Data Engineer

McKesson Corporation; Irving (TX); On-site; USD 157,000 - 169,000; Full time

Job summary

McKesson Corporation is hiring a Data Engineer to design and maintain scalable data pipelines and platforms. You will analyze requirements to build end-to-end data solutions, including ingestion, transformation, modeling, and serving layers, with a focus on performance and cost efficiency.

You will implement Delta Lake features, collaborate on data contracts and SLAs, and mentor junior engineers while enjoying 100% telecommuting within the U.S.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related field.
• Five years of related experience as a data engineer.
• Two years of experience in SQL, Java, Python, MySQL, and Databricks.
• Experience with S3, GitLab, API integration and Katalon testing.

Responsibilities

• Independently design, develop, and maintain scalable, high performance data pipelines and data platforms.
• Analyze business and technical requirements to design end to end data solutions including ingestion, transformation, data modeling, and serving layers.
• Lead the design and implementation of ETL/ELT workflows optimizing for performance, reliability, and cost.
• Implement Delta Lake capabilities: schema enforcement, evolution, data versioning.
• Collaborate with Product, QA, and upstream teams to finalize data contracts, SLAs, and data delivery.
• Debug data issues involving distributed processing, growing data volumes, latency, and upstream changes.
• Enforce data governance, security, and compliance within Databricks with access controls and cataloging.
• Participate in design/code reviews, identify systemic issues, and propose pipeline/observability improvements.
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to team knowledge sharing.
• 100% telecommuting allowed from any location in the U.S.

Skills

SQL

Java

Python

MySQL

Databricks

Amazon S3

GitLab

API Calls

Katalon

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/CE or related field

Tools

Databricks

Amazon S3

GitLab

MySQL

Katalon

Job description

What We Need:

Multiple Positions Available

COMPANY:

McKesson Corporation

POSITION:

Data Engineer

LOCATION:

6555 State Highway 161, Irving, TX 75039

JOB DUTIES:

Independently design, develop, and maintain scalable, high performance data pipelines and data platforms. Analyze business and technical requirements to design end to end data solutions, including data ingestion, transformation, data modeling, and data serving layers. Lead the design and implementation of complex ETL/ELT workflows, optimizing for performance, reliability, and cost efficiency. Implement advanced Delta Lake capabilities such as schema enforcement, schema evolution, and data versioning. Collaborate closely with Product, QA, and upstream system owners to finalize data contracts, define SLAs, and ensure reliable and timely data delivery. Debug complex data issues involving distributed processing, increasing data volumes, latency challenges, and upstream system changes. Enforce data governance, security, and compliance standards within Databricks, including access controls and cataloging solutions. Participate in design and code reviews, identify systemic issues, and propose improvements to data pipelines, orchestration, deployment, and observability. Mentor junior engineers and contribute to team knowledge sharing. 100% telecommuting allowed from any location in the U.S.

REQUIREMENTS:

Bachelor's degree, or foreign equivalent, in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or a related field and five (5) years of experience in the job offered or related field.

Applicant must have two (2) years demonstrated experience in each of the following:

• SQL to debug and fix application related issues.
• Java to build new and enhance existing application.
• Python to build new and enhance existing application.
• MySQL to write queries to investigate and fix data issues associated to application.
• Databricks to build and maintain scalable data pipelines for application data processing and analytics.
• Amazon S3 to manage application data storage, retrieval, and integration with data processing workflows.
• GitLab to version control application code and collaborate on development and deployment activities.
• API calls to integrate external services and troubleshoot application functionality and data flow.
• Katalon to automate application testing and validate functionality across different environments.

OFFERED WAGE:

$157,414 - $168,600/year

We are proud to offer a competitive compensation package at McKesson as part of our Total Rewards. This is determined by several factors, including performance, experience and skills, equity, regular job market evaluations, and geographical markets. In addition to base pay, other compensation, such as an annual bonus or long-term incentive opportunities may be offered. For more information regarding benefits at McKesson.

McKesson job postings are posted on our career site: careers.mckesson.com.

McKesson is an Equal Opportunity Employer

McKesson provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, age, genetic information, or any other legally protected category. For additional information on McKesson's full Equal Employment Opportunity policies, visit our Equal Employment Opportunity page.

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