Data Engineer 2
Location: Birmingham, Alabama
Country: United States
Category: Data Sciences
Workplace Location: Onsite
Employment Type: Contract
Posted Date: February 27, 2026
Job ID: 644839
Job Description
Title Data Engineer
Location- Brimingham AL
Pay Rate $50 - 52 per hour (DOE)
9-month Contract
The Planet Group is seeking a Data Engineer 2 with hands on experience with developing Big Data technologies such as Hadoop, HIVE and Spark.
JOB REQUIREMENTS
- ·Education: Bachelor’s degree required; degree in technical field such as computer science, engineering, mathematics, or another relevant academic discipline. Advanced degree preferred.
· Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Working experience with batch and real-time data processing frameworks.
- Working experience with data quality tools.
- Experience in?creating?functional and technical designs for data engineering and analytics solutions.?
- Experience implementing data models of different schemas and working with diverse data source types.?
- Hands-on experience developing?solutions with?big data technologies such as Hadoop, HIVE and Spark.?
- Hands-on experience developing and supporting statistical models, R, and/or Python based AI/ML solutions.?
- 5+ years hands on experience designing,?developing, testing, deploying, and supporting?data engineering and analytics solutions using?on-premises?tools such as?MSBI?(SSIS/SSAS),?Informatica, Oracle Golden Gate,?SQL, Oracle, and SQL Server.?
- 3+ years hands on experience designing, developing, testing, deploying, and supporting data engineering and analytics solutions using Microsoft?cloud-based?tools such as?Azure Data Lake, Azure Data Factory, Azure Databricks, Python, Azure Synapse, Azure Key Vault, and Power BI.?
- Experience with Containerization methodologies – Docker, OpenShift, etc.?
- Experience with Agile as well as DevOps, CI/CD methodologies.
- Hands-on experience designing and developing solutions involving data sourcing, enrichment and delivery using APIs & Web Services.?
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About The Planet Group
The Planet Group is a global professional services firm delivering strategic staffing and advisory solutions. We operate at the intersection of talent and transformation – connecting the right people with the right opportunities in the areas of technology, engineering, accounting & finance, digital marketing, and manufacturing.
As one of the largest staffing companies in the US, we operate with a global reach and a performance-first mindset. We partner with clients to move fast, stay agile, and drive measurable results – building high-impact teams that fuel transformation and growth.
