Data Engineer

• Proven track record of designing and delivering large scale, high quality operational or analytical data systems on MS SQL Server.
• Very strong experience with SQL Server and building automated ETL pipelines in Azure Data Factory.
• Strong experience using Python for ETL and data manipulation
• Ability to assist with key architectural decisions, estimating work efforts, and leading development workstreams in an Agile environment.
• Understanding of effective monitoring, log analytics, and alerting.
• Ability to provide technical guidance and mentoring to less experienced engineers.
• Willingness to stay current with the latest Microsoft Azure SQL services, methods, and trends.
• Strong experience with data security from coding standards to data governance.
• Provide technical recommendations to senior executives to assist the decisions on proposed IT investments/solutions.
• Offer expert advice on database solutions including assisting with planning and architectural design, development, and resolution of technical issues.

Innovation & Strategy:

• Provide technical leadership to other engineers including contributing to product development.
• Effective communication of technology directions, capabilities, initiatives, and innovations to the other members of the leadership team.
• Alignment with technology peers to ensure a team-based delivery culture across shared resource pools.
• Provide guidance on new tools, approaches, methods, and features, leading technical solution team on implementation as required.
• Responsible for quality, innovation, project delivery, maintenance, and operation support aspects of portfolio against defined system SLAs.

• 15+ Years total IT experience.
• 5+ years Snowflake experience
• 2+ years strong experience using the Microsoft Azure SQL database in a Production environment.
• 3+ years strong experience developing ETL pipelines using Azure Data Factory in a Production environment.
• 2+ years coding in Python for data engineering related tasks
• 2+ years experience with Git based source code development and version control.
• Strong background in Database /Automation methods and tools - e.g., CI/CD tools, Terraform, etc.
• Experience with data security including encryption, masking and data governance.
• Familiarity with agile development methods.
• High aptitude in problem solving and customer service excellence.
• Strong understanding of technology strategy and solution architecture.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Highly organized and able to multi-task under time constraints.
• Ability to balance and prioritize work.
• A self-motivated team player.
• Strong customer service and troubleshooting skills mandatory
• High energy, flexible, innovative and the ability to manage responsibilities and priorities in a fast-paced and time-critical environment.
• May be required to work in a mobile capacity.