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Data Engineer

ManpowerGroup

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Compensation
$53/hr
Location
Remote · US
Schedule
Contract / Temporary
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Bachelor's degree

Job overview

The Data Engineer builds data models and allocation logic for cloud-cost showback and chargeback. The role covers allocation rules, amortization, shared-cost distribution, untagged-cost attribution, budget variance, and forecasting models. It requires SQL, data engineering, cost allocation, dimensional modeling, and familiarity with FinOps methodologies and financial accounting concepts. Prior experience building chargeback or showback systems is described as ideal.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

SQLData EngineeringCost AllocationDimensional ModelingAllocation SystemsChargeback SystemsFinOps Cost AllocationData Modeling ToolsFinancial AccountingShowback Systems

Qualifications

5+ Years Data Engineering ExperienceBachelor's in IT or Related

Full job description

Job Title: Data Engineer

Location: Remote

Duration: 6 Months

Pay rate: $ 53/hr on W2

Job Description:

  • Does the resource have to be Local: No

  • Does this role have any *Visa Restrictions? None

  • What type of education is needed for this position? Bachelors Degree of any IT related courses

  • Work location : US Remote

  • Will this role work remote/In Office/Hybrid: Remote

  • Does this role require vaccination mandate? NA

  • Will the client pay for travel and expenses? No

  • Is industry experience needed for this role and why? 5+ years

  • What are must-have skills for this role?

  1. SQL

  2. Data Engineering

  3. Cost Allocation

  • Years of experience required for each skill? 5

Responsibilities :

This engineer builds the data models that allocate, attribute, and distribute cloud costs to business dimensions, enabling showback and chargeback capabilities.

5-7 years of data engineering experience

This is the most complex position from a business logic perspective. Building allocation rules, amortization calculations, and understanding how to model financial constructs requires both technical depth and domain experience. Ideally someone who has built chargeback/showback systems before.

Engineering Responsibilities:

Design allocation rule engine supporting tag-based, account-based, and custom mappings

Build amortization models for upfront payments (1-year, 3-year commitments)

Implement shared cost distribution models (proportional, even split, fixed coefficient)

Create untagged cost attribution logic using account ownership and heuristics

Build budget vs. actual variance models

Design forecasting input models based on historical trends

Ensure data models align with accounting periods and matching principles

Technical Skills required:

Expert SQL and dimensional modeling

Experience building allocation and chargeback systems

Understanding of FinOps cost allocation methodologies

Data modeling tools (dbt, LookML, or similar)

Understanding of financial accounting concepts (amortization, accruals)

ManpowerGroup is committed to providing equal employment opportunities in a professional, high quality work environment. It is the policy of ManpowerGroup and all of its subsidiaries to recruit, train, promote, transfer, pay and take all employment actions without regard to an employee's race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, religion, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable law.

How this job compares

Set against the 6,271 open Data Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 7, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$53/hr
  • California median$70–81/hr38 hourly ranges
  • US median$65–76/hr255 hourly ranges

This rate, $53/hr, is 30% below the California median midpoint ($76/hr) — in the lowest quarter of Data Engineer hourly ranges in California.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 897 open Data Engineer jobs in California and 6,271 across the US. 8% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in California
Experience
This posting asks for at least 5 years of experience; Data Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (5,462 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 2,408 of the 6,271 open Data Engineer jobs (38%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 7, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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