Data Engineer: AI-Driven Data Pipelines & Insights

Darley; Itasca (IL); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO

Paid Holidays

Tuition Reimbursement

Health & Wellness Reimbursement

Medical

Dental

Vision

Life & Disability insurance

HSA with Darley contribution

FSA

401K/Roth with match and profit‑share

Job summary

W.S. Darley & Co is seeking a Data Engineer in Itasca, IL to turn business data into a trusted foundation for better decisions, automation, and AI initiatives. You will design, develop, and implement data pipelines, data models, and data quality processes across systems.

The role collaborates with infrastructure, reporting, security, AI teams, and business stakeholders to deliver scalable data solutions and support analytics initiatives, including dashboards and AI-ready data products.

Qualifications

• 2–5 years of experience in data engineering or related fields.
• Experience building and maintaining production data pipelines.
• Experience integrating data from ERP, CRM, manufacturing, and other systems.
• Strong SQL skills and Python for data processing and ETL/ELT development.
• Knowledge of data warehousing, dimensional modeling and semantic data structures.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain SQL- and Python-based data pipelines ingesting data from multiple sources.
• Help implement warehouse structures, dimensional models, and consistent business definitions.
• Collaborate with infrastructure for secure connectivity, access, and recovery.
• Implement data quality checks, version control, and documentation for data products.
• Deliver curated data sets and semantic models for dashboards and analytics.
• Translate business questions into data requirements and prioritize practical solutions.
• Work with external specialists on architecture and internal extensions.

Skills

SQL

Python

Data pipelines

Data warehousing

ETL/ELT

Data quality

APIs

Data governance

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's in Computer Science / Information Systems / Data Engineering / Data Science / Math / Statistics

Job description

W.S. Darley & Co is seeking a Data Engineer in Itasca, IL to turn business data into a trusted foundation for better decisions, automation, and AI initiatives. You will design, develop, and implement data pipelines, data models, and data quality processes across systems.

The role collaborates with infrastructure, reporting, security, AI teams, and business stakeholders to deliver scalable data solutions and support analytics initiatives, including dashboards and AI-ready data products.