Data Engineer

Insight Global
Palo Alto, CA, United States
2 months ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Experience required
7 years minimum
Working hours
Regular working hours
Job source

Tech stack

Microsoft Azure Cloud Computing Cyber Security Information Systems Data as a Services Information Engineering Data Governance Data Integration Extract Transform Load (ETL) Data Systems Data Warehousing Online Analytical Processing
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Online Transaction Processing Performance Tuning Query Optimization Azure Data Lake SQL Stored Procedures SQL Databases SQL Server Reporting Services SQL Server Integration Services Talend Data Classification Informatica Powercenter Indexer Data Strategy Microsoft Fabric Information Technology Star Schema Azure Synapse Analytics Data Pipelines Databricks

Job description

We are currently seeking a Data Engineer to join the Finance Technology and Digital Transformation team in our client’s Finance Department. This role will support the rapid growth of FinTech across many departments at the law firm. Duties include the below:

-Adapt and optimize firm-standard ETL/ELT data pipelines to ensure accurate and timely data integration to and from firm data repositories.

-Manage finance-related data models, schemas, and structures to support analytics and reporting needs.

-Translate complex business requirements into intuitive and actionable reports.

-Partner with business stakeholders to define KPIs and ensure consistent reporting standards.

-Integrate firm-level information security policies and processes to ensure data accuracy, integrity, and security.

-Monitor and troubleshoot data workflows, ensuring performance optimization.

-Support firm data governance practices and DLP policies, including data classification, access controls, documentation, and change management procedures.

-Work closely with business analysts, data scientists, and IT teams to ensure compliance, mitigate risk and deliver full-cycle data solutions.

-Mentor junior data specialists, analysts, and other engineers, and contribute to the firm’s best practices and technical standards.

-Be a key contributor and resource to the firm’s overall data strategy and architecture, including the development of best practices and procedures for developing and providing reports, dashboards and other data services throughout the firm.

We are a company committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments where people can bring their full, authentic selves to work every day. We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer that believes everyone matters. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment regardless of their race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, genetic factors, age, disability, protected veteran status, military or uniformed service member status, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or recruiting process, please send a request to HR@insightglobal.com.To learn more about how we collect, keep, and process your private information, please review Insight Global’s Workforce Privacy Policy: https://insightglobal.com/workforce-privacy-policy/.

Requirements

Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, Information Systems, Data Engineering, or related field.

-7-8+ years of hands-on experience in data warehouse development and optimization, ETL/ELT development, and SSRS reporting solutions.

-Strong expertise in SQL (query optimization, stored procedures, indexing).

-Proficiency with Azure data lake/warehouse technologies (Azure Synapse, Azure Databricks, Microsoft Fabric, etc.).

-Experience with ETL tools (Informatica, Talend, SSIS, dbt, or similar).

-Solid understanding of data modeling (star schema, snowflake schema, OLAP/OLTP concepts).

-Knowledge of cloud platforms (Azure) and modern data stack tools.

-Strong problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills.

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