Data Engineer

Vaco by Highspring; Brentwood (TN); Hybrid; USD 165,312,000 - 173,578,000; Full time

Job summary

Highspring LLC (d/b/a Vaco by Highspring) is seeking a Data Engineer in Brentwood, TN to join a growing team focused on building scalable data solutions, governance, and AI-driven initiatives. You will collaborate with developers, analysts, and stakeholders to deliver reliable data products for operational reporting and decision-making.

The role involves designing and maintaining ETL/ELT processes, data warehouses, and curated datasets, with a strong emphasis on data quality and governance.

Qualifications

• Experience building and supporting ETL/ELT processes and data pipelines.
• Hands-on with Teradata Protocol Transport (TPT), SSIS, Python, PowerShell, cloud data services.
• Experience with data acquisition, cleansing, parsing, transformation, validation, and reconciliation.
• Experience integrating data from multiple source systems.
• Strong understanding of data warehousing concepts, data structures, and data modeling.
• Experience building curated datasets and governed data products.
• Strong SQL skills.
• Ability to communicate technical concepts with both technical and non-technical audiences.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain ETL/ELT processes and data pipelines.
• Develop and support data warehouse solutions and curated datasets.
• Integrate data from multiple source systems.
• Prepare data for reporting, analytics, automation, applications, and AI-driven use cases.
• Perform data acquisition, cleansing, parsing, transformation, validation, and reconciliation.
• Support data governance efforts, including lineage, documentation, testing, and change management.
• Create and maintain data models that support business and reporting needs.
• Monitor and improve data quality across platforms and processes.
• Work with technical and business teams to gather requirements and deliver data solutions.
• Create and maintain technical documentation and data standards.

Skills

ETL/ELT pipelines

Python

SQL

Data governance

Data modeling

Data quality

PowerShell

Communication

Tools

SSIS

TPT

Google BigQuery

Teradata Vantage

Oracle

Microsoft SQL Server

Cloud-based data services

Job description

Data Engineer

Location: Brentwood, TN (Hybrid)

Position Type: 12-Month Contract

Schedule: Full-Time, 40 Hours per Week (Monday-Friday)

Pay Rate: $58/hr

About the Opportunity

We are looking for a Data Engineer to join a growing Data Management and Business Intelligence team. This is a newly created position driven by continued growth and the need to build a stronger foundation for reporting, automation, analytics, and AI-driven initiatives. The team is focused on improving how data is collected, organized, and delivered across the business. This role will help move manual and spreadsheet-based processes into scalable, governed data solutions while supporting business users, reporting teams, and technology partners.

You\'ll work closely with developers, analysts, product owners, and business stakeholders to build data pipelines, improve data quality, and deliver reliable data products that support operational reporting, automation, and decision-making.

What You\'ll Do

• Build and maintain ETL/ELT processes and data pipelines
• Develop and support data warehouse solutions and curated datasets
• Integrate data from multiple source systems
• Prepare data for reporting, analytics, automation, applications, and AI-driven use cases
• Perform data acquisition, cleansing, parsing, transformation, validation, and reconciliation
• Support data governance efforts, including lineage, documentation, testing, and change management
• Create and maintain data models that support business and reporting needs
• Monitor and improve data quality across platforms and processes
• Work with technical and business teams to gather requirements and deliver data solutions
• Create and maintain technical documentation and data standards

Required Qualifications

• Experience building and supporting ETL/ELT processes and data pipelines
• Hands-on experience with:
  • Teradata Protocol Transport (TPT)
  • SSIS
  • Python
  • PowerShell
  • Cloud-based data services
• Experience with data acquisition, cleansing, parsing, transformation, validation, and reconciliation
• Experience integrating data from multiple source systems
• Experience preparing data for reporting, analytics, automation, applications, and AI-related initiatives
• Strong understanding of data warehousing concepts, data structures, and data modeling
• Experience building curated datasets and governed data products
• Experience with one or more of the following database platforms:
  • Google BigQuery
  • Teradata Vantage
  • Oracle
  • Microsoft SQL Server
  • Other enterprise DBMS platforms
• Experience with data analysis and data visualization
• Strong understanding of data quality, governance, lineage, documentation, testing, and change management practices
• Strong SQL skills
• Ability to communicate technical concepts with both technical and non-technical audiences

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
• Experience with Python
• Experience with Microsoft SQL Server
• Experience with Teradata
• Experience with business intelligence and reporting platforms

Equal Opportunity Notice

Highspring LLC (d/b/a Vaco by Highspring) and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries ("we," "our," or "Vaco by Highspring") are committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race (including but not limited to traits historically associated with race such as hair texture and hair style), color, sex (includes pregnancy or related conditions), religion or creed, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, status as a veteran, union membership, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, political affiliation, or any other protected characteristics as required by applicable law. The company is also committed to ensuring that persons who need them are provided with reasonable accommodations; if an accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please contact [e-mail].

Vaco by Highspring also wants all applicants to know their rights that workplace discrimination is illegal.

Representation Notice

By submitting to this position, you agree that you will be giving Vaco by Highspring the exclusive right to present your as a candidate for the foregoing employment opportunity. Additionally, you agree to be included in our talent pool for future hiring for similarly qualified positions. You further agree that you have represented information about yourself accurately and have not affirmatively misrepresented your qualifications. Lastly, you agree to maintain as confidential, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any information you learn from Vaco by Highspring about the position and you will limit disclosure of information about the position only to the extent necessary to perform any obligations in furtherance of your application. In exchange, Vaco by Highspring agrees to exercise reasonable efforts to represent you through all solicitation, job screening and resume dispersal.

For residents of Ontario, Canada only: to the extent the position for employment is not with Highspring or not otherwise noted as vacant above, candidate should be informed that this role is to replace a presently employed person at Vaco by Highspring\'s client.

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• California residents may access Vaco by Highspring HR Notice at Collection for California Applicants and Employees here.
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Additionally, submissions to this position are subject to the use of AI to perform preliminary candidate screenings, focused on ensuring minimum job requirements noted in the position are satisfied. More details about Vaco by Highspring\'s use of AI can be found here (https://www.highspring.com/ai-use-notices/). Further assessment of candidates beyond this initial phase will be conducted by recruiters and hiring managers. Vaco by Highspring does not know and cannot opine on if its client\'s use of AI products in hiring.

Pay Transparency Notice

Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco by Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to:

· the individual\'s skill sets, experience and training;

· licensure and certification requirements;

· office location and other geographic considerations; and

· other business and organizational needs.

With that said, as required by local law, Vaco by Highspring believes that the following salary range referenced above reasonably estimates the base compensation for an individual hired into this position in geographies that require salary range disclosure. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses and/or participation in medical, dental, and vision benefits as well as the company\'s retirement plan (or similar retirement benefits).