Raleigh, NC

Salary
Posted
Jul 24, 2026
Location
Raleigh, NC
Last confirmed open
Jul 26, 2026

What this job asks for AI summary

A contract data engineering role supporting cloud-based analytics for a state health and human services agency's Child Welfare and Medicaid programs. Day-to-day work centers on building and maintaining ETL/ELT pipelines in Azure Synapse and Azure Data Factory, integrating data from Salesforce or Curam/Oracle, and developing data models and semantic layers that feed Power BI dashboards. Suits engineers experienced with Azure data services, SQL optimization, and API-based data ingestion.

Mid level · Raleigh-Cary, NC · Contract

Must have (9)
JSONCSVPythonAzureSQLETLAzure Synapse AnalyticsAzure Data FactoryPower BI
Nice to have (1)
Salesforce, Curam or Oracle

“or” means any one of them counts — you don't need all of them.

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How this req sits in the market our data

Roughly 3 people in the Raleigh-Cary, NC area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (database administrators). range 1–5

Applicant volume Light — Few people clear these requirements, so an application that does clear them gets looked at. Worth applying to even if you miss a nice-to-have.

What gives you an edge
Azure Synapse Analytics4%Azure Data Factory5%Power BI10%

Rare in this occupation — lead with these, and say what you built with them.

What won't set you apart
SQL90%Python51%ETL45%

Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.

What the occupation pays Median $125,654 (middle half $100,237–$145,603).

Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.

Why we read it this way (8)

Compensation is listed as 'DOE' (Depends on Experience) — no numeric range is provided.

This is a 12-month contract engagement for NCDHHS-NCFAST (NC Department of Health and Human Services), running approximately August 2026 – August 2027. Hybrid work arrangement required in Raleigh, NC.

The posting's skills header lists JSON, CSV, Power BI, ETL/ELT, Python, Azure, and SQL as the primary required skills. The job description body adds Azure Synapse Analytics and Azure Data Factory as specific required platforms.

Salesforce integration is described as a key responsibility, but the posting also names Curam/Oracle as alternative source systems — captured as a single preferred skill with alternatives, since the client environment may use any of these.

No minimum years of experience or degree requirement is stated anywhere in the posting.

The role title is simply 'Engineer' with no seniority modifier; seniority is assessed as Mid based on the scope described (pipeline development and maintenance on an existing cloud platform, no architectural leadership or cross-team direction implied).

SOC classification is Medium confidence: the role is primarily pipeline/data-architecture work (15-1243), but the emphasis on Python development and API integrations gives it a meaningful software-development character (15-1252).

Posting is for a contract engagement — the market benchmarks below price full-time roles, so read the comp comparison with that in mind.

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