ETL Developer - On-Site Contract at Arctiq in Duluth, GA

ETL DEVELOPER - ON-SITE CONTRACT Location: Duluth, Georgia Company Overview: Arctiq is a global, intelligence-driven technology services company delivering professional and managed services across Hybrid Cloud Infrastructure, Networking & Connected Experiences, Cybersecurity, Data & AI, Autonomous Operations & Intelligence, and Enterprise Service Management. We help organizations operate, secure, and modernize complex environments by unifying infrastructure, networking, data, security, automation, and observability under a single, integrated operating model. Our work focuses on helping customers reduce operational friction, improve resilience, and make better, faster decisions as their environments evolve. Arctiq builds on decades of industry expertise and a customer-centric ethos to deliver exceptional value to clients across diverse industries. This is an on-site, contract opportunity for one of Arctiq’s clients.   Position Overview: The ETL Developer will support the organization’s transition from SQL Server–based data infrastructure to Snowflake. While the role is formally housed within the Data Governance team to ensure adherence to enterprise data standards, security, and quality practices, the position will be 100% dedicated to supporting the Research, Evaluation, and Analytics (REA) department. This role will design, build, and optimize ELT pipelines and enable high-quality, well-governed analytic datasets to support research, evaluation, reporting, and decision-making across the organization.   This position plays a critical role in modernizing the organization’s data infrastructure while ensuring data quality, trust, and usability for research and analytics. The work directly supports evidence-based decision-making by enabling timely access to reliable, well-structured data.   Responsibilities   Data Migration & ELT Development • Design, develop, and maintain ELT pipelines to migrate data from SQL Server to Snowflake • Refactor and modernize existing SQL Server–based processes for Snowflake architecture and performance • Implement efficient data loading, transformation, and validation processes using Snowflake-native capabilities • Optimize queries, storage, and compute usage for cost and performance   Data Governance & Quality • Partner with the Data Governance team to ensure ELT processes align with data standards, definitions, and quality rules • Implement data validation, auditing, and reconciliation checks during migration • Support metadata documentation, data lineage, and transparency for analytical datasets • Ensure compliance with privacy, security, and regulatory requirements   Research, Evaluation, and Analytics Support • Work closely with REA analysts, researchers, and evaluators to understand data needs and analytic workflows • Translate research and reporting requirements into scalable ELT solutions • Support development of clean, analysis-ready datasets optimized for statistical analysis and reporting tools • Troubleshoot data issues impacting analytics, dashboards, and research outputs   Collaboration & Knowledge Transfer • Collaborate with data engineers, analysts, and governance partners across teams • Document ELT processes, migration decisions, and best practices • Support knowledge transfer to internal staff to ensure sustainability beyond the contract period   Qualifications • Proven experience building ELT/ETL pipelines in a production environment • Strong SQL expertise, including advanced querying and performance optimization • Hands-on experience with Snowflake (data modeling, loading, transformations, and performance tuning) • Experience migrating data from SQL Server or similar relational databases to cloud data platforms • Familiarity with data quality, governance, and documentation practices • Ability to translate business or research requirements into technical data solutions • Strong collaboration and communication skills, especially with non-technical stakeholders • Experience supporting research, evaluation, or analytics teams • Familiarity with data modeling approaches for analytics (e.g., dimensional models, flat analytic tables) • Experience with ELT orchestration and transformation tools (e.g., dbt, Azure Data Factory, Airflow, or similar) • Experience working in regulated or privacy-sensitive data environments • Prior work in matrixed roles supporting both governance and analytics functions Arctiq is an equal opportunity employer. If you need any accommodations or adjustments throughout the interview process and beyond, please let us know. We celebrate our inclusive work environment and welcome members of all backgrounds and perspectives to apply.   We thank you for your interest in joining the Arctiq team! While we welcome all applicants, only those who are selected for an interview will be contacted.