PySpark Data Engineer

Contract Assistant – Data Engineer Support (Remote, EST Hours)

Start Date : Sept 10, 2025

⏳ Duration : 6 months (extendable)

Pay : $1,000 / month

Work Hours : 8 : 00 AM – 5 : 30 PM EST

We’re looking for a Contract Assistant to support a PySpark Data Engineer with daily activities. This is a remote contract role (not formal employment).

What You’ll Do :

• Execute creative software and data solutions, including design, development, and technical troubleshooting, by thinking beyond routine approaches to build solutions or break down technical problems.
• Develop secure, high-quality production code and data pipelines, reviewing and debugging processes implemented by others.
• Identify opportunities to eliminate or automate remediation of recurring issues to improve operational stability of software applications and systems.
• Lead evaluation sessions with external vendors, startups, and internal teams to drive outcomes-oriented probing of architectural designs and technical credentials.
• Work with business stakeholders to understand requirements and design appropriate solutions, producing architecture and design artifacts for complex applications.
• Implement robust monitoring and alerting systems to proactively identify and address data ingestion issues, optimizing performance and throughput.
• Implement data quality checks and validation processes to ensure accuracy and reliability of data.
• Design and implement scalable data frameworks to manage end-to-end data pipelines for workforce data analytics.
• Share and develop best practices with Platform and Architecture teams to improve data pipeline framework and modernize the workforce data analytics platform.
• Gather, analyze, and synthesize large, diverse data sets to continuously improve capabilities and user experiences, leveraging data-driven insights.
• Contribute to software engineering communities of practice and events that explore new and emerging technologies, fostering a culture of diversity, opportunity, inclusion, and respect.

What You’ll Need :

This role offers hands-on exposure to real-world BA activities, stakeholder engagement, and technology evaluation — perfect for someone looking to strengthen their BA career while working remotely.

Interested? Send me a DM or comment below!

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