Job Type: 1099 contract, long-term & ongoing
Location: Remote in US
About VirtasantVirtasant is a global technology services company with a network of over 4,000 technology professionals across 130+ countries.
We help organizations modernize cloud platforms, improve engineering efficiency, and optimize cloud spend through architecture, automation, and FinOps best practices.
Our teams work directly with enterprise customers to identify inefficiencies, drive modernization efforts, and deliver measurable business outcomes.
What We're Looking ForExperienced Senior Data Engineer or Data Architect specializing in designing, developing, and optimizing scalable data pipelines using PySpark and Databricks.
Skilled in architecting and executing data migrations to Databricks, modernizing data platforms, and building robust ETL/ELT workflows that ensure data quality, performance, and reliability.
Adept at translating complex technical requirements into effective data solutions, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and presenting technical strategies, architecture designs, and project outcomes to business stakeholders and leadership.
What You'll DoDesign, develop, and maintain scalable, high-performance data pipelines.
Architect and lead data migration strategies to the Databricks platform.
Develop and optimize complex data transformations using PySpark.
Build and enhance ETL/ELT processes to support enterprise data initiatives.
Ensure data quality, integrity, scalability, and performance across data platforms.
Present technical solutions, migration roadmaps, and project progress to stakeholders.
Bridge the gap between technical teams and business stakeholders to align data solutions with organizational objectives.
Skills Required
- Senior-level experience as a Data Engineer or Data Architect
- Specialization in designing, developing, and optimizing scalable data pipelines using PySpark and Databricks
- Experience architecting and executing data migrations to Databricks
- Experience modernizing data platforms
- Experience building robust ETL/ELT workflows
- Ability to ensure data quality, performance, integrity, scalability, and reliability
- Ability to translate complex technical requirements into data solutions
- Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams and presenting technical strategies to business stakeholders and leadership
What We Do
Virtasant is a fully-remote and globally distributed technology and business services company that brings the breadth and capability of more than 4,000 technology professionals in 130 countries. We started working in the public cloud in 2007, and over the last 13 years, our team has built or re-platformed over 200 applications, with over 600 million lines of code currently under management. In this time, our team has developed proprietary software and methodologies that help us quickly and accurately identify opportunities to maximize the speed, scale and cost advantages that come with native cloud computing. Virtasant combines industry-leading cloud specialization with a deep bench of global experts across every aspect of the product lifecycle to deliver superior results to our clients. Virtasant offers services including cloud assessments and migrations, custom product development, information management, machine learning, remote team management, application modernization, full-lifecycle technology outsourcing, and more
