Senior Data Engineer
Responsibilities
- Design, develop and maintain data pipelines and workflows
- Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure data solutions align with business needs and goals
- Design and build robust data pipelines for data collection, connection, and storage
- Develop and enforce data engineering policies and best practices to ensure data integrity
- Ensure data quality and performance at scale
- Ensure high performance and scalability of data systems
- Help with the collection, connection, and storage of data
- Lead efforts to optimize existing data workflows and ensure system reliability
- Build working relationships with team members and subject matter experts
- Lead small projects and initiatives, taking a leadership role in planning and execution
- Mentor and guide junior data engineering team members
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field
- 5-7 years of experience in data engineering
- Complete knowledge and understanding of business area/specialization
- Advanced knowledge of programming languages (Python, Java, SQL)
- Experience with data management and processing tools
- Experience with data integration and processing tools
- Experience with cloud services (AWS, Azure, GCP)
- Advanced problem-solving skills
- Advanced communication, collaboration skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities effectively
- Advanced skill in data system design and solid understanding of data warehousing, ETL processes, and big data technologies (SQL Server, SSIS, Azure Databricks, Azure Data Factory)
- Advanced knowledge of data engineering principles, technologies, and architecture
Qualifications
About the Role
Navy Federal Credit Union currently does not provide sponsorship for this role. Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States without the need for current or future sponsorship.
Benefits
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Equal Employment Opportunity
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, sex, color, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity or any other basis protected by applicable law.
Disclaimers
Navy Federal reserves the right to fill this role at a higher/lower grade level based on business need. An assessment may be required to compete for this position. Job postings are subject to close early or extend out longer than the anticipated closing date at the hiring team’s discretion based on qualified applicant volume. Navy Federal Credit Union assesses market data to establish salary ranges that enable us to remain competitive. You are paid within the salary range, based on your experience, location and market position. For additional details regarding compensation and benefits, review the Benefits page of the Navy Federal Career Site.
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