
IT Data Engineer
Woodward, Inc.
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Niles • Illinois • United States
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Salary
💰 $65,000 - $104,000 per year
About the role
- Monitor established data pipelines and scheduled jobs; build and validate basic ETL/ELT operations and simple data models.
- Become familiar with SAP S/4HANA and other enterprise source systems, assist analysts by locating fields, explaining basic table relationships, and answering questions about various business attributes.
- Support analysts and data scientists by gathering basic requirements; triage tickets and resolve routine incidents using the IT ticketing system.
- Provide support for Power BI, Fabric, and Business Objects users; troubleshoot common report issues and escalate complex problems.
- Perform routine platform administration tasks for on-prem servers and web/application stacks.
- Apply updates, monitor services, and escalate incidents.
- Follow defined processes to provision and revoke user access across cloud and on-prem platforms.
- Contribute to documentation efforts, simple architecture notes and process steps.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Analytics, or related discipline is preferred.
- 1-2 years in data engineering, ETL, data warehousing, or similar roles supporting enterprise analytics required.
- Proficient in SQL
- Entry-level Python/PySpark, or comparable scripting languages (Scala, Java, etc.)
- Entry-level experience with ETL/ELT using Azure Synapse pipelines, Azure Data Factory, or comparable tools (AWS Glue, Google Cloud Dataflow, Apache Airflow, etc.).
- Experience with SAP Data Services preferred.
- Beginner knowledge of SAP S/4HANA data structures and common data models.
- Experience with SLT sidecar for continuous replication preferred.
- Basic understanding of data warehouses (cloud or on-prem), relational databases and data modeling concepts.
- Basic proficiency with connecting to, extracting and loading data from REST APIs.
- Exposure to Microsoft Power BI and Fabric admin features (workspace and capacity management, security).
- Experience with SAP Business Objects and Power BI report development (including DAX and M languages) preferred.
- Familiarity with version control (Git), basic testing and CI/CD.
- Clear communication to both technical and nontechnical people, receptive to peer feedback, problem-solving ability, team player, continuous learner.
Benefits
- All members included in annual cash bonus opportunity.
- 401(k) match (4.5%)
- Annual Woodward stock contribution (5%)
- Tuition reimbursement and Training/Professional Development opportunities for all members
- 12 paid holidays, including floating holidays.
- Industry leading medical, dental, and vision Insurance upon date of hire
- Vacation / Sick Time / Vacation Buy-up / Short Term Disability / Bereavement leave.
- Paid parental leave.
- Adoption Assistance
- Employee Assistance Program, including mental health benefits.
- Member Life & AD&D / Long Term Disability / Member Optional Life
- Member referral bonus
- Spouse / Child Optional Life / Optional AD&D / Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending
- Voluntary benefits, including: Home / Auto Insurance discounts
- Whole Life Insurance / Critical Illness Insurance / Legal Assistance / Military Leave
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
SQLPythonPySparkETLELTdata warehousingdata modelingREST APIsDAXM languages
Soft Skills
clear communicationproblem-solvingteam playerreceptive to feedbackcontinuous learner
Certifications
Bachelor’s Degree in Computer ScienceBachelor’s Degree in Information SystemsBachelor’s Degree in Business Analytics