Data Engineer (ETL) at TEKsystems
Durham, NC
$75–$80/hrfrom the description
Jul 27, 2026
Durham, NC
Jul 28, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A contract Data Engineer role on Fidelity Brokerage's Data Aggregation team, based in Durham, NC on a hybrid schedule. The position centers on designing and building ETL pipelines using Apache Spark on AWS EMR, integrating data from REST/SOAP APIs via Java clients, and writing to NoSQL stores such as Cassandra or Yugabyte. The ideal candidate brings deep Spark and Scala experience alongside familiarity with cloud data lake and warehousing tools like Snowflake.
Senior level · 10+ years · Durham-Chapel Hill, NC · Bachelor's required · Contract
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 1 people in the Durham-Chapel Hill, NC area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (database architects). range 1–1
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.
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Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $144,888 (middle half $120,462–$165,021). This posting is about at that midpoint.
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Why we read it this way (6)
The role is posted by TEKsystems/Fidelity TalentSource as a staffing contract; the end client is Fidelity Investments.
The '10+ years' experience requirement is explicitly tied to Spark services for data movement, so it is captured both as the overall years minimum and as the years demanded on the Apache Spark skill.
Control-M appears only in the 'Top Skills Details' list alongside the primary required skills, but is not mentioned in the body requirements — treated as preferred given the ambiguity.
The posting states the role is currently hybrid (1 week onsite / 1 week remote) but will transition to fully onsite by end of year; remote is set to false accordingly.
SOC classification is Medium confidence: the role is primarily ETL/data pipeline engineering (15-1243 Database Architects), but the heavy Spark application development and software deployment work also fits 15-1252 Software Developers.
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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