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Job Description:
Job Summary
Work on complex problems, where analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth evaluation of multiple factors. Lead and/or provide expertise to functional project teams and participate in cross-functional initiatives. Provide direction and guidance to process improvements, including helping to establish/advise on policies. Work with a number of external vendors, helping to provide them with effective solutions and insights. Use independent judgment within broadly defined policies and practices, including determining the best method for accomplishing work.
Additional details
Please know this posting is for multiple open Sr Data Engineer positions across various Teams in Technology. These Teams all contribute to important initiatives and are helping to shape the future of Technology at Southwest Airlines. Our Recruiting Team will provide additional Team and technology-specific details in the interview stage. Please reach out to TechnologyRecruitingInformation@wnco.com with any questions.
This role is offered as a remote workplace position, which may require travel for trainings , meetings, conferences, etc. Outside of those required visits, the majority of your working time may be spent in a remote location, away from our Corporate Campus. Please note, while this is a remote position, there is limited group of states or localities ineligible for Employees to regularly perform their work off-site. Those ineligible locations are: Alaska, Delaware, New Jersey, North Dakota, South Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wyoming.
Southwest Airlines is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We continue to look for opportunities to reflect the communities we serve, and welcome applicants with diverse thoughts, backgrounds, and experiences.
Responsibilities
Assemble large, complex sets of data that meet non-functional and functional business requirements
Identify, design and implement internal process improvements including re-designing infrastructure for greater scalability, optimizing data delivery, and automating manual processes
Build required infrastructure for optimal extraction, transformation and loading of data from various data sources using AWS and SQL technologies
Build analytical tools to utilize the data pipeline, providing actionable insight into key business performance metrics including operational efficiency and customer acquisition
Work with stakeholders including data, design, product and executive teams and assisting them with data-related technical issues
Work with stakeholders including the Executive, Product, Data and Design teams to support their data infrastructure needs while assisting with data-related technical issues
Generate or adapt equipment and technology to serve user needs
May perform other job duties as directed by Employee's Leaders
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology, including applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services
Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models
Ability to use logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems
Ability to understand the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making
Skilled in identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions
Ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem
Ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events)
Ability to shift back and forth between two or more activities or sources of information (such as speech, sounds, touch, or other sources)
Ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations)
Ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material
Education
Required: High School Diploma or GED
Required: Bachelor's Degree in Business, Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Cybersecurity, or related field; or equivalent formal training
Experience
Required: Advanced level experience, seasoned and specialized knowledge in:
Cloud infrastructure, DataLake
ETL experience ensuring source to target data integrity
Various filetypes (Delimited Text, Fixed Width, XML, JSON, Parque)
ServiceBus, setting up ingress and egress within a subscription, or relevant AWS Cloud services administrative experience
Unit Testing, Code Quality tools, CI/CD Technologies, Security and Container Technologies
Agile development experience and Agile ceremonies and practices
Licensing/Certification
N/A
Physical Abilities
Ability to perform work duties from [limited space work station/desk/office area] for extended periods of time
Ability to communicate and interact with others in the English language to meet the demands of the job
Ability to use a computer and other office productivity tools with sufficient speed and accuracy to meet the demands of the job
Other Qualifications
Must maintain a well-groomed appearance per Company appearance standards as described in established guidelines
Must be a U.S. citizen or have authorization to work in the United States as defined by the Immigration Reform Act of 1986
Must be at least 18 years of age
Must be able to comply with Company attendance standards as described in established guidelines
Pay & Benefits
Competitive market salary from $137,250 per year to $152,500 per year* depending on qualifications and experience. For eligible Leadership and individual contributor roles, additional bonus opportunities are available and awarded at the discretion of the company.
Benefits you'll love:
Fly for free, as a privilege, on any open seat on all Southwest flights—your eligible dependents too.
Up to a 9.3% 401(k) Company match, dollar for dollar, per paycheck.*
Potential for annual ProfitSharing contribution toward retirement - when Southwest profits, you profit.**
Explore more Benefits you’ll love: swa.is/benefits
- Pay amount doesn’t guarantee employment for any particular period of time
***ProfitSharing contributions are subject to plan’s vesting schedule and are made a t the discretion of the Company
Southwest Airlines is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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Job Posting End Date
03/28/2024
