Data Engineer

Odyssey Logistics; Charlotte, Northern (NC, KY); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical plans (FSA/HSA)

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life and Disability Insurance

401(k) with match

PTO & Holidays

Employee Assistance Program

Wellness Program

Vendor Discounts

Job summary

Odyssey Logistics is seeking a Data Engineer to design and maintain scalable data pipelines and lakehouse solutions that power reporting, analytics, and AI/ML use cases. You will partner with business teams to translate questions into data-driven solutions, delivering measurable ROI and operational efficiency.

Responsibilities include building data models, ensuring data quality, and supporting analytics platforms like Sigma, Tableau, and Power BI.

Qualifications

• Strong SQL and data modeling skills for heterogeneous sources.
• Proficiency in Python, Spark, and at least one JVM language (Scala/Java).
• Experience with analytics platforms and self-service BI tools.
• Familiarity with data governance, security, and cloud data architectures.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain scalable data pipelines and lakehouse solutions.
• Develop analytics-ready data models and semantic layers for reporting.
• Collaborate with analytics engineers and business stakeholders to deliver data-driven insights.
• Ensure data quality, observability, and secure deployments.

Skills

SQL proficiency

Python

Spark

Scala

Java

Data modeling

Analytics & BI concepts

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related field

Tools

Databricks

Sigma Computing

Tableau

Power BI

Jira

Confluence

Job description

About Odyssey Logistics

Odyssey Logistics is a global logistics and supply chain partner helping businesses optimize performance through fully integrated, end-to-end solutions. We connect transportation, technology, and expertise across a broad network of services including 3PL and 4PL managed services, multimodal and intermodal transport, warehousing, trucking, Jones Act Ocean, and customs brokerage, ensuring goods move reliably, efficiently, and intelligently around the world.

Today, Odyssey supports more than 6,000 customers globally, delivering scalable, data driven solutions across complex supply chains. What started with a single client has grown into a dynamic, evolving organization focused on performance, precision, and long term partnership.

What Sets Us Apart

Our work is complex, fast moving, and highly collaborative. Success here requires people who think strategically, operate with urgency, and navigate across functions to solve real business challenges. We value individuals who take ownership, challenge the status quo, and turn insight into action.

Our culture is grounded in five core values: Win Together, Innovate Boldly, Drive Results, Customer Centric, and Guide with Care. These are not just principles; they shape how we make decisions, partner with customers, and show up for each other.

At Odyssey, you are not just part of a company; you are part of building what comes next.

The Role

Location: Charlotte, NC

Hybrid: Monday-Thursday onsite and Friday Remote

Reports to: Data Engineering Manager

All applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States. No relocation allowance will be considered unless specifically addressed.

Role Summary

We are seeking a Data Engineer to drive Odyssey’s enterprise data engineering strategy. This role will build, maintain, and improve scalable data pipelines, analytics-ready data models, and lakehouse solutions that power reporting, self-service analytics, and AI/ML use cases. This role also acts as an analytics consultant to business teams—partnering with stakeholders to translate business questions into data-driven solutions that drive measurable ROI, operational efficiency, and decision impact.

What You'll Do

Data Architecture & Engineering

Build and maintain scalable data lake and lakehouse solutions that integrate diverse enterprise data sources into canonical models and curated datasets. Develop and operate batch and streaming pipelines that ensure reliable, performant, and accurate data delivery. Support both batch and near-real-time data processing for operational and analytical use cases.

Development & Code Quality

Write production-quality Python, SQL, and Spark code following engineering best practices. Contribute to CI/CD pipelines, version control workflows, and code reviews to maintain high-quality, secure deployments. Implement data validation, reconciliation, and basic observability to support data reliability and trust.

Data Modeling & Analytics Enablement

Develop analytics-ready data models — facts, dimensions, and metrics — that support self-service BI and reporting. Support Sigma Computing by maintaining semantic layers, datasets, and governed metrics for consistent business reporting. Collaborate with Analytics Engineers to define data transformations, metric logic, and data contracts.

Business Partnership & Consulting

Act as an analytics consultant to business stakeholders by translating operational and strategic questions into scalable data and analytics solutions. Partner with functional teams across Sales, Finance, Operations, and Shared Services to identify high-impact use cases that drive measurable business outcomes. Help stakeholders understand data limitations, assumptions, and opportunities to maximize business value from analytics investments.

Performance, Security & Compliance

Optimize cloud compute and storage usage across Databricks and AWS to support cost efficiency. Apply secure-by-design practices including RBAC, encryption, and approved access controls.

Operations & Support

Troubleshoot pipeline failures, performance issues, and data inconsistencies and implement improvements. Support vendor tools and platforms through integrations, upgrades, and issue resolution. Maintain documentation for data pipelines, data models, and analytics datasets.

What You Bring

Technical Skills

Strong SQL and query design experience including performance tuning, query optimization, and data validation across heterogeneous data sources. Hands-on proficiency in Python, SQL, and Scala; Java preferred. Experience with ML frameworks including Spark, Databricks, TensorFlow, scikit-learn, and PyTorch

Cloud & Platform Experience

Experience with cloud platforms — AWS required, Azure and GCP preferred — including services for storage, compute, orchestration, and monitoring. Experience with BI and analytics platforms such as Sigma Computing, Tableau, Power BI, or MicroStrategy to support self-service and operational reporting

Data Governance & Security

Understanding of data governance, data quality, lineage, and compliance requirements including GDPR and SOX. Hands-on application of RBAC, encryption, and secure-by-design practices in cloud environments

Analytics & AI

Ability to analyze large, complex, multi-dimensional datasets — structured and unstructured — to deliver insights and power advanced analytics and ML use cases. Familiarity with Generative AI concepts and modern ML techniques including LLMs, transformers, ensemble methods, and deep learning frameworks, and how they integrate into data engineering workflows

Leadership & Collaboration

Exceptional communication and leadership skills with the ability to mentor engineers, influence stakeholders, and drive adoption of data products and practices. Demonstrated ability to navigate ambiguity — driving clarity, alignment, and momentum in evolving requirements and complex stakeholder environments. Working knowledge of agile and scrum methodologies and tools such as Jira and Confluence.

Problem Solving

Strong analytical mindset capable of identifying patterns, optimizing processes, and unlocking new business value through scalable solutions

Benefits

We offer a comprehensive and competitive compensation and benefits package, including:

• A choice of medical plans with FSA and HSA options
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Company-paid Life and Disability Insurance
• 401(k) Plan with Company Match
• Paid Time Off (PTO) and Company Holidays
• Employee Assistance Program
• Company Health & Wellness Program
• Discounts with Preferred Vendors

At Odyssey, we believe the best ideas come from people with different skills, experiences, and perspectives. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and evaluate every candidate based on the qualifications needed for the role, while also valuing the unique strengths, curiosity, and fresh thinking each person brings. Our commitment to inclusion helps fuel innovation and enables us to deliver smarter, more creative solutions for our customers. We are proud to be a workplace where everyone is treated with respect, given equal opportunity to succeed, and encouraged to contribute in meaningful ways. All employment decisions are based on merit, without regard to race or ethnicity, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, national origin, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.