Lead Data Engineer (Azure) - REMOTE

Key Skills

Analytical and Problem solving, Apache Hadoop, Azure, Big Data Technology, Business Intelligence, Data Modeling, Data science techniques, Effective communication skills, ETL frameworks, IT, Machine learning techniques, Planning and organization, Python Programming, SQL, Statistics, Streaming APIs

Job Description

• Have strong passion in building reliable, accurate datasets that power end-to-end user scenarios and used in business decisions.
• Highly believe that data is an asset that must be accessible to and applicable by every function in a modern business to guide and assess growth investments.
• Are passionate about Data Engineering and believe that it is one of a kind emerging discipline and career path that you want to grow in.
• Enjoy building and operating data services at terabyte and higher scales to enable data driven organizations.

What We Look For in a Candidate

Qualifications:

• Experience building data models and performing complex queries using SQL
• Experience performance tuning large datasets
• Experience building large data pipelines and/or web services
• Strong programming skills with Python and other scripting languages 
• 8+ years of Business Intelligence or software development experience using industry technologies
• 4+ years of experience in building integration with upstream and downstream systems with REST APIs
• Excellent problem solving, critical thinking, and communication skills
• Ability to communicate effectively with technical and business teams, drive issues to closure
• Strong understanding of data engineering and data stewardship roles in an organization
• Ability to foster an innovative and inclusive team-oriented work environment. You’ll play an active role in counselling and mentoring junior team members across the organization by providing structured and on-the-job feedback.
• Ability to work on multiple priorities that span different areas of focus. You should feel comfortable talking to business stakeholders, analysts, data scientists and developers.
• An entrepreneurial spirit who is excited by ambiguity, operates autonomously and can make informed decisions on the fly, grounded in a digital transformation point of view for marketing/sales initiatives.
• BA/BS in Computer Science, Engineering or related technical field such as Statistics or Data Science

Nice to Haves:

• Strong familiarity with big data and Hadoop ecosystem of tools is highly valuable
• Azure experience 
• Knowledge of Lumen data, systems and processes including paid media, financial and inventory systems highly desirable
• Experience with ETL and data integration development using multiple tools, including Informatica, Microsoft SSIS or other technologies
• Experience with cloud data platforms is helpful
• Combined IT and Marketing background
• Machine Learning, Data Science, and statistical modeling experience are highly valued

Requisition #: 329669

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Disclaimer

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Salary Range

Salary Min :85230Salary Max :189360