Data Engineer 2

HDR; Omaha (NE); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

HDR is hiring a Data Engineer 2 in Omaha, Nebraska. In this role, you will build and maintain data ingestion pipelines, collaborate with teams on connectivity, and implement error handling mechanisms.

The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field and at least 3 years of experience in data engineering. Knowledge of CI/CD processes and cloud platforms is preferred. Join HDR for a dynamic work environment focusing on innovation and teamwork.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in data engineering, data integration, or related roles.
• Proven experience building data transformations and pipelines.
• Familiarity with cloud data platforms and modern ELT patterns.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain batch and streaming ingestion pipelines.
• Implement robust error handling and recovery patterns.
• Collaborate with teams on connectivity and operational readiness.

Skills

SQL proficiency

Data engineering

Data integration

CI/CD workflows

Data quality testing

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Engineering

Tools

dbt Cloud

Airflow

Git

Job description

HDR fosters an inclusive culture where team members can bring authentic ideas every day. In the role of Data Engineer 2, we’ll count on you to:

• Build and maintain batch and streaming ingestion pipelines from source systems into the enterprise data platform.
• Implement robust error handling, retries, and recovery patterns to improve reliability.
• Collaborate with platform teams on connectivity, access and operational readiness.
• Develop transformation models using a layered structure (raw, conformed, curated) to separate concerns and improve maintainability.
• Use dependency management patterns to ensure correct build order and reproducible transformations.
• Leverage shared code and reusable components to standardize patterns, reduce duplication, and enforce consistent logic.
• Implement incremental processing where appropriate to reduce runtime and warehouse cost.
• Implement data quality tests (e.g., unique, not_null, accepted_values) on critical models and key business entities.
• Configure and monitor source freshness expectations for important upstream datasets.
• Maintain model and column‑level documentation; publish documentation and lineage to enable impact analysis and change management.
• Integrate transformations into CI/CD workflows (build, test, docs generation) before promotion to higher environments.
• Participate in code reviews, follow branching standards, and adhere to quality gates and approval processes.
• Support release and rollback practices to maintain stability and reduce risk.
• Tune transformations for performance and efficiency; partner with stakeholders to manage cost impacts.
• Support monitoring and alerting for pipelines and transformations; respond to incidents and perform root cause analysis.
• Document operational procedures and contribute to runbooks/playbooks.

Preferred Qualifications

• Hands‑on experience with dbt Cloud or dbt Core in Git‑integrated workflows.
• Experience with orchestration tools (e.g., Airflow, Dagster, Prefect) and scheduling patterns.
• Experience implementing CI/CD quality gates for data (tests, linting, docs artifacts).

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in data engineering, data integration, or related roles.
• Proven SQL proficiency and experience building transformations and pipelines.
• Familiarity with cloud data platforms and modern ELT patterns.

Primary Location: United States – Nebraska – Omaha

Industry: IT | Schedule: Full‑time | Employee Status: Regular | Business Class: Marketing and Admin | Job Posting: May 27, 2026

At HDR, we are committed to the principles of employment equity. We are an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer (https://www.hdrinc.com/equal-employment-opportunity-employer). We consider all qualified applicants, regardless of criminal histories, arrest and conviction records.