Data Engineer II

Deloitte’s Human Capital practice is seeking a Data Engineer Consultant to help design and deliver data architecture and engineering that powers AI, machine learning, and generative AI solutions. In this onsite role in Philadelphia, you’ll build reusable analytics products and assets, moving from data modeling through production-ready pipelines, dashboards, and executive-ready reporting.

This position focuses on trusted, secure, observable, and scalable data foundations for workforce and human capital challenges across industries, with direct collaboration across service lines and a blended onshore/offshore delivery model.

What You’ll Do

• Support data architecture and engineering delivery that enables AI, ML, and GenAI solutions, ensuring data is governed and reliable from ingestion through consumption.
• Design and operationalize modern data and retrieval foundations for LLM-powered applications, including patterns such as retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), embeddings, vector search, and governed access to structured and unstructured data.
• Work with Human Capital product managers and clients to design and deliver data-driven workforce and human capital analytics solutions, owning end-to-end delivery from data modeling through stakeholder presentations.
• Build dashboards, reports, and reusable analytics products that translate complex human capital data into clear, actionable insights.
• Partner with data science, ML engineering, and product stakeholders to translate use cases into production-ready pipelines and platforms with strong data governance, lineage, quality controls, and monitoring.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, and delivery of analytics solutions that address complex workforce and human capital challenges for clients across industries.
• Build and maintain scalable data pipelines, dashboards, and reporting frameworks using SQL and Tableau (or equivalent visualization platforms).
• Convert ambiguous business needs into structured analytical approaches, communicating findings and recommendations to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Collaborate across service lines to embed AI-enabled capabilities and emerging data methodologies into client solutions.
• Support business development efforts including proposals, client presentations, and thought leadership content.
• Design and deliver intuitive, executive-ready reports and dashboards that make complex workforce data accessible and actionable.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field (e.g., Computer Science, Engineering, Statistics, Data Science).
• 2+ years of experience in data science, data engineering, or analytics.
• 2+ years of modern data and AI engineering, including data modeling, batch/streaming pipelines, structured/unstructured processing, and feature engineering/serving fundamentals.
• 1+ years of experience with machine learning concepts, large language model applications, or AI-augmented analytics workflows.
• 2+ years using Python or R for statistical modeling and data wrangling, with proficiency in Databricks or Snowflake.
• Ability to travel 0-25%, on average, based on work and client needs.
• Legally authorized to work in the United States without employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future.

Technologies

• Artificial intelligence (AI), Machine learning (ML), Generative AI (GenAI), Retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), embeddings, vector search
• Python, R, Databricks, Snowflake, SQL, Tableau
• Claude, GPT/Codex, Gemini, LLM-powered applications

Team Context

HC Forward is a dedicated innovation partner accelerating the future of Human Capital by building market-aligned products, platforms, and services that apply AI, data, and engineering to modernize HR experiences and outcomes.

Compensation and Location

• Location: Philadelphia, PA (onsite)
• Salary range: USD 91,100 - 179,500 per year

Additional Notes

• The wage range considers skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs.
• A reasonable estimate of the current range is $91,100 to $179,500.
• It is not typical for individuals to be hired at or near the top of the range, and compensation depends on the facts and circumstances of each case.

Work authorization: Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future.