Data Platform Engineer (Python, PySpark)

Location: Charlotte, NC 28202, United States; hybrid schedule with 3 days on site and 2 days remote

Company

hirify.global is offering a contract opportunity supporting financial crimes technology initiatives.

What you will do

• Build and maintain batch and streaming data pipelines for AML, investigations, sanctions, fraud, and KYC use cases.
• Develop and optimize data transformations using Python and PySpark for large-scale datasets.
• Design data models, mappings, and curated datasets with business and technical stakeholders.
• Ingest data from transactional systems, case management platforms, and reference data sources.
• Implement data quality checks, reconciliation processes, controls, and audit-ready documentation.
• Contribute to legacy-solution migration, platform modernization, and Agile delivery using Jira.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in data engineering, ETL development, or data platform development.
• Strong hands-on experience with Python, PySpark or Apache Spark, and advanced SQL.
• Experience developing, training, and tuning machine learning models.
• Experience with large-scale datasets, performance optimization, data modeling, lineage, metadata, and governance.
• Experience supporting regulated environments with controls and audit-readiness requirements.
• Must work in a hybrid schedule in Charlotte, NC, with 3 days on site and 2 days remote.

Nice to have

• Experience with AWS, Azure, or GCP and technologies such as S3, ADLS, GCS, Spark clusters, or Databricks.
• Experience with Airflow, Kafka, Databricks, Snowflake, or BigQuery.
• Experience with CI/CD, Git, automation, release management, encryption, access controls, data masking, and PII handling.
• Prior experience in AML, transaction monitoring, investigations, sanctions screening, fraud, KYC, or related risk and compliance functions.

Culture & Benefits

• 12+ month contract opportunity.
• W2 employment only; C2C is not eligible.
• Visa sponsorship is available.
• Work within an Agile delivery framework alongside engineering and business stakeholders.

Hiring process

• Contract engagement under reference number 245800.