Senior Consultant, Data Engineer (JDE / SAP DS)
About The Position
BizFirst is supporting a client seeking a Senior Consultant, Data Engineer to lead a legacy ETL reverse-engineering and pipeline migration workstream for enterprise clients. This is a hands-on, high-ownership contract role for an experienced data engineer with a consulting background. The consultant will take technical ownership of migrating complex pipelines—including SAP BusinessObjects Data Services and JD Edwards EnterpriseOne F-tables—to modern dbt and Databricks architectures, with automated validation and downstream write-back mechanisms. The engagement is expected to last 4.5 to 6 months, with potential conversion to a full-time role with the client at its conclusion. The position is remote for candidates based in the DMV area (Washington, DC, Maryland, or Virginia). The client will provide necessary contractor hardware, and the hourly rate is competitive and based on experience and fit. The client is described as a fast-growing global data and AI consultancy operating across three continents, with more than 140 consultants serving over 70 enterprise clients. It has a consultant-first culture, a proprietary learning academy, paid certifications, and partnerships with Snowflake, Databricks, and Google Cloud. Benefits described in the posting apply only if the consultant converts to W-2 full-time employment.
Requirements
- At least 5 years of hands-on data engineering experience.
- At least 2 years of client-facing or consulting experience.
- Strong production experience with SQL, Python, Spark, dbt, and workflow orchestration tools such as Airflow.
- Deep technical experience with Databricks and cloud environments such as Azure or AWS.
- Experience migrating legacy ERP and ETL environments, such as JD Edwards or SAP.
- Be based in the DMV area: Washington, DC, Maryland, or Virginia.
Nice To Haves
- Databricks Data Engineer Professional certification or similar certifications.
- Experience with both JD Edwards EnterpriseOne and SAP BusinessObjects Data Services.
Responsibilities
- Reverse-engineer legacy ETL workflows, orchestrators, and SQL Server Agent jobs and translate them into scalable dbt models and Databricks pipelines.
- Build and execute automated data-validation frameworks to compare modernized outputs against legacy data warehouse baselines.
- Implement transitional write-back mechanisms to SQL Server data warehouses to maintain backward compatibility for downstream reporting consumers.
- Work directly with client technical stakeholders.
- Lead small engineering sub-teams and mentor junior consultants.
Benefits
- For W-2 full-time employees only: competitive salary.
- For W-2 full-time employees only: medical, dental, and vision plans.
- For W-2 full-time employees only: 401(k) match, dollar-for-dollar, up to 4% of salary.
- For W-2 full-time employees only: flexible paid time off, with at least two weeks off per year encouraged.
- For W-2 full-time employees only: top-of-the-line hardware.
- For W-2 full-time employees only: proprietary learning academy with more than 100 custom modules.
- For W-2 full-time employees only: certification stipend for platforms used in the role.
- For W-2 full-time employees only: fully remote work and an empowerment culture.
- Necessary hardware will be provided to contractors.
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