Full-Time

Data Engineer

Updated on 9/4/2026

Accenture

Accenture

10,001+ employees

Global professional services and technology consulting

Compensation Overview

$114.7k - $221.1k/yr

No H1B Sponsorship

St. Louis, MO, USA

Hybrid

Must live locally or travel to St. Louis every week Monday–Thursday.

US Top Secret Clearance Required

Bachelor's

Category
Data & Analytics (1)
Required Skills
Agile
Python
Apache Spark
SQL
ETL
Data Engineering
AWS
Data Modeling
Databricks
Snowflake

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Requirements
  • A bachelor's degree and a minimum of 5 years of experience.
  • An active Secret security clearance.
  • Experience with cloud-based extract, transform, and load services such as AWS Glue, Google Cloud Dataflow, or Azure Data Factory.
  • Experience with Python, SQL, Spark, and PySpark.
  • Familiarity with data orchestration and data quality processes.
  • Must live locally to St. Louis, Missouri, or be willing to travel to St. Louis every week from Monday through Thursday.
  • Applicants for employment in the United States must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require visa sponsorship.
Responsibilities
  • Design and develop scalable, efficient data architectures to support the migration process.
  • Create data models and schemas that align with source and target systems.
  • Develop and maintain robust data pipelines for data generation, collection, and processing.
  • Implement real-time and batch processing pipelines as required by the migration strategy.
  • Design and implement extract, transform, and load processes to migrate data between source and target systems.
  • Develop scripts and workflows for data extraction, transformation, and loading.
  • Develop and maintain data cleansing routines to address data inconsistencies.
  • Create monitoring systems to track data quality metrics throughout the migration.
  • Collaborate with the migration team to plan and execute data migration strategies.
  • Provide expertise on data-related aspects of the migration process.
  • Troubleshoot and resolve data-related issues during migration.
  • Optimize data processing and storage for improved performance in cloud environments.
  • Monitor and tune data pipelines for efficiency.
  • Implement data security measures to protect sensitive information during migration.
  • Ensure compliance with data protection regulations and organizational policies.
  • Develop and maintain data access controls and audit trails.
  • Create and maintain comprehensive documentation for data architectures and processes.
  • Work closely with data analysts, cloud engineers, and application developers.
  • Integrate data solutions with other components of the migrated applications.
  • Participate in Agile ceremonies, including Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-ups, Sprint Reviews, and Retrospectives.
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience with data platforms such as Databricks, Palantir, and Snowflake.

Accenture is a global professional services firm that helps companies navigate technology-driven change. It offers strategies and services across consulting, digital, technology, and operations, with a strong emphasis on cloud, artificial intelligence, security, and enterprise reinvention. Accenture works by delivering end-to-end solutions, combining advisory work with implementation, technology platforms, and managed services to transform how organizations operate and compete in today’s digital world. The company differentiates itself through its long history as a dedicated tech-advisory arm that gained independence in 2001, its scale, and its active acquisitions—particularly since 2013—to expand capabilities in digital, cloud, and security. Its goal is to help the world’s largest corporations rethink and reshape their operations to stay ahead of rapid technological shifts.

Company Size

10,001+

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

Dublin, Ireland

Founded

1989

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What believers are saying

  • June 2026 revenue reached $18.7 billion, up 6%, with 17% operating margin.
  • Accenture doubled cyber spending to $9 billion, adding $208 million ARR immediately.
  • AI services and partner launches, including Radisson and ChatGPT, expand monetizable demand.

What critics are saying

  • FY26 revenue guidance fell to 3%-4% local currency growth after June 2026.
  • LearnVantage faded by June 2026, signaling failed product focus and shifting priorities.
  • DoJ continues investigating Accenture Federal Services, threatening contracts and a prolonged reputational overhang.

What makes Accenture unique

  • Accenture Edge targets $240 billion mid-market demand with repeatable enterprise-grade solutions.
  • Dragos, runZero, and NetRise create a differentiated OT cybersecurity platform around critical infrastructure.
  • Accenture still pairs consulting, cloud, and AI delivery across 770,000 employees worldwide.

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Health Insurance

Professional Development Budget

401(k) Retirement Plan

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Aug 25th, 2026
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Aug 5th, 2026
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