Senior Data Engineer

Overview

Location: Remote First (Minneapolis, MN, with occasional travel to client offices)Employment Type: Full-Time Consultant

Are you a seasoned Data Engineer ready to architect complex, scalable data solutions? Trissential is looking for a Senior Data Engineer to join our client’s team and take charge of transforming financial data into high-performing Snowflake models in AWS. You’ll lead the technical buildout of ELT pipelines, drive automation, and enforce engineering excellence in a highly regulated financial environment.

What’s in It for You?

• Impactful Work – Build the data backbone that powers critical reporting, analytics, and downstream applications
• Technical Ownership – Lead the architecture and development of performant, secure Snowflake-based solutions
• Team Collaboration – Work alongside experienced engineers, analysts, and business SMEs who value mentorship and knowledge sharing

Your Role & Responsibilities

• Ingest and transform complex financial data into structured Snowflake tables and views
• Design and optimize physical data models for performance, cost efficiency, and traceability
• Build, schedule, and monitor ELT workflows using tools like dbt, Airflow, or Prefect
• Implement automated data validation and reconciliation for audit-ready pipelines
• Leverage Snowflake features (streams, tasks, Snowpark, resource monitors) to optimize performance
• Define and uphold coding standards, version control, and CI/CD best practices
• Document technical processes and share knowledge with the broader engineering team
• Collaborate with data modelers, analytics teams, and SMEs to ensure domain alignment
• Mentor junior engineers and advocate for continuous improvement and data governance

Skills & Experience You Should Possess

• 8+ years of data engineering experience, including recent work in cloud data warehouse environments
• Deep expertise in Snowflake architecture, performance tuning, and security controls
• Advanced SQL and Python skills for building efficient, maintainable pipelines
• Demonstrated success delivering data solutions in regulated industries like finance
• Hands-on experience with orchestration tools such as dbt, Airflow, or Prefect
• Proficiency with Git, automated testing, and CI/CD workflows
• Strong ability to translate conceptual models into scalable physical implementations

Bonus Points If You Have

• SnowPro Core or Advanced certification
• Experience with infrastructure-as-code (Terraform or CloudFormation)
• Familiarity with BI platforms like Tableau or Power BI
• Knowledge of dimensional modeling or data vault methodologies

Education & Certifications You Need

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience)
• SnowPro Core/Advanced certification preferred but not required

What We Offer

At Trissential, we connect talented technologists with innovative companies. As a Senior Data Engineer on our client’s team, you’ll enjoy:

• Hourly Compensation Only – Up to $90 per hour, based on skills and experience
• Remote-First Flexibility – Work primarily from home, with occasional onsite collaboration in Minneapolis
• Challenging, High-Impact Work – Help architect and deliver secure, scalable data solutions in a financial setting
• A Culture of Engineering Excellence – Contribute to standards, mentorship, and platform growth

This role is open only to candidates authorized to work in the US.

Ready to design and build world-class data infrastructure with real business impact? Apply now and become the driving force behind data engineering excellence with Trissential. #LI-RM1 #LI-VN1 #LI-MN1