Associate Data Solutions Engineer

Higherlogic; United States; On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Comprehensive health benefits package

401(k) plan with employer match

Flexible spending account

Disability insurance

Culture that recognizes employees

Room for growth and development

Advancement opportunities

Job summary

Higherlogic is looking for an Associate Data Solutions Engineer to support strategic data initiatives by building scalable data pipelines and models. This role is pivotal for enhancing analytics and AI capabilities across the organization.

The engineer will collaborate with various departments, ensuring data accessibility and reliability. The ideal candidate will have experience in SQL and Python, as well as familiarity with data warehousing tools like DBT and Iceberg.

This position offers competitive compensation and comprehensive health benefits.

Qualifications

• Proficiency in SQL and Python for data processing and transformation.
• Experience working with both structured and unstructured data sources.
• Ability to work independently and adapt to evolving data needs.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain scalable ETL/ELT pipelines for data ingestion.
• Develop and optimize data models for reporting and insights.
• Monitor pipeline performance for accuracy and reliability.

Skills

SQL

Python

Data warehousing tools

Data quality principles

Collaboration skills

Adaptability

Tools

DBT

Iceberg

Databricks

Job description

About Higher Logic

Higher Logic exists to connect people, knowledge, and ideas to improve lives and organizations. Through our community solutions, we empower growth‑stage businesses and associations to build a more engaged and meaningful relationship with their customers and members. Higher Logic serves more than 3,000 customers, representing over 350,000 online communities with greater than 200 million users in more than 42 countries worldwide.

Our team is a thriving community of authentic people with diverse experiences and perspectives. We are honest and genuine and believe that sharing ideas and feedback openly helps us to be successful. We believe that diversity and empathy bring us #AllTogether to make us stronger. We learn from failure and successes because both help us to grow and learn. We strive to understand the why behind our actions and bring our best selves to work every day.

Job Summary

The Associate Data Solutions Engineer supports Higher Logic’s strategic data initiatives by designing, developing, and scaling data pipelines and models that enable analytics, business intelligence, and AI workflows, using both structured and unstructured data. This role is critical in building our data warehouse and enabling AI capabilities across the organization and reports directly to the Chief Data Officer. The engineer works closely with internal stakeholders across departments to ensure data is reliable, accessible, and actionable for both operational and strategic use.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Build and maintain scalable ETL/ELT pipelines to ingest structured and unstructured data into the data warehouse.
• Develop and optimize data models to support reporting, dashboards, and operational insights.
• Write clean, efficient, and reusable SQL and Python code to transform raw data into business‑ready outputs.
• Collaborate with analytics and business stakeholders to understand data requirements and deliver practical solutions.
• Monitor pipeline performance and ensure reliability, accuracy, and timeliness of data flows.
• Design frameworks for triggering AI workflows based on business rules and data events.
• Serve as a subject matter expert on data best practices, including schema design, data governance, and data security.
• Partner with cross‑functional teams to align data assets with enterprise goals, AI enablement, and automation strategies.
• Drive adoption of new data tools and methodologies, such as DBT, Iceberg, or similar modern data stack technologies.
• All other duties as assigned.

Knowledge and Abilities Required

• Proficiency in SQL and Python for data processing and transformation.
• Familiarity with modern data warehousing tools (e.g., DBT, Iceberg, Databricks, or similar).
• Experience working with both structured and unstructured data sources.
• Understanding of data quality, observability, and monitoring principles.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills to support cross‑functional work.
• Ability to work independently and adapt to evolving data needs.

You’ll Earn

• Competitive compensation.
• Comprehensive health benefits package.
• 401(k) plan with employer match.
• Healthcare and dependent‑care flexible spending account.
• Company short‑term and long‑term disability insurance.
• Company culture that recognizes its employees.
• Room for growth and development and management that cares about your professional growth and will help you achieve your goals.
• Significant advancement opportunities for outstanding performers.