Data Engineer 2

Garmin; Olathe (KS); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Garmin is seeking a Data Engineer 2 for its U.S. headquarters in the Greater Kansas City area. You will contribute to data development and ensure operational stability of the Big Data ecosystems.

You will work on scalable architectures, optimize ETL, and participate in SDLC activities while providing 24x7 on-call support.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS/IT/MIS or related field with 2+ years of relevant experience.
• Experience with Star Schema Modeling, Spark, or Hadoop.
• Experience developing SSIS packages or similar data integration tools.
• Experience tuning and optimizing ETL jobs at scale.
• Experience writing complex queries across disparate systems.
• Experience with Java and Hadoop components.
• Experience developing data visualizations.
• Ability to implement new technologies effectively.
• Strong verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Quality-focused documentation and organization.

Responsibilities

• Provides technical input to feature development plans and concept documents.
• Configures and administers data servers and Hadoop components.
• Develops scalable architectures using modern big-data technologies.
• Analyzes existing data structures and suggests improvements.
• Leads major incident troubleshooting and develops reliable solutions.
• Participates in design, code, test, and maintenance phases across the SDLC.
• Guides POC research, including design, coding, and performance measurement.
• Contributes to team roadmap and priorities; facilitates discussions.
• Provides input to Garmin-wide technology solutions and on-call support.

Skills

Star Schema Modeling

Spark

Hadoop

SSIS

ETL Tuning

Advanced SQL

Java

Data Visualization

New Technology Adoption

Communication

Documentation

PowerBI

Kafka

Star Schema

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science / Information Technology / MIS or related field

Tools

Hadoop components

SSIS

Job description

Overview

We are seeking a full-time Data Engineer 2 at Garmin's U.S. headquarters in the Greater Kansas City area. In this role, you will be responsible for contributing to data development and operational stability of the Big Data ecosystems.

Essential Functions

• Provides technical input to feature development plans and concept documents
• Understands production and operations issues as they relate to engineering
• Configures and administers data servers and Hadoop components
• Develops scalable, extensible solution architectures leveraging contemporary big-data technologies in an evolving operational framework
• Analyzes existing data structures and recommends improvements
• Partners with team lead to identify technical requirements and alternatives to accomplish projects, leads major incident troubleshooting involving multiple disciplines and develops reliable solutions to complex problems which require ingenuity and creativity
• Participates in design, code, test, maintenance, enhance and decommission phases throughout software life cycle to contribute technical expertise and to identify issues
• Participates in and helps guide research POCs, including design, coding, and performance and efficacy measurement
• Provides significant contributions to defining team roadmap and priorities, facilitates team discussions and plans, and offers innovative suggestions within area of discipline
• Demonstrates broad understanding of Garmin's business model, including various departments and is recognized as an expert in assigned discipline and applies extensive technical expertise and analysis to initiatives
• Researches new technologies and proposes cost effective solutions and contributes input to broader technology solutions outside of discipline
• Provides 24x7 on call support

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Management Information Systems, Business or related field AND a minimum of 2 years relevant experience
• Experience with one or more of the following: Star Schema Modeling, Spark, or Hadoop
• Experience developing SSIS packages or similar technologies to support data integration processes
• Experience tuning and optimizing ETL jobs to perform at scale
• Experience writing complex queries combining data from disparate systems
• Experience with Java, Hadoop and various components
• Experience developing data visualizations
• Demonstrated ability to implement new technologies effectively
• Demonstrated strong and effective verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
• Consistently demonstrates quality and effectiveness in work documentation/organization

Desired Qualifications

• Building data models and transformations inside PowerBI
• Experience with real-time streaming technologies such as Kafka
• Experience developing data visualizations using PowerBI
• Experience designing, building, and maintaining star schema models

Garmin International is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran’s status, age or disability.

This position is eligible for Garmin's benefit program. Details can be found here: Garmin Benefits