Data Engineer

About the role

Reporting to the VP of IT, the Data Engineer will play a major role in running daily IT operations and working on new projects. This position is onsite and located within the corporate office in Irving, TX. This individual will work with various teams and divisions across the US & Canada to support aggressive growth and IT targets.

Responsibilities

• Work on complex data intensive projects.
• Demonstrate a good understanding of Python, Spark best practices and commonly used modules based on work experience and creating self-contained, reusable, and testable modules and components.
• Prototype, develop, and troubleshoot software in the user interface or service layers.
• Participate in collaborative technical discussions that focus on software user experience, design, architecture, and development.
• Keep up to date with technology and apply new knowledge.
• Manage GitHub PRs and act as release manager for some of the Data Engineering projects.
• Experience with technical project documentation.
• Work with onsite/offshore teams and help the team in clearing blockers.
• Ability to follow established coding standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field.
• At least one year of hands-on experience.

Desired Professional Skills And Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or software engineering.
• At least one year of experience.
• Relational database experience is required.
• Reporting experience is required (Jet, Power BI or Tableau).
• ETL experience and programming skills in at least one of the following languages: Java or Python.
• Development background in data engineering.
• Experience working with onsite and offshore teams.
• Ability to work under minimal supervision, relying on experience, research, and judgment to plan and accomplish assigned goals.
• Understanding of data archival strategy.
• Strong complex problem solving and troubleshooting skills.
• Ability to learn quickly and manage time effectively.
• Proven written and oral communication skills.