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Our client is seeking a VMS – Data Engineer in Burbank, NY.

Job Responsibilities

• Develop batch and real-time data pipelines, and lead the integration of Marvel’s many 1st, 2nd, and 3rd party data sources, while working closely with other engineering services such as the personalization and testing teams.
• Create data catalogs and validation routines to ensure quality and correctness of key operational datasets and metrics in real time.
• Build integrations with organic and paid media platforms to effectively deliver data to support the optimization of various KPIs.
• Partner with Data Architect to build data infrastructure that enables activation, attribution and segmentation capabilities across growth, retention and marketing objectives
• Collaborate with lifecycle and product marketing teams to democratize insights that will drive subscriber engagement using data driven solutions.
• Coach other engineers and BI team members on best practices and technical concepts of building large scale, robust and well governed data platforms.
Skills & Requirements

• 4+ years in big data and/or data intensive projects in industry or academic/research settings
• Expert in Python and SQL (Redshift, PostgreSQL, MySQL).
• Strong background in PySpark and big data technologies (Redshift, Spark, S3, DynamoDB, SageMaker).
• Proficient with data platforms like Databricks, Snowflake, Jenkins.
• Skilled in AWS-based deployments (Athena, Lambda, DynamoDB).
• Deep understanding of Master Data Management, metadata, data lineage, and governance.
• Adaptable problem-solver in dynamic data environments.
• Experience with marketing tech stacks and real-time messaging pipelines.
• Familiarity with CDPs (e.g., mParticle, Hightouch) and ML platform integration.
• Full stack development exposure and knowledge of Parquet, Avro, Thrift

• Marvel is seeking an experienced Cloud Data Engineer with significant DevOps and SysOps experience in AWS and Databricks. The role will focus on providing engineering support for a variety of analytics, data architecture and data science endeavors.
• In this role you will primarily lead the design and evolution of the BI delta lake, while working closely with the rest of the BI team to build a flexible and robust data infrastructure.
• You will co-develop and maintain an evolving number of data pipelines to enable advanced reporting capabilities across our Subscription, Publishing, Digital, Consumer Products, Corporate and Marketing teams. This role will function as Marvel’s primary subject matter expert on creating and maintaining efficient data pipelines to clean, conform and deliver large datasets, both structured and unstructured, to downstream destinations.
• As the team’s ETL expert, there will be ample opportunities to conduct complex data wrangling/munging operations using a variety of AWS and other industry standards tools including, Python, Pandas, PySpark, Glue Studio, Lambdas, Advanced SQL, etc. You will also work with APIs, create complex materialized views and scheduled queries, as well as develop error logging routines and associated alerts. You can expect to work closely with the Enterprise Architect and Data Architect to design and deploy best practice data governance operations as well.
• Our team is small but capable, and looking for an intellectually curious engineer with excellent communication skills, who is interested in working very closely to co-invent solutions to complex problems. Our department is also an environment that encourages constantly learning and cross-functional growth, so you can expect to explore and expand your knowledge in areas like supervised and unsupervised machine learning, graph databases, AI and applied statistics/mathematics.
Benefits/Other Compensation

This position is a contract/temporary role where Hays offers you the opportunity to enroll in full medical benefits, dental benefits, vision benefits, 401K and Life Insurance ($20,000 benefit).

Why Hays?

You will be working with a professional recruiter who has intimate knowledge of the industry and market trends. Your Hays recruiter will lead you through a thorough screening process in order to understand your skills, experience, needs, and drivers. You will also get support on resume writing, interview tips, and career planning, so when there’s a position you really want, you’re fully prepared to get it.

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