Kforce has a client that is seeking a Data Engineer in Westlake, TX. Duties Include: * Data Engineer will design robust batch and streaming programs and adhering to standards and best-practices for these databases * Ensures alignment with enterprise data architecture strategies * Improves data availability via APIs and shared services and recommends optimization solutions using cloud technologies for data processing, storage, and advanced analytics * Provides technical mentorship for cyber security on database technologies * Performs risk assessments and implement validation of data processing system to ensure app functionality and security measures * As a Data Engineer, you will perform independent and sophisticated technical and functional analysis for multiple projects supporting several divisional initiatives * Building technical infrastructure required for efficient Extraction, Transformation, and Loading (ETL) of data from a wide variety of data sources by improving, object-oriented/object function scripting languages such as Python * Collaborate with business and technology groups and should be able to present formal and informal presentations in various settings: one-on-one, small, and large groups, with peers, and senior management