We are looking to register interest in Data Infrastructure Engineer opportunities with companies seeking expertise in building and maintaining robust data systems. These roles typically involve designing scalable data pipelines, ensuring data quality, and optimizing infrastructure for analytics workloads—positions where your infrastructure knowledge could directly impact how organizations access and leverage their data.
Please note the content of this advert does not represent a live vacancy.
About the opportunity
This is an opportunity to register your interest in future Data Infrastructure Engineer roles, positions that could involve architecting and maintaining the data foundation that enables analytics, reporting and business intelligence across organizations. Roles of this type may sit within collaborative technical teams where you could work closely with data analysts, engineers and stakeholders to design systems that scale, support complex queries and maintain data integrity. The work could involve optimizing Snowflake environments, building reliable data pipelines and establishing data quality frameworks that teams depend on.
Typical role overview
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Location: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Type: Contract · Full-time
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Rate: $720 - $960 per day
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Focus: Data pipelines · Data infrastructure · SQL · Data quality
What you would do
Typical responsibilities could include:
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Designing and building scalable data pipelines that move data reliably from source systems into analytics environments
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Optimizing Snowflake configurations and performance to support growing analytical workloads
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Implementing data quality checks and monitoring to ensure data accuracy and reliability
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Writing and refining complex SQL queries to validate, transform and aggregate data
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Collaborating with data analysts and stakeholders to understand data requirements and translate them into infrastructure solutions
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Documenting data architecture, processes and procedures for team maintainability
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Supporting troubleshooting and performance optimization across the data stack
What you could bring
Most roles of this type require the following:
Must-have
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5–10 years of hands-on experience in data engineering, data infrastructure or related roles
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Strong proficiency in SQL, including complex query optimization and data transformation
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Demonstrated expertise with Snowflake or comparable cloud data warehouse platforms
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Solid understanding of data pipeline design, data quality principles and ETL/ELT processes
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Experience building or maintaining data infrastructure at scale
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Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering or equivalent professional experience
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Authorization to work in the United States
Nice-to-have
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AWS Certified Developer – Associate or Google Cloud Data Engineer certification
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Databricks Certified Associate or equivalent big data platform certification
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Experience with workflow orchestration tools or data pipeline frameworks
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Familiarity with data governance and metadata management practices
What roles of this type could offer
Most roles of this type offer the following, dependent on the industry and seniority of the role:
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Opportunity to architect data systems that scale and support mission-critical analytics
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Scope to improve data infrastructure maturity and data quality across an organization
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Exposure to modern cloud data platforms and evolving data engineering practices
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Potential to mentor junior team members and contribute to technical standards
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Contract-based flexibility with competitive daily rates ($720 - $960 per day, depending on experience and specific requirements)
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Collaboration with cross-functional teams in a Boston-based environment
About Specialist Staffing Group
Specialist Staffing Group partners with organizations across industries to identify and place experienced professionals in contract and permanent roles. We focus on understanding both the technical needs of our clients and the career aspirations of our candidates, ensuring meaningful matches that drive impact.
How to register interest
If you are interested in being added to our database to be considered for future opportunities, registering is quick and easy. No cover letter required. We will be in touch when we are instructed on these roles to discuss the next step in your career.
Please note that the content of this advert does not represent a live vacancy or any guarantee of future vacancies, and by responding to this advert you agree to us adding your details to our database for future opportunities.
