Data Engineer, Contract-to-Hire, Part-Time

Zeno Group

Data Engineer supporting AI & Innovation practice at Zeno Group on part-time, contract-to-hire basis. Focus on modernizing data infrastructure and building AI data layers.

Posted 5/15/2026part-timeChicago • Illinois, New York • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Amazon RedshiftAWSBigQueryCloudETLPythonSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Transition data infrastructure to a modern architecture built around AWS
Improve and scale existing client data pipelines while keeping client deliverables running smoothly
Support the Snowflake migration by documenting current schemas, validating functionality
Build the data layer for AI products, including ingestion pipelines and APIs
Build and maintain data pipelines by configuring Fivetran connectors
Connect data to BI tools by building views and clean tables
Support ongoing client work alongside client-facing analysts

Requirements

What you’ll need

6+ years of hands-on data engineering experience
Built pipelines, debugged data issues, and written clean SQL in production environments
Comfortable with cloud data warehouses and modern tooling
Experience with Redshift, Snowflake, or BigQuery
Understanding of ETL/ELT patterns
Python for data work
AWS experience preferred
Ability to hold own in architecture conversations
Collaboration with analytically strong teammates
Familiarity with LLM tooling, vector databases, or document processing pipelines

Benefits

Comp & perks

Variety of medical, dental and vision insurance with prescription plans
Short and long-term disability
Paid Time Off policy
401(k) plan
Tuition assistance
Life insurance
Free access to a certified financial coach
Unique ZenoFit program providing a monthly allowance for personal activities
Employee assistance program for mental health services

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Hard Skills & Tools

data engineeringSQLETLELTPythondata pipelinesdata architecturedata ingestionAPIsFivetran

Soft Skills

collaborationcommunicationproblem-solvinganalytical thinkingclient-facing skillsarchitecture discussions