Senior Data Engineer

STAND 8 provides end to end IT solutions to enterprise partners across the United States and with offices in LA, Atlanta, New York, Raleigh, and more.
Are you a seasoned professional passionate about transforming data movement processes? We're actively seeking a Senior Data Movement Engineer to play a pivotal role in revamping our ETL infrastructure and spearheading the construction of innovative ETL/ELT workflows in our journey towards a cloud-centric environment. The ideal candidate will bring a wealth of expertise in data management, contributing nuanced technical skills and a proactive mindset to craft sophisticated and streamlined data processes. If you thrive in driving transformative changes and optimizing data flow, this opportunity awaits your leadership and innovation.
Core Responsibilities

• Complete full life cycle of ETL/ELT development to address business needs or resolve issues including design, mappings, data transformations, scheduling, and testing.
• Translate data movement requirements into technical ETL design.
• Develop ETL/ELT workflows and mappings to extract, transform, and load data into target environments.
• Develop data extraction and transmissions to external vendors.
• Develop test plans and perform unit testing.
• Create supporting documentation for new ETL processes.
• Work closely with data analysts to gain understanding of business processes and corporate data.
• Determine impacts to data warehouse structures and information flows due to changes in business or technical requirements.
• Contribute to architectural decisions to support business processes.
• Provide production support for data solutions.
• Complete root cause analysis and contribute to remediation planning and implementation.
• Perform data quality analysis, report data quality issues, and propose solutions for data quality management.
• Learn and expand upon internal controls and participate in customer support.
• Perform design and code reviews in support of organizational standards.
• Mentor less experienced team members.
• Prepare effort estimation including researching and estimating costs of software development, unit testing. May provide estimates for upgrades of vendor packages upgrades and integration with existing systems.

Required

• Minimum of 8 years of relevant experience in data warehousing, business intelligence tools, and the analysis of data
• Minimum of 5 years of SQL query development, preferably across multiple database management platforms, and working with dimensional and star schema data warehouse implementations
• Proficiency in ETL/ELT concepts and tools (Informatica IICS, Talend, Boomi and PowerCenter preferred)
• Working knowledge of data warehousing concepts, structures and ETL best practices
• Experience using query tools (e.g.. AQT, MS Query)
• Ability to problem solve using analytical thinking skills.
• Must work well independently - must be inquisitive and seek answers to complex questions without being prompted.
• Strong organizational and time management skills
• Strong communication skills including verbal and written to communicate effectively with clients and management.
• Strong project management skills to ensure that projects get done on time and within budget.
• Effectively participates in teams and moves the team toward completion of goals
• Ability to resolve conflicts.

Preferred:

• Some experience with cloud database technologies preferred.
• Some experience with data visualization tools (e.g. Tableau) desirable

Education and Experience Qualifications

• BA or BS in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field.
• 10+ years' experience

The US base range for this contract position is $60-67/hour. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.