About The Company
Pride Global is a workforce solutions and staffing company that connects organizations with experienced professionals across a range of industries. For this opportunity, Pride Global is recruiting on behalf of a state organization seeking a senior data engineering professional. The successful candidate will contribute to data initiatives that support enterprise integration, analytics, and reliable information management.
This is a remote opportunity associated with Alhambra, California, and is offered as a contract engagement expected to last 12 months or longer.
About The Role The Principal Data Engineer will lead the design, development, and ongoing improvement of scalable data solutions using Python, Databricks, and Microsoft Azure. This role is suited to a hands-on technical leader with deep experience building data pipelines and implementing modern lakehouse architectures. You will help establish dependable data engineering practices, strengthen data governance and quality, and support the organization’s ability to integrate and use data effectively.
Working across data engineering and related technical teams, you will guide architecture and implementation decisions while helping ensure that data platforms are secure, maintainable, and fit for enterprise needs. You will also mentor junior data engineers and database administrators, sharing practical expertise and supporting consistent engineering standards.
Qualifications
Qualified candidates will bring at least five years of professional experience in Databricks, data engineering, data integration, data warehousing, and cloud computing. At least five years of experience developing data pipelines with Python is required. Candidates should also have three or more years of experience designing and developing Databricks Medallion Lakehouse architecture.
Relevant expertise includes data governance, data quality, data modeling, Azure resource management, and DataOps automation. A bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, or a related discipline is preferred; equivalent qualifying experience may be considered. The ideal candidate combines strong technical problem-solving skills with sound judgment, clear communication, and the ability to collaborate with colleagues across technical roles.
Experience mentoring engineering or database administration staff will be valuable in this principal-level position.
Responsibilities
Design, develop, test, and maintain scalable data pipelines using Python and Databricks.
Build, enhance, and optimize Databricks Medallion Lakehouse architecture for enterprise data integration and analytics.
Apply data governance, data quality, and data management practices throughout the data lifecycle.
Develop and maintain data models that support dependable access to information and organizational analytics needs.
Manage Azure resources and contribute to reliable, efficient, and maintainable data operations.
Automate Azure data resources using DataOps practices and promote repeatable, well-managed engineering workflows.
Collaborate with relevant teams to address technical requirements and improve data platform performance.
Mentor junior data engineers and database administrators, offering technical guidance and encouraging consistent practices.
Benefits
This contract opportunity offers a remote work arrangement and an anticipated duration of 12 months or longer. The pay rate is $100–$104 per hour, depending on experience. The role provides the opportunity to apply advanced data engineering expertise to enterprise-scale initiatives for a state organization, work with Python, Databricks, and Azure, and contribute to data governance and platform architecture.
Candidates can also take on technical leadership and mentorship responsibilities as part of their work.
Equal Opportunity
Pride Global is committed to fair and equitable hiring practices. Applicants will be considered based on their qualifications and the requirements of the role, without discrimination as prohibited by applicable law. We welcome candidates with diverse backgrounds and experiences to apply.