Data Engineer III

Servco Pacific Inc.; Honolulu (HI); On-site; USD 94,000 - 143,000; Full time

Job summary

Servco Pacific Inc. in Hawaii seeks a Data Engineer III to lead complex data engineering work for Hawaii Mobility.

You will acquire data from internal systems and external APIs, build and maintain reliable pipelines and data models, and provide trusted data to analytics, applications, and AI. Reporting to the Manager, Data Engineering, you will mentor junior engineers, drive engineering practices, and coordinate delivery with Analytics Engineers, architects, and business partners, ensuring

Qualifications

• Education: Degree in a related field preferred, or equivalent experience.
• Work Experience: 7+ years of data engineering experience with strong Python, SQL, integration, orchestration, and data modeling skills.
• Hands-on Azure and Databricks experience, including cloud data pipelines, testing, monitoring, and performance tuning.
• Experience with Git, automated testing, CI/CD, and infrastructure as code in a production environment.
• Experience with dbt, containers, APIs, event integration, and cloud-native architecture.
• (Preferred) Experience in mobility, distribution, retail, or other vertically integrated operations.
• (Preferred) Skills: Ability to lead technical assignments, communicate tradeoffs, mentor peers, and resolve production incidents.
• Working knowledge of data governance, quality, lineage, privacy, and secure access.
• (Preferred) Licenses and Certifications: Relevant Databricks certification or equivalent demonstrated capability.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, implementation, and maintenance of reliable pipelines and data products.
• Translate business requirements into solution options, dependencies, risks, and delivery plans.
• Lead assigned technical initiatives through implementation, documentation, review, release, and production support.
• Design automated data quality tests, lineage, and validation for AI-ready data.
• Monitor data operations, troubleshoot issues, and participate in on-call coverage.
• Mentor engineers through pairing, code review, and knowledge sharing.

Skills

Technical leadership

Mentoring

Incident resolution

Data governance

Education

Degree in related field

Tools

Azure

Databricks

dbt

Git

CI/CD

Containers

Job description

Servco is hiring a Data Engineer III to lead complex data engineering work for Hawaii Mobility. The role acquires data from internal systems and external APIs, builds and maintains reliable pipelines and data models, and makes trusted data available to analytics, applications, and AI. Reporting to the Manager, Data Engineering, within the Data Visualization, Analytics & Automation function led by its Director under the VP, Data & AI, this individual contributor leads technical assignments and mentors junior engineers. The role recommends engineering practices and coordinates delivery with Analytics Engineers, architects, and business partners.

KEY OUTCOMES

Engineering delivery Lead design, implementation, and maintenance of reliable, governed pipelines and data products across internal systems and external APIs for analytics, applications, and AI. Translate business requirements into solution options, technical estimates, dependencies, risks, and delivery plans with the manager and Analytics Engineers. Lead assigned technical initiatives through implementation, documentation, review, release, and production support. Design automated data quality tests, reconciliation, lineage, and validation; provide dependable source data and feedback for AI evaluation and monitoring. Reliability and infrastructure Troubleshoot performance, scalability, cost, and cross-platform issues; optimize processing and storage. Improve cloud data infrastructure with automation and infrastructure as code, following approved architecture and security standards. Monitor data operations, respond during assigned on-call coverage, restore affected pipelines, and communicate follow-up actions. Partnership and mentoring Mentor engineers through pairing, code review, technical guidance, and knowledge sharing. Partner with Analytics Engineers, the Data & AI Architect, and the AI Platform engineer on trusted reporting and AI-ready data products; implement approved architecture patterns. Contribute to data governance, stewardship, documentation, and secure operating practices. Use operational feedback and evidence of adoption, reliability, cost, and customer impact to improve the data products you own.

QUALIFICATIONS

Education: Degree in a related field preferred, or equivalent experience. Work Experience: 7+ years of data engineering experience with strong Python, SQL, integration, orchestration, and data modeling skills. Hands-on Azure and Databricks experience, including cloud data pipelines, testing, monitoring, and performance tuning. Experience with Git, automated testing, CI/CD, and infrastructure as code in a production environment. Experience with dbt, containers, APIs, event integration, and cloud-native architecture. (Preferred) Experience in mobility, distribution, retail, or other vertically integrated operations. (Preferred) Skills: Ability to lead technical assignments, communicate tradeoffs, mentor peers, and resolve production incidents. Working knowledge of data governance, quality, lineage, privacy, and secure access. Licenses and Certifications: Relevant Databricks certification or equivalent demonstrated capability. (Preferred)

About Servco

At Servco, we’re committed to providing valuable mobility solutions to empower people through the freedom of movement and opportunity. From Australia to California, and of course, Hawaii, Team Servco is a collective of over 2,000 like-minded individuals guided by our four Core Values of Respect, Service, Teamwork, and Innovation. For over 100 years, we have been dedicated to superior service, to both our customers and team members. We look forward to helping you create Life:Moments that matter to you.

Equal Opportunity Employer and Drug-Free Workplace Pay Range: $93,900.00 - $142,700.00 per year At Servco, service is at the heart of what we do. While our daily commitment to service focuses on our customers and community, it really starts with serving and taking care of our team members. Helping create Life:Moments that matter to you, whether at home or at work, is our secret to being recognized as one of Hawaii’s Best Places to Work for 17 years!