
- Strong skills in dimensional modeling, data normalization, and schema design
- Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools (Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar)
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
- This position requires US Citizenship
- Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
- Experience with data compliance requirements (FedRAMP, ITAR, HIPAA)
- Experience with lakehouse platforms (Databricks, Delta Lake)
- Experience with CDC tools (GoldenGate, Debezium)
- Oracle Cloud experience
Benefits
- Incentive compensation
- Equity
- Healthcare benefits
- A 401(k) plan and company match
- Paid vacation time and holidays
- Well-living programs
- Short-term and long-term disability coverage
- Basic life insurance
- Tuition reimbursement
Company Overview
Deltek is an enterprise software and information solutions provider for professional services firms and government contractors. It is a sub-organization of Roper Technologies. It was founded in 1983, and is headquartered in Herndon, Virginia, USA, with a workforce of 1001-5000 employees. Its website is http://www.deltek.com.