Data Engineer

Veolia NA; Paramus (NJ); Hybrid; USD 170,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) plan

Paid time off and holidays

Tuition reimbursement

Volunteer time

Job summary

Veolia NA is seeking a Data Engineer to design, build, and maintain scalable data pipelines and infrastructure for analytics and AI initiatives. You will ensure data availability, quality, and reliability by integrating diverse sources into secure data platforms and collaborating with data scientists and stakeholders.

This role requires hands-on experience with Python, SQL, and cloud data platforms, and offers a hybrid work arrangement with two days in the office.

Qualifications

• MS degree in Computer Science or related field.
• 3+ years hands-on experience as a Data Engineer or similar role.
• Experience with Python development and SQL in production environments.

Responsibilities

• Develop and operate data management tools, monitoring data flows, data quality, data cleansing and data processing.
• Create and document logical data integration (ETL) strategies for data flows between disparate systems and the enterprise data warehouse/data lakes.
• Collaborate with engineers and data owners to collect required data from internal and external systems.
• Work in an Agile environment focused on collaboration and teamwork.
• Improve and extend existing data infrastructure services.
• Monitor production job schedule and fix failures promptly.

Skills

Python

SQL

Data modeling

Bash scripting

Git / CI-CD

Docker

Apache Airflow

BigQuery

Snowflake

API development

Education

MS degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

GitLab

Apache Airflow

CDAP / Data Fusion

Apache Beam

FastAPI / Flask

BigQuery

Snowflake

Job description

Company Description

Veolia in North America is the top-ranked environmental company in the United States for three consecutive years, and the country’s largest private water operator and technology provider as well as hazardous waste and pollution treatment leader. It offers a full spectrum of water, waste, and energy management services, including water and wastewater treatment, commercial and hazardous waste collection and disposal, energy consulting and resource recovery. Veolia helps commercial, industrial, healthcare, higher education and municipality customers throughout North America. Headquartered in Boston, Veolia has more than 10,000 employees working at more than 350 locations across North America.

Job Description

Position Purpose:

The Data Engineer is responsible for designing, building, and maintaining scalable data pipelines and infrastructure to support enterprise analytics, reporting, and AI initiatives. This role ensures the availability, quality, and reliability of data by integrating diverse sources into secure and optimized data platforms. Working closely with data scientists, analysts, and business stakeholders, the Data Engineer enables data-driven decision-making across the organization.

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Primary Duties/Responsibilities:

• Develop and operate data management tools, monitoring data flows, data quality, data cleansing and data processing.
• Create and document logical data integration (ETL) strategies for data flows between disparate systems and the enterprise data warehouse/data lakes.
• Collaborate with different stakeholders (engineers, data owners) to collect required data from internal and external systems.
• Work in an Agile environment that focuses on collaboration and teamwork.
• Improve and extend existing data infrastructure services.
• Monitor production job schedule and correct job failures in a timely manner.

Work Environment:

• Hybrid mode (2 days a week in the office).

Qualifications

Education/Experience/Background:

• MS degree in Computer Science or computer related field from an accredited institution.
• 3+ years hands proven experience as a Data Engineer or similar role.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

Skills:

• More than 2 years of experience developing with Python.
• 1+ year performing with production environments in a DevOps culture managing code composed of multi-developer teams, following industry best practices.
• 2+ years SQL development experience.
• 1+ year experience with data modeling
• 1+ year bash scripting experience.
• 1+ year experience with Git, CI/CD (preferably GitLab) and Docker.
• 2+ years experience deploying and running services in Cloud Big Data platforms such as BigQuery and Snowflake.
• 1+ year experience with DAG workflows orchestration such as Apache Airflow, Prefect.
• Experience with designing and building data pipelines using tools like Apache Beam, CDAP (Data fusion).
• 1+ year experience with CDC design patterns and their challenges.
• Experience with NoSQL databases is a plus (i.e Firestore, MongoDB).
• Experience designing and developing APIs is a plus (i.e using FastAPI, Flask)

Abilities:

• Embrace mentorship through design sessions, code reviews, and community building.
• Take ownership and support solutions you develop.
• Value collaboration with other members of the team.
• Have a product mindset.
• Good communication.

Additional Information

Pay Range: $169,541 to $175,000 Per Year.

Benefits:

• Veolia’s comprehensive benefits package includes paid time off policies, as well as health, dental, vision, life insurance, savings accounts, tuition reimbursement, paid volunteering and more. In addition, employees are also entitled to participate in an employer sponsored 401(k) plan, to save for retirement.
• Sick leave – 56 hours; Observed Holidays – 11 days; Vacation – Flexible Time Off
• Eligible for up to 10% Annual Performance Bonus

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer! All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

Disclaimer: The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.