Senior Data Engineer (Remote)

Software Guidance & Assistance, Inc., (SGA), is searching for a Senior Data Engineer for a contract assignment with one of our premier Management Consulting services clients in Atlanta, GA. This role will be remote. Candidates must have a strong background in API and GOLANG development along with strong experience working in an AWS environment.

Responsibilities :

• Product Development & API Architecture: Design, develop, test, operate, and maintain enterprise-level API service architecture, utilizing domain-based microservice architecture principles.
• Process Optimization: Identify, design, and implement internal process improvements, automate manual tasks, optimize service integration, and propose infrastructure redesigns to enhance scalability and reduce costs.
• System Design: Create architectures, standards, and methods for large-scale distributed systems with a focus on security, resiliency, scalability, and performance.
• Innovation & Technology Adoption: Actively seek out opportunities to incorporate innovative technologies into existing systems.
• Cross-Platform Integration: Focus on integrating and optimizing capabilities across platforms to maximize efficiency.
• Core Team Collaboration: Serve as a vital team member, providing solutions for high-priority cross-platform initiatives.
• Root Cause Analysis: Drive root cause analysis and problem management processes to prevent future issues.
• Training & Improvement: Analyze current operations, schedule training sessions, and lead discussions on potential improvements.
• Industry Awareness: Stay informed about industry trends and advancements.
• Infrastructure Development: Build the necessary infrastructure for the integration and deployment of API services in both on-premises and cloud environments, including AWS services like API Gateway, EKS, OpenSearch, S3, and RDS.
• End-to-End Service Ownership: Take full ownership of critical services, ensuring availability, latency, performance, efficiency, management, monitoring, capacity planning, performance analysis, and system tuning.

Required Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree in quantitative field like Computer Science, Engineering, Statistics, Mathematics or related field required.
• Programming Expertise: Proficient in building large-scale systems end-to-end using Java, Python, Golang, or other high-performance languages, along with developer tools, CI/CD, DevOps practices, and cloud migration solutions.
• Experience: 8-10+ years of experience with modern technologies, including Docker, Kubernetes, Java, Spring, Spring Boot, RDBMS, and NoSQL databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, DocumentDB, Elasticsearch), as well as CI/CD tooling (e.g., GitHub Enterprise, Jenkins).
• API Development: Hands-on experience in REST API design and development using Spring Boot and the Spring framework, collaborating with API developers across teams to build scalable API features.
• Cloud Technologies: Familiarity with AWS services and tools, including AWS CLI, EKS, Lambda, API Gateway, IAM, NLB/ELB, Elasticsearch, DocumentDB, and EKS.
• Infrastructure as Code: Experience with Infrastructure as Code, preferably Terraform or CloudFormation.
• Monitoring & Observability: Knowledge of observability and monitoring technologies, such as Splunk, ELK, Prometheus, CloudWatch, and Grafana.
• Solutions Design: Proven experience in designing solutions for large-scale enterprises, particularly focused on APIs, while ensuring robust application development and monitoring practices.
• DevOps & CI/CD: Solid experience in CI/CD practices, DevOps, networking, and security.
• Team Leadership: Ability to define the technical team’s direction and provide guidance, demonstrating hands-on experience in recent projects.

Preferred Skills:

• Advanced degree is a strong plus.

SGA is a technology and resource solutions provider driven to stand out. We are a women-owned business. Our mission: to solve big IT problems with a more personal, boutique approach. Each year, we match consultants like you to more than 1,000 engagements. When we say let’s work better together, we mean it. You’ll join a diverse team built on these core values: customer service, employee development, and quality and integrity in everything we do. Be yourself, love what you do and find your passion at work. Please find us at https://sgainc.com/ .

SGA is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of Race, Color, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, Religion, National Origin, Disability, Veteran Status, Age, Marital Status, Pregnancy, Genetic Information, or Other Legally Protected Status. We are committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, and our services, programs, and activities. Please visit our company EEO page to request an accommodation or assistance regarding our policy.