Cloud Data Developer/Engineer

Job Title: Cloud Data Developer/Engineer Job Location: Nutley NJ - Hybrid work model: 3 days onsite (Tue-Thu) Job Duration: 12 Months Pay: $70 - $80/hr. on w2 Experience:Experience 7-10+ years in Data Engineering/Cloud Development. Core Requirements & Technical Skills:Proven experience designing and building scalable data pipelines (ingestion, transformation, validation) using AWS, Python, and Databricks (Spark/PySpark).Experience working with structured, semi-structured, and unstructured data. Exposure to life sciences data formats such as DICOM, FASTQ/BAM/PLINK, or SAS7BDAT is strongly preferred.Hands-on experience with modern data platforms such as Databricks.Experience with data governance tools (e.g., Immuta) is preferred.Familiarity with analytics and statistical tools such as Tableau, R/Posit, or SAS is a plus.Deep expertise in AWS data services (e.g., S3, Lambda, RDS, FSx/EFS) and cloud-native architecture best practices.Strong programming skills in Python and SQL, with experience in PySpark; working knowledge of R is a plus.Experience with CI/CD and orchestration tools such as GitHub, Azure DevOps, and Apache Airflow.Working knowledge of data science and machine learning concepts (e.g., scikit-learn, TensorFlow, PyTorch).Experience with Databricks, including cluster usage and performance optimization; exposure to Unity Catalog and platform administration is a plus.AWS and/or Databricks certifications are preferred.Experience with Kubernetes/EKS is a plus.Experience architecting technology solutions to meet business requirements.Experience managing technology projects end to end through planning, design, build, testing and deployment phases.Understanding of Computer System Validation for GxP vs Non-GxP technologies is preferred.Strong communication skills and ability to work collaboratively with internal IT partners, business partners and external vendors.