Data Engineer

Join a leading company in the Maritime Industry in a critical role on our IT team! Moran Towing Corporation (www.morantug.com) has an exciting opportunity available as a Data Engineer in our Jacksonville, FL office. This full-time, Exempt position reports to the Director, Application Development and Support.

Moran Towing Corporation is one of the oldest companies in America and has prospered by continuously reinventing itself for over 160 years. Starting in 1860 as a tugboat company, we have grown from those roots to become a dominant provider of commercial ship docking services, marine transportation, LNG support operations, environmental recovery, and commercial diving services. While economies, cultures, markets, and technology will always continue to evolve, our steadfast commitment to partnering with our employees and customers to solve our customers' marine requirements has enabled us to stay the course year after year.

Position Summary

The Data Engineer is skilled in Azure and has a crucial role in gathering, analyzing and transforming data to provide valuable insights for Moran's business. The primary focus of the position will be to leverage Microsoft Azure services, including Azure Data Lake and Synapse Analytics, to optimize data storage, retrieval, and reporting processes. The ideal candidate will have a strong foundation in data analytics, excellent SQL skills, and expertise in building and optimizing data solutions on the Azure platform. The Data Engineer will also apply data visualization skills to create reports and dashboards.

Specific Responsibilities include, but are not limited, to:

Primary Responsibilities

• Utilizes Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2, Azure Data Factory, SQL Server Integration Services, and Power Query to transform and move data across various formats and sources.
• Creates and manages computing and data resources in Moran's on-premises servers and in the Cloud environment (Azure).
• Leads the design and development of robust and scalable data warehouse solutions, ensuring efficient storage, retrieval, and analysis of large datasets.
• Utilizes Apache Spark for distributed data processing, implementing efficient ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) processes to handle diverse data sources and formats.
• Optimizes Spark jobs for performance, scalability, and reliability, leveraging Spark's core features to meet data processing and analytics needs.
• Designs, implements, and maintains data pipelines on Azure Synapse Analytics, ensuring seamless integration with other Azure services and tools.
• Works with Azure Synapse SQL Pools to optimize data storage and retrieval; Implements best practices for data security and compliance.
• Programs and scripts using C#, Python, R, PowerShell, JSON, and XML.
• Develops queries in multiple languages such as SQL, DAX, and Python.
• Programs databases using stored procedures and user-defined functions.
• Works with Moran's data warehouse and contributes to strategies and solutions for data migration, database optimization, and data architecture for analytics projects.
• Transforms and moves data in multiple formats and sources using Azure Data Factory, SQL Server Integration Services, and Power Query.
• Creates strategies and designs solutions for a wide variety of use cases such as data migration (end to end ETL/ELT process), database optimization, and data architectural solutions for analytics data projects.
• Collaborates with stakeholders on requirements for reports and analytics.

Secondary Responsibilities

• Designs and develops reports, data sets, data flows, and data marts in Power BI and SQL Server Reporting Services.
• Supports the various SQL Server services.
• Shares responsibility for performing and maintaining backups, restorations, disaster recovery, and security.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum of a Bachelor's Degree in a related field.
• At least 4 years' experience working in the field of Data Analytics or Data Warehousing.
• Experience with Microsoft Azure Data Lake, Azure Synapse Analytics, and SQL Data Warehouse.
• Strong experience with data visualization best practices.
• Experience with programming languages such as C#, Python or R.
• Deep understanding of data warehousing concepts.
• Demonstrated ability to be a strong individual contributor and team player, including the ability to constructively interact with all departments and employee levels.
• Excellent customer service skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proven ability to effectively prioritize and work on multiple projects.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Business Intelligence.
• A fundamental understanding of object-oriented programming.
• Knowledge of the maritime industry.

Physical demands of this position include being able to:

• Bend, kneel, reach overhead, and lift up to 55 pounds.
• Ability and willingness to travel if required (less than 10%).

Working Conditions

• Ability and willingness to work in the Jacksonville, FL office a minimum of 3 days per week and work remotely the remainder of the week.

IN RETURN, WE OFFER:

• Competitive compensation
• Career development opportunities
• Team-oriented work environment
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Health Care Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Company paid Life, AD&D, and Long-Term Disability Insurance Plans
• Employee Assistance, Health Advocate, and Wellness Programs
• Generous 401(k) Plan with employer non-elective, matching, and discretionary contributions
• Company paid Financial Advice Program
• Tuition Reimbursement Program
• Paid Vacation based on years of service

Moran Towing Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer and welcomes all qualified applicants. Applicants will receive fair and impartial consideration without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, gender, age, disability, veteran status, genetic data, or other legally protected status.