Data Engineer III
PetSafe Brands · Knoxville, TN · 2 mo ago
Information TechnologyFull-time
Key Responsibilities
- Drives technical direction for a team.
- Delivers large, complex features across multiple systems and influences team standards.
- Has a minimum of 5 years of experience in a Data Engineer role.
- Leads design and development of significant projects (multi-team dependencies).
- Set and enforce quality, security, and reliability standards.
- Mentor others and conduct architecture reviews.
- Drive automation, observability, and DevOps improvements.
- Identify scaling, performance, and cost optimization opportunities.
- Designs components that integrate across domains (e.g., API, data, infra).
- Operate effectively with high ambiguity and business context.
Requirements
- Deep expertise in one or more technical areas.
- Strong architectural thinking; anticipates downstream impacts.
- Balances engineering ideals with business priorities.
- Proactively identifies and unblocks team or project risks.
- Identify and proactively explore new technologies and showcase them.
Qualifications
- Help define and evolve data governance frameworks.
- Lead initiatives around data lineage, privacy, and compliance (e.g., GDPR, HIPAA).
- Partner with legal, security, and business teams to align governance with enterprise strategy.
- Drive adoption of governance tools and practices across teams.
Skills
- Strong understanding of SQL, Python, Snowflake, DBT, and Fivetran.
- Experience with data pipeline design and implementation.
- Knowledge of data warehousing concepts and technologies.
- Experience with cloud-based data management platforms.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment.
- Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
Benefits
Working for PetSafe Brands definitely has its benefits. We offer a competitive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, and 401K match. In addition we offer a rich wellness program which includes an onsite health clinic, workout facility and of course, we encourage you to bring your dog to work, which is our whole reason for what we do!