Data Engineer – Python, PySpark and AWS

Job overview

The Data Engineer role is onsite in McLean, VA, for a 6+ month contract opportunity. Pay is $46.30–$54.30 per hour. The position supports a major financial institution. The role exists to design and implement high-performance data pipelines at large scale, contributing reliable data processing and integrity. It supports the institution’s data needs through quality checks, lineage tracking, and scalable AWS-based pipeline solutions.

What you'll do

• Design and implement high-performance pipelines for large data volumes
• ensure data integrity through quality checks and lineage tracking
• use Python, PySpark, AWS Glue, and Amazon EMR
• work with S3-based data lakes and relational databases.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

data engineer

python

pyspark

aws glue

amazon emr

data pipelines

data quality

data lineage

mclean va

genesis10

$46.30–$54.30/hr

6+ month contract

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Medical, dental, vision, health savings account, voluntary hospital indemnity, voluntary term life insurance, 401(k), sick pay where applicable, commuter benefits in listed locations, and behavioral health platform.

Why this role

Financial services experience, Kinesis or Kafka integration, and CI/CD or infrastructure-as-code familiarity are desired skills.

About the employer

Genesis10 is hiring for this role. Industry: Employment Placement Agencies. Sector: 56.