Data Engineer

Data Engineer responsible for creating and maintaining ETL pipelines at Sand Cherry Associates with expertise in Redshift SQL, Python, and DBT.

Posted 4/14/2026contractDenver • Colorado, Connecticut, North Carolina • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $110,000 - $140,000 per yearWebsite

Tools & technologies

Amazon RedshiftPythonSQL

Key responsibilities & impact

Responsible for the design, structure, and maintenance of data, usually organized in relational databases
Determines end user requirements for data usage including analytics and visualization
Ensures the accuracy and accessibility of data relevant to client’s organization or project
Identifies and creates connections to relevant data sources from within the organization as well as third party sources including government data sources
Work with strong practical knowledge of Redshift SQL, Python, and DBT.
Assists in defining how data will be stored, consumed, integrated and managed by different data entities
Assesses existing data architecture and data management processes to determine gaps and means of optimization
Creates vision and documents resource requirements for organizational structure to support all phases of client data initiatives
Defines supplemental data collection methods including manual survey processes as necessary
Defines user access models for internal and public models and techniques to allow user inquiry and presentation of quantitative and visual findings from data analytics
Leverages strong skills in data modeling and logic
Creates effective quality and data integrity standards and processes

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, Engineering or related
Minimum of 5+ years of experience in data engineering
5+ years of experience using Python and SQL
Proficiency working within a robust BI environment is also needed for another project
Experience or exposure to project and/or program management is very helpful
Proven ability to document and adhere to business requirements
Proven ability to communicate effectively with clients at high levels of the organization
Data-oriented, well-organized personality
Ability to work independently and take initiative

Comp & perks

Our team is unique — we are passionate about what we do.
Recognize our employees for their contributions.
Our culture is one of the most friendly and communicative in the consulting industry.
Opportunity to be part of a digital workforce.
Our team members manage their own workloads and are expected to deliver exceptional work for our clients.
Professional career growth is one of our main priorities.

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Hard Skills & Tools

data architecturedata managementdata modelingdata integrityRedshift SQLPythonDBTdata analyticsbusiness intelligencedata visualization

Soft Skills

communicationorganizationindependenceinitiativeclient interactiondocumentationproblem-solvingattention to detailproject managementanalytical thinking

Certifications

Bachelor's degree in Computer ScienceBachelor's degree in ITBachelor's degree in Engineering