Data Engineer 2

HDR; Omaha (NE); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

HDR is seeking a Data Engineer II to build and maintain batch and streaming ingestion pipelines into the enterprise data platform. The role will implement robust error handling, retries, and recovery patterns to improve reliability, and collaborate with platform teams on connectivity and operational readiness.

You will develop transformation models in a layered structure, use dependency management, and leverage shared code to standardize patterns and reduce duplication.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain batch and streaming ingestion pipelines 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).
• Use dependency management patterns to ensure correct build order and reproducible transformations.
• Leverage shared code and reusable components to standardize patterns and reduce duplication.
• Implement incremental processing to reduce runtime and warehouse cost.
• Configure and monitor data quality tests on critical models and key business entities.
• Document operational procedures and publish documentation and lineage.

Skills

SQL

Data engineering

ELT patterns

Pipelines design

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Engineering, or equivalent

Job description

At HDR, our employee-owners are fully engaged in creating a welcoming environment where each of us is valued and respected, a place where everyone is empowered to bring their authentic selves and novel ideas to work every day. As we foster a culture of inclusion throughout our company and within our communities, we constantly ask ourselves: What is our impact on the world?

Watch Our Story:' https://www.hdrinc.com/our-story

Each and every role throughout our organization makes a difference in our ability to change the world for the better. Read further to learn how you could help make great things possible not only in your community, but around the world.

In the role of Data Engineer II, 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.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
• A minimum of 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.

What We Believe

HDR is our company. Together, we build on each other's life experiences and perspectives to make great things possible every day. This shapes our collaborative culture, encourages organizational trust and connects us closer to the clients and communities we serve.

Our Commitment

As employee owners, we all have a role in creating an inclusive environment where each of us is welcomed, valued, respected and empowered to bring our authentic selves to work every day.

Our eight Employee Network Groups (Asian Pacific, Black, Hispanic/Latino(a), LGBTQ+, People with Disabilities, Veterans, Women, Young Professionals) help create a sense of belonging and foster a supportive environment where everyone is empowered to engage and contribute. Each group has an executive sponsor and is open to all employees.

Primary Location:United States-Nebraska-Omaha Industry:IT Schedule:Full-time Employee Status:Regular BusinessClass:Marketing and Admin Job Posting:Aug 20, 2026

At HDR, we are committed to the principles of employment equity. We are an Affiantive 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.