Data Engineer V

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Mount Laurel, New Jersey
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Job Title: Data Engineer V

Location: Mount Laurel, NJ (Hybrid)

Estimated Duration: 12 Months

Overview

Hybrid: 2 days a week onsite
Type: Contract-to-hire

We are seeking a senior, hands-on Data Engineer to join a data and AI-focused engineering team within a large enterprise environment. This is a pure development role—ideal for someone who spends the majority of their time building, not coordinating.

You will work on data-centric and AI/LLM-driven use cases, while helping the team evolve toward a highly automated, low-touch engineering ecosystem.

Key Responsibilities

1. AI-Driven Call Analytics & Agent Scoring (30–40%)

  • Build and enhance data pipelines that ingest audio data from call center platforms
  • Develop AI/ML and LLM-driven components to analyze conversations and score agent performance
  • Generate structured outputs that provide actionable insights to the business

2. Data Engineering & Automation (60–70%)

  • Design and develop reusable data engineering components using Python and PySpark
  • Build solutions that automate the data development lifecycle, reducing manual effort
  • Contribute to the transition from supervised workflows to low-touch / unsupervised systems
  • Create scalable components that can be leveraged across teams and use cases

3. End-to-End Solution Design

  • Own full lifecycle development—from concept to deployment
  • Define data flows, transformations, and system integrations
  • Break down complex problems into clear, executable steps (step 1, step 2, step 3)
  • Design solutions with reusability, scalability, and enterprise integration in mind

4. Cross-Functional Collaboration

  • Partner with internal teams including:
    • Azure Platform Team
    • Data/Middleware Engineering Teams
    • AI/LLM Governance Team
    • Business Stakeholders
  • Operate as a lead developer on initiatives, especially in a lean onsite environment
  • Balance limited meetings (~2 hours/day) with a strong focus on development

Must-Have Hard Skills

  • 10+ years of backend/data engineering development experience
  • Strong expertise in:
    • Python
    • PySpark
  • Proven experience working with LLMs (Large Language Models) and agent-based AI solutions
  • Strong experience in data engineering, data platforms, or AI/ML use cases
  • Experience with Microsoft Azure (data and platform services)
  • Experience with orchestration/workflow tools (Airflow, Azure Data Factory, etc.)
  • Exposure to legacy technologies (Oracle, SQL Server, Mainframe)

Domain Experience (Strongly Preferred)

  • Background in banking or financial services environments
  • Understanding of data security, governance, and regulatory constraints
    • (Clear awareness of what can and cannot be done with data in a regulated environment)

Nice-to-Have

  • AI/ML or Data Science certifications
  • Strong data science background with hands-on engineering experience (Python, PySpark)
  • Experience building reusable platforms or shared engineering components
  • Experience in other data-heavy industries with ability to adapt to banking

Soft Skills & Mindset (Critical for Success)

  • Strong communicator (verbal and written) able to explain technical concepts clearly
  • Highly independent – able to self-serve tools, documentation, and solutions with minimal hand-holding
  • Analytical, big-picture thinker – understands the “why” and can map out end-to-end solutions
  • Builder mindset – focused on writing code and delivering working solutions
  • Collaborative team player who contributes ideas and drives technical discussions
  • Comfortable working in an AI-assisted, open-book environment (leveraging LLMs, GPTs, and other tools)

The pay range that the employer in good faith reasonably expects to pay for this position is between $70.00 and $90.00

Our benefits offering includes medical, dental, vision and 401k.

Tundra Technical Solutions would like to thank you for your interest in this opportunity. However, only candidates under consideration will be contacted. Tundra Technical Solutions is a global workforce and technology delivery firm, ranked by Staffing Industry Analysts as one of the largest in North America. At Tundra, we aren't just hiring top talent at the world's most recognizable brands; we are pioneers of social recruitment. This post is for a contract assignment. Assignment duties and duration are subject to business needs and requirements. We are an equal opportunity employer, and we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or other legally protected characteristics.  

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