Marketing Data Engineer (Contract Talent)

Protiviti (www.protiviti.com) (Roberthalfcareers) Open · verified Sep 10, 2026

Remote SAN RAMON Full-time Mid-level Marketing Analytics

Mid-level Marketing Analytics role at Protiviti (www.protiviti.com) (Roberthalfcareers). Remote, United States of America · full-time.

Role brief

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What you'll do

Own the marketing GCP environment, keeping pipelines structured, orchestrated, dependable, and monitored
Build and support API connections among marketing platforms, Domo, ad services, survey tools, and other systems
Review analytics infrastructure and process gaps, then recommend technology and architecture improvements
Fix pipeline breakdowns, improve performance, reduce technical debt, and maintain system documentation

What you bring

A bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems, engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience
At least five years in data engineering, architecture, or cloud platform administration, with seven preferred
Experience with metadata, master data, governance, BI reporting, data warehouses, information infrastructure, and ETL
Strong Python, SQL, cloud information systems, data management, database design, and data maintenance skills
Clear communication, analytical problem-solving, project management, presentation ability, and independent prioritization

Who this fits

You’ll suit a technically independent contributor who can turn marketing needs into reporting and research requirements and explain complex analysis to business and IT audiences. The role is listed as remote in San Ramon, United States, follows direction from the Director of Data Engineering, and requires a successful background check.

From the employer

Who We Are

Robert Half, one of FORTUNE’s World’s Most Admired Companies and a Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For is hiring for a Marketing Data Engineer to join the Marketing department.

The Marketing Data Engineer focuses on the design, deployment, and hands-on management of the Global Analytics cloud-based data architecture and integrations. This role provides technical expertise in building and maintaining cloud-based data architecture, infrastructure, and API integrations that support BI applications and marketing analytics initiatives, evaluating current data and platform architectures to improve efficiencies, and analyzing projects needed to close the gap between current state and future business goals.

What You’ll Do

Provides marketing analytics infrastructure / process gap analysis and recommendations.
Conducts research on state of the art in marketing analytics technology.
Ensures that business processes, policies, and procedures are supported by proposed system solutions.
Ensures metadata accuracy and transparency.
Develops and maintains technical documentation for systems and processes.
Own and maintain the marketing GCP environment, ensuring pipelines are reliable, orchestrated (Cloud Composer / Airflow), well-structured, and monitored for failures.
Ownership includes the ability to make largely independent decisions on solution design, architecture, and best practices required to support marketing analytics outcomes.
Build and maintain API integrations between marketing platforms and Domo, such as ad platforms, survey tools and other connected systems.
Handle authentication, pagination, rate limiting, and error handling for all managed integrations.
Troubleshoot and resolve pipeline failures, proactively identifying opportunities to improve performance and reduce technical debt.

What You’ll Need

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering or related course of study required or equivalent work experience. Related Master’s Degree a plus.
5+ years (7+ years preferred) working experience in data engineering, architecture, or cloud platform management, strong experience with metadata management, master data management, and data governance.
Previous analytic work with business intelligence, corporate reporting metrics and dashboard systems, data warehousing, information infrastructure, and ETL processes.
Good communication skills – must be able to explain relatively complex analyses in ways that are understandable and actionable to marketing stakeholders, must be able to clearly articulate both strategic direction and tactical actions to Professional/Management Levels, IT team, and marketing stakeholders.
Detail oriented with excellent analytical ability, must be able to clearly work with marketing program owners to determine business needs and requirements and then translate that into research and reporting requirements for internal teams and external vendors.
Ability to work independently and set priorities based on high level direction of the Director of Data Engineering in Global Marketing Analytics.
Excellent understanding of Python, SQL, Solid ETL processes experience.
Understanding of cloud-based information systems.
Proficiency in data management tools.
Solid database design and data maintenance skills.
Strong Project management skills and Presentation skills.

The typical hourly pay rate for this position is shown below and is negotiable depending upon experience and location.

$52.40 - $79.33

Benefits are available to contract/temporary professionals, including medical, vision, and dental, and life and disability insurance. Hired contract/temporary professionals are also eligible to enroll in our company 401(k) plan. Visit roberthalf.gobenefits.net for more information.

Robert Half Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. M/F/Disability/Veteran

As part of Robert Half’s Corporate Services facility employment process, any offer of employment is contingent upon successful completion of a background check.

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