Data Engineer - $49/Hr W2

IT - Data Engineer - $49/hr w2 Hartford, CT - hybrid 3 days a week (Tuesday through Thursday).12 months+ Manager's call notes: This is an entry-level opportunity with strong potential to convert into a full-time role. The hiring manager is specifically looking for candidates around Insurance location. The position is ideal for early-career developers or data engineers who have a foundational understanding of data concepts, development tools, and processes, along with a willingness to learn and grow.Key skills and qualifications include:

• Basic understanding of databases and data engineering concepts
• Strong SQL knowledge (this is the primary skill set the manager will focus on during interviews)
• Familiarity with ETL pipelines
• Exposure to AI concepts/tools
• Understanding of CI/CD pipelines and GitHub
• Familiarity with different development modules/tools
• Snowflake experience is a plus, but not mandatory
• Python is heavily used in the environment, so a good understanding of Python would be beneficial

The manager is not specifically looking for candidates with extensive hands-on experience but is more interested in strong SQL fundamentals, general database understanding, and candidates who are eager to learn. Location preference: Candidates should ideally be around Insurance hub area. Conversion: Strong possibility of full-time conversion. Interview Process:

• Initial 30-minute screening call
• Panel Interview
• Typically 2 rounds, occasionally 3 rounds

Description: Join an exciting team of motivated Data Engineers focused on delivering meaningful value through highly tailored data and software solutions. You will work in an agile environment with technology and investment professionals to solve real world problems that directly impact the business. This is an opportunity for an individual with a passion for understanding business challenges to help develop creative solutions on business-critical systems. You will work with a high performing and collaborative team while utilizing agile principals to pivot quickly and deliver outcomes.What's in it for you? Work on visible and business-critical systems. Ability to brainstorm and develop creative and unique solutions. An environment for learning and personal development through cross team collaboration. Ability to grow as a Business and technical leader developing industry leading technical solutions.What are we looking for? The successful candidate must be able to work with several different tools and technologies. Much of the systems development will require an understanding of database technologies as well as having some background in object-oriented design. A creative individual with strong software development and communications skills. The main function of a Data Engineer is to create Create data assets and build data pipelines that align to modern software development principles that align to modern software development principles for further analytical consumption.Job Responsibilities:• Work with technical and client teams in order to determine data requirements, business data implementation approaches, best practices for advanced data manipulation, storage.• Create prototype, write and code logical and physical database descriptions and specify identifiers of database• Design, implement, automate and maintain enterprise data ETL processes• Modify existing databases and database management systems and/or direct programmers and analysts to make changes• Test programs or databases, correct errors and make necessary modificationsSkills:• Experience with database technologies• Knowledge of the ETL process• Knowledge of at least one scripting language• Strong written and oral communication skills• Strong troubleshooting and problem solving skills• Demonstrated history of success• Desire to be working with data and helping businesses make better data driven decisions• Knowledge of GenAI Education/Experience:• Bachelor's degree