Senior Data Engineer

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Employment TYPE: Contract W2 & Contract Independent - NO C2C

• Job Title: Data Engineering
• Location: Wilmington, DE - Onsite

• About BCforward
• BCforward is a leading global IT consulting and workforce solutions firm providing services and support to Fortune 500 and government clients. Founded in 1998, BCforward has grown with our customers needs into a full-service business solutions provider. With delivery centers and offices across North America and India, we take pride in building long-term relationships and delivering excellence through innovation, collaboration, and integrity.

• Job Description
• We are seeking a Data Engineer to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in Java J2EE, PySpark/Spark, ETL and streaming pipelines, and AWS services and a proven ability to design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and improve resilient and secure software solutions within Agile frameworks.

Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain Python or Java J2EE and Spark-based applications and data pipelines.
• Build and operate ETL and streaming pipelines using PySpark/Spark and AWS services.
• Implement CI/CD, TDD, and secure coding practices to ensure application resiliency.
• Develop, schedule, and monitor workflows using Databricks and Airflow.
• Required Skills & Qualifications:
• Proficiency in Java J2EE and one or more general-purpose languages such as Python (preferred) or Java.
• Extensive hands-on experience with PySpark/Spark for ETL and streaming pipelines.
• Experience with AWS services including EMR, Lambda, S3, and RDS.
• Experience with Databricks and Airflow for data engineering workflows.
• Understanding of Agile methodologies and work within common Agile frameworks.
• Knowledge of CI/CD, TDD, cloud development, application resiliency, and security practices.
• 10+ years of applied software engineering experience with formal training or certification.
• Preferred Skills:
• Shell scripting and Unix systems experience.
• Terraform proficiency for infrastructure management.
• Familiarity with modern LLM techniques and practical use case development.