Data Operations Engineer

About the role

The Product Engineering group at GLG is seeking a curious Data Operations Engineer with 2–3 years of experience to join our Data Operations team. This role involves building, running, and maintaining data pipelines, imports, and integrations that feed GLG's platforms and reporting. The ideal candidate will have strong SQL skills, proficiency in Python for data manipulation, and a solid understanding of data fundamentals.

Responsibilities

• Build, run, and maintain data pipelines, imports, and integrations that feed GLG’s platforms and reporting.
• Write and optimize SQL to move, transform, and validate data across sources.
• Monitor scheduled jobs, triage failures, and resolve data-quality and data-accuracy issues.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to turn business needs into reliable data deliverables.
• Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code and queries.
• Contribute to runbooks, documentation, and operational best practices.
• Stay curious about new tools and approaches — we'll train you on our stack as you grow.

Requirements

• 2–3 years of experience in a data operations, data engineering, or similar data-focused role.
• Strong SQL and a solid understanding of relational databases.
• Proficiency in a scripting language (Python preferred) for data manipulation and automation.
• Solid grasp of data fundamentals — modeling, transformation, data quality.
• An inquisitive, generalist mindset — eager to learn systems end-to-end rather than staying in one niche.
• Experience using AI toolsets like Claude, Copilot, Opencode.
• Solid problem-solving skills and the ability to thrive in an iterative, collaborative environment.

Preferred

• Cloud data warehouses (e.g., Snowflake).
• Workflow orchestration (e.g., Airflow).
• Search/indexing platforms (e.g., OpenSearch).
• AWS cloud platform, CI/CD pipelines, and DevOps practices.

What We Offer

• Benefits: Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage; flexible paid time off; 401(k) and Roth 401(k) plans with an employer match; tuition reimbursement program; paid parental leave, adoption, and surrogacy reimbursement; free wellbeing support; and more.
• Compensation: GLG is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The anticipated hiring base salary range for this role is $101,500—$122,000 USD.

About GLG / Gerson Lehrman Group

GLG is the world’s leading platform for trusted human expertise. We connect global decision-makers with the specific, authoritative voices required to answer their most critical questions. GLG operates within the industry’s most trusted research environment, helping our clients capture nuanced perspectives that drive smarter, faster business outcomes. GLG is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity.