Empower

Data Engineer

Empower

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: United States

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Salary

💰 $87,400 - $123,400 per year

About the role

  • Design, develop and maintain scalable data and file ingestion framework
  • Collaborate with cross-functional value stream teams, analysts and business stakeholders to understand and refine the data requirements and translate them into technical solutions
  • Optimize data ingestion framework for performance and reliability
  • Follow data governance and security best practices
  • Troubleshoot data integrity and performance issues
  • Participate in code reviews and enforce coding standards
  • Participate in architectural decisions and design discussions
  • Work on initiatives to mitigate and/or alleviate core data application issues, including opportunities for process automation
  • Stay updated with the latest trends and technologies in data engineering and apply them to improve our data framework
  • Collaborate with colleagues regarding development of best practices and/or data application issues
  • Provide input and work on initiatives to mitigate and/or alleviate core data application issues, including opportunities for process automation
  • Operate independently with some latitude for un-reviewed actions or decisions
  • Complete other duties as assigned

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field (Information Systems, Mathematics, Software Engineering) or equivalent combination of training and experience
  • 2 - 4 years of software development experience preferably in a Data related field
  • Experience with ETL development and design using Python, Big Data (Hadoop/SPARK) SQL knowledge, RDBMS experience on any recognized database (Aurora, MySQL, Postgres, Redshift)
  • Experience on the AWS platform
  • Understanding of dimensional model and ER designs
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • SDLC (Software Development Life Cycle) and Agile Methodology
  • Exposure to Data Warehouse principles
  • 2 years IT in financial or other highly regulated industry preferred
  • Use of JIRA in Agile development strongly desired
  • Knowledgeable about DevOps and CI/CD best practices is a plus
Benefits
  • Medical, dental, vision and life insurance
  • Retirement savings – 401(k) plan with generous company matching contributions (up to 6%), financial advisory services, potential company discretionary contribution, and a broad investment lineup
  • Tuition reimbursement up to $5,250/year
  • Business-casual environment that includes the option to wear jeans
  • Generous paid time off upon hire – including a paid time off program plus ten paid company holidays and three floating holidays each calendar year
  • Paid volunteer time — 16 hours per calendar year
  • Leave of absence programs – including paid parental leave, paid short- and long-term disability, and Family and Medical Leave (FMLA)
  • Business Resource Groups (BRGs) – BRGs facilitate inclusion and collaboration across our business internally and throughout the communities where we live, work and play. BRGs are open to all.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
data ingestion frameworkETL developmentPythonBig DataHadoopSparkSQLRDBMSAWSdimensional modeling
Soft Skills
collaborationtroubleshootingcommunicationindependenceproblem-solvingcode reviewprocess automationadaptabilityattention to detailinitiative