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Akkodis

Senior Data Engineer

Contract · Remote · USA

Posted Jul 30, 2026

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Akkodis is seeking a Application Data Developer Expert with a Nebraska (Remote)-based client to join their team

Pay Range - $60-$65/hr. ; The rate may be negotiable based on experience, education, geographic location, and other factors.

  • Job Title: Application Data Developer Expert (Senior Data Engineer)
  • Location: Remote (CST)
  • Employment Type: Contract
  • Pay Rate: $60–65/hr. On W2 (Negotiable based on experience, education, and location)
  • Job Description
  • We are seeking an experienced Application Data Developer Expert (Senior Data Engineer). This role is responsible for maintaining, enhancing, and supporting a mission-critical enterprise data processing framework built on modern big data technologies. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience designing, developing, and supporting distributed data processing applications while ensuring the reliability, scalability, and performance of enterprise data pipelines.

Required Skills & Experience:

  • 7+ years of experience in enterprise Distributed Data Processing environments.
  • Strong hands-on experience with Scala development.
  • Expertise in Apache Spark and Apache ecosystem technologies.
  • Experience working with Cloudera Data Platform (CDP) or enterprise Hadoop environments.
  • Strong knowledge of Drools Rules Engine for business rule implementation.
  • Proficiency in SQL development, query optimization, and Linux environments.
  • Experience troubleshooting production issues, optimizing Spark jobs, and supporting large-scale data platforms.
  • Experience with Git and modern version control practices.

Preferred Skills:

  • Experience with Cloudera administration tools (Cloudera Manager, HDFS, YARN).
  • Medicaid or Healthcare domain experience.
  • Experience with IBM DataStage, AWS, Agile methodologies, Jira, and Confluence.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

Benefit offerings available for our associates include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, additional voluntary benefits, an EAP program, commuter benefits, and a 401K plan. Our benefit offerings provide employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. In addition, our associates may be eligible for paid leave including Paid Sick Leave or any other paid leave required by Federal, State, or local law, as well as Holiday pay where applicable. Disclaimer: These benefit offerings do not apply to client-recruited jobs and jobs that are direct hires to a client.

To read our Candidate Privacy Information Statement, which explains how we will use your information, please visit https://www.akkodis.com/en/privacy-policy.

  • The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and/or security clearance requirements, including, as applicable:
  • · The California Fair Chance Act
  • · Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance
  • · Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers
  • · San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance

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