Job Title: Data Engineer

Location: Charlotte, NC
Work Arrangement: 3 day in office with 2 day WFH
Client Industry: Banking 
Duration: 12 -18 months Contract 
Schedule:  Monday to Friday 

Hands on senior technical role for someone who wants to architect and build the next generation of AI-enabled and autonomous data platforms, influence technical direction at scale, and directly translate business problems into real-time, AI-powered decision systems.

MUST HAVES:

• Sr. hands on experience with Hadoop, Spark, and Kafka
• Experience supporting analytics, ML pipelines, and AI  
• Experience with NoSQL data stores
• Redis
• Applied real-time and event-driven architectures
• Design and deliver end-to-end data & AI solutions, from architecture through production support
• Strong communication

 Day to Day:

• Responsible for designing and building enterprise-scale analytics, AI, and agentic intelligence platforms
• Moving the business from descriptive insights to predictive, prescriptive, and autonomous decisioning
• Hands-on technical execution with architecture leadership and program-level influence, partnering closely with business, data science, and engineering teams to deliver measurable outcomes
• Lead the engineering design and implementation of enterprise-scale data, analytics, and AI platforms, including reusable technology enablers that improve development efficiency and enable advanced, AI-driven customer insights
• Design and deliver end-to-end solutions—from architecture through implementation and production support—supporting analytics, machine learning pipelines, and agentic intelligence workflows based on initiative scale and complexity
• Apply deep expertise in big data and real-time processing technologies, including Hadoop, Spark, Kafka, Spark Streaming, and NoSQL data stores such as Redis, to support analytics, AI inference, and event-driven decisioning
• Engineer data pipelines and feature stores that reliably power machine learning models, real-time scoring, and autonomous agent execution across batch and streaming environments
• Define and implement data and AI engineering best practices, ensuring solutions are scalable, resilient, secure, and performant across large and diverse data sets
• Provide technical thought leadership grounded in experience across modern data, AI, and analytics platforms, including support for experimentation, model deployment, observability, and lifecycle management
• Collaborate effectively with onshore and offshore teams, fostering strong partnerships across engineering, data science, and product teams to deliver AI-enabled and agent-driven capabilities aligned to business outcomes
• Function as a senior individual contributor while also leading teams or workstreams at the program level—guiding engineers through architecture, AI integration patterns, and agent orchestration strategies
• Act as a trusted technical advisor, helping translate business needs into data-driven, AI-powered, and increasingly autonomous solutions that produce actionable and scalable insights

Hourly Rate: 65$-68$ per hour 
This range reflects base compensation and may vary based on location, market conditions, experience, and candidate qualifications.

The Company offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements: medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, 401(k) retirement plan, life insurance, long-term disability insurance, short-term disability insurance, paid parking/public transportation, (paid time, paid sick and safe time, hours of paid vacation time, weeks of paid parental leave, paid holidays annually - AS Applicable)

At Collabera, we don’t just offer jobs—we build careers. As a global leader in talent solutions, we provide opportunities to work with top organizations, cutting-edge technologies, and dynamic teams. Our culture thrives on innovation, collaboration, and a commitment to excellence. With continuous learning, career growth, and a people-first approach, we empower you to achieve your full potential. Join us and be part of a company that values passion, integrity, and making an impact.

 

Apply now or reach out to Ashwini Pawar at ashwini.pawar@collabera.com for more information. We look forward to speaking with you!