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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Data Engineer - **Company:** Paychex Inc. - **Location:** Salt Lake City, UT, United States - **Experience:** Experienced - **Salary:** $99,600.0 - $156,500.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Adobe InDesign, Agile Methodology, Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Data Analysis, Microsoft Azure, Big Data, Cloud Computing, Cyber Security, Databases, Continuous Delivery, Continuous Integration, Data as a Services, Information Engineering, Data Files, Extract Transform Load (ETL), Data Mining, Data Security, Data Systems, Data Warehousing, DevOps, Github, R (Programming Language), Apache Hadoop, Python (Programming Language), Machine Learning, Ansible, Standard Sql, Azure Machine Learning, Reduced Instruction Set Computing, Salesforce.Com, Software Engineering, SQL Databases, Data Processing, Scripting, Data Storage Technologies, Azure Data Factory, Snowflake, Apache Spark, Data Lakes, Pyspark, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Information Technology, Data Analytics, Star Schema, Cosmos DB, Data Management, Machine Learning Operations, Terraform, Ansible Tower, Data Pipelines, Databricks, Programming Languages - **Published:** September 8, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.careerbuilder.com/job-details/data-engineer-salt-lake-city-ut--275695c5-799c-401c-a5fd-582e44cb55e9 ## About the Role * Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering or equivalent software/services experience - Required * 4 years of experience in Working with SQL, Snowflake, Databricks, Spark and/or other Big Data technologies. * 4 years of experience in Experience building and optimizing data pipelines, architectures and data sets to answer specific business questions and identify opportunities for improvement. * 2 years of experience in Experience working with large-scale data processing and storage using Azure Data Factory, Integration Runtime, Data Lake, Databricks, Spark, Azure ML, and Cosmos DB. * 4 years of experience in Proficiency with languages such as Python, SQL, PySpark, R. * 2 years of experience in Understanding of Privacy, Compliance and security aspects of data storage & processing. * 2 years of experience in Experience delivering data solutions via Agile methodologies. * 4 years of experience in A successful history of manipulating, processing and extracting value from large disconnected datasets. * 2 years of experience in Proficiency for Software Development & CI/CD methodologies and tools for automated infrastructure code; ML Ops. * 2 years of experience in Design, implement, and maintain automation platform and tools, including Ansible Tower, Azure, ARM, Terraform Enterprise, Azure DevOps and GitHub Actions. * 2 years of experience in Salesforce FSC, Salesforce Data Cloud. * Communication - Preferred * Problem Solving - Preferred * Troubleshooting (Problem Solving) - Preferred * Management - Preferred * Operations - Preferred * Data Engineering - Preferred * Python (Programming Language) - Preferred * SQL (Programming Language) - Preferred * Extract Transform Load (ETL) - Preferred * Data Pipelines - Preferred * Computer Science - Preferred * Apache Spark - Preferred * Data Warehousing - Preferred * Amazon Web Services - Preferred * Apache Hadoop - Preferred Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States on a permanent basis. We do not offer visa sponsorship now or in the future., ARM (Advanced RISC Machine), Agile Programming Methodologies, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Ansible, Apache Hadoop, Apache Spark, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Automation, Big Data, Business Analysis, Cloud Computing, Computer Science, Continuous Deployment/Delivery, Continuous Integration, Data Analysis, Data Lake, Data Management, Data Processing, Data Science, Data Sets, Data Storage, Data Warehousing, Database Extract Transform and Load (ETL), DevOps, Diversity, GitHub, Identify Issues, Information/Data Security (InfoSec), Machine Learning, Microsoft Windows Azure, Operational Support, Problem Solving Skills, Process Improvement, Programming Languages, Python Programming/Scripting Language, R Programming Language, Regulatory Compliance, SQL (Structured Query Language), Salesforce.com, Security Compliance, Snowflake Schema, Software Development ## Description * Utilize existing infrastructure to assemble large, complex data sets that meet business requirements through extraction, transformation, and loading of data from a wide variety of data sources * Provide operational support and troubleshooting for existing processes and systems * Work closely with architects, solution leads, data owners, Data Scientists and key stakeholders to facilitate and coordinate the data platform backlog grooming process, triaging new feature requests in preparation for future project activities * Deliver automation & efficient processes to ensure high quality throughput & performance of the entire data & analytics platform * Ensure data extraction, transformation and loading data meet data security & compliance requirements * Engage with data source platform leads to gain tactical and strategic understanding of data sources required by Agency Data Services AI/ML as well as Data Office standards. * Create data tools for data scientist team members that assist them in building and optimizing models for use in Paychex products ## Related Videos - [From Messy Queries to Scalable Systems - How Data Engineering actually works](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100203-from-messy-queries-to-scalable-systems-how-data-engineering-actually-works) - [Innovating Developer Tools with AI: Insights from GitHub Next](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1268-innovating-developer-tools-with-ai-insights-from-github-next) - [From DevOps to Scaled DevOps: How We’re Rebuilding Continuous Delivery as a Platform](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100018-from-devops-to-scaled-devops-how-we-re-rebuilding-continuous-delivery-as-a-platform) - [Dev & Test in the Cloud? 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