Business Title: Senior Specialist, Federal Data Engineer
Requisition Number: 117476 - 97
Function: Advisory
Area of Interest:
State: VA
City: McLean
Description:
The KPMG Advisory practice is currently our fastest growing practice. We are seeing tremendous client demand, and looking forward we don't anticipate that slowing down. In this ever-changing market environment, our professionals must be adaptable and thrive in a collaborative, team-driven culture. At KPMG, our people are our number one priority. With a wealth of learning and career development opportunities, a world-class training facility and leading market tools, we make sure our people continue to grow both professionally and personally. If you're looking for a firm with a strong team connection where you can be your whole self, have an impact, advance your skills, deepen your experiences, and have the flexibility and access to constantly find new areas of inspiration and expand your capabilities, then consider a career in Advisory.
KPMG is currently seeking a Senior Specialist to join our Federal Advisory practice.
Responsibilities:
Develop / implement robust data pipelines and ETL processes using Databricks and other relevant technologies to support financial data workflows
Collaborate closely with data scientists, analysts, and business stakeholders to understand data requirements / deliver scalable solutions
Ensure data quality, integrity, and reliability throughout the pipeline using testing frameworks and monitoring tools
Maintain / enhance data pipelines, optimize and tune them for performance / efficiency in cloud environments
Implement best practices for data governance, security, and compliance in handling financial data
Document technical specifications, data flows, and processes to ensure transparency / reproducibility
Qualifications:
A minimum of three years of data engineering / analytics experience; U.S. Federal government consulting experience preferred
Bachelor's degree from an accredited college/university
Experience designing, building, and maintaining scalable data pipelines utilizing Databricks
Knowledge of cloud-based data technologies, preferably in AWS or Azure (e.g. - AWS EMR, S3, Azure HDInsight, Blob Storage)
Knowledge of data warehousing concepts and systems / tools (e.g. - Snowflake, Redshift, BigQuery, Oracle, SAP HANA)
Experience working in Agile environments utilizing Project Management / Jira tools, version control systems (e.g. - Git) and CI/CD pipelines
Strong understanding of relational database concepts, and ability to navigate through data models in support of data triage
Ability to travel as required to support firm engagements
Applicant must possess a U.S. Government Secret clearance
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