Data Engineer - IT Data Analytics Team

3M; Minnesota; On-site; USD 109,000 - 133,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Travel up to 10%

Job summary

3M in Maplewood, MN is seeking a Data Engineer for the IT Data Analytics team. You will design, build, and support scalable data solutions, develop and optimize pipelines, data lake and warehouse assets, and CI/CD deployments to enable enterprise analytics and decision-making across 3M.

Collaborate with analytics, product, and technology teams, apply DevOps practices, ensure data quality, security, and reusable data products, and participate in on-site work four days a week with up to 10% travel.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher; completed and verified prior to start.
• Five (5) years of IT experience in the Data Analytics with experience in data engineering, data warehouse development, data pipelines, or data platform configuration in a private, public, government or military environment.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain data pipelines, ETL/ELT workflows, and data integration solutions.
• Build and support trusted data products, including curated datasets, reusable data assets, semantic layers, and analytics-ready data models.
• Support data lake, data warehouse, and analytics platform configuration, optimization, and operations.
• Apply DevOps practices, including CI/CD, version control, automated testing, and deployment automation for data engineering solutions.
• Monitor data quality, pipeline performance, platform reliability, and production support processes.
• Partner with product owners, analysts, architects, and stakeholders to translate business needs into scalable data solutions.
• Implement security, access control, backup, recovery, documentation, and operational standards for data platforms and data products.
• Troubleshoot complex technical issues and drive continuous improvement in data engineering practices, tools, and delivery standards.

Skills

SQL

Python

Data modeling

Data quality practices

DevOps practices

Education

Bachelor’s degree or higher

Tools

Snowflake

Databricks

Azure

Power BI

AWS

Job description

Data Engineer - IT Data Analytics Team

Collaborate with Innovative 3Mers Around the World

Choosing where to start and grow your career has a major impact on your professional and personal life, so it’s equally important you know that the company that you choose to work at, and its leaders, will support and guide you. With a wide variety of people, global locations, technologies and products, 3M is a place where you can collaborate with other curious, creative 3Mers.

Job Description

This position provides an opportunity to transition from other private, public, government or military experience to a 3M career.

The Impact You’ll Make in this Role

The Data Engineer will design, build, and support scalable data solutions for the IT Data Analytics team. This role will develop and optimize data pipelines, data lake and data warehouse assets, ETL/ELT processes, and CI/CD-enabled deployments that support enterprise analytics and data products. The individual will partner with analytics, product, business, and technology teams to deliver reliable, secure, and reusable data products that enable reporting, insights, and decision-making across 3M.

Primary Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain data pipelines, ETL/ELT workflows, and data integration solutions.
• Build and support trusted data products, including curated datasets, reusable data assets, semantic layers, and analytics-ready data models.
• Support data lake, data warehouse, and analytics platform configuration, optimization, and operations.
• Apply DevOps practices, including CI/CD, version control, automated testing, and deployment automation for data engineering solutions.
• Monitor data quality, pipeline performance, platform reliability, and production support processes.
• Partner with product owners, analysts, architects, and stakeholders to translate business needs into scalable data solutions.
• Implement security, access control, backup, recovery, documentation, and operational standards for data platforms and data products.
• Troubleshoot complex technical issues and drive continuous improvement in data engineering practices, tools, and delivery standards.

Skills And Expertise

To set you up for success in this role from day one, 3M requires (at a minimum) the following qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher (completed and verified prior to start)
• Five (5) years of IT experience in the Data Analytics with experience in data engineering, data warehouse development, data pipelines, or data platform configuration in a private, public, government or military environment

Additional qualifications that could help you succeed even further in this role include:

• Experience with SQL, Python, ETL/ELT development, data modeling, and data quality practices.
• Experience with data platforms and tools such as Snowflake, Databricks, Azure, Power BI, or similar technologies.
• SAP S/4HANA , SAP BW On HANA, SAP HANA knowledge is a plus.
• AWS stack experience preferred, including services supporting data lake, storage, compute, orchestration, and analytics workloads.
• Databricks experience preferred, including notebook development, data engineering workflows, or lakehouse architecture.
• Experience supporting data lakes, data products, analytics solutions, APIs, or integration development.
• Familiarity with DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, Git-based version control, automated testing, and deployment automation.
• Strong communication, problem-solving, and technical troubleshooting skills.
• Ability to work independently, manage multiple priorities, and deliver results in a fast-paced environment.

Location

• Maplewood, MN at least 4 days per week onsite
• Travel: May include up to 10%

Relocation Assistance: May be authorized

Must be legally authorized to work in the country of employment without sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H1B)

3M offers many programs to help you live your best life – both physically and financially. To ensure competitive pay and benefits, 3M regularly benchmarks with other companies that are comparable in size and scope.

Applicable to US Applicants Only:The expected compensation range for this position is $109,202 - $133,469, which includes base pay plus variable incentive pay, if eligible. This range represents a good faith estimate for this position. The specific compensation offered to a candidate may vary based on factors including, but not limited to, the candidate’s relevant knowledge, training, skills, work location, and/or experience. In addition, this position may be eligible for a range of benefits (e.g., Medical, Dental & Vision, Health Savings Accounts, Health Care & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts, Disability Benefits, Life Insurance, Voluntary Benefits, Paid Absences and Retirement Benefits, etc.). Additional information is available at: https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/careers-us/working-at-3m/benefits/.

All US-based 3M full time employees will need to sign an employee agreement as a condition of employment with 3M. This agreement lays out key terms on using 3M Confidential Information and Trade Secrets. It also has provisions discussing conflicts of interest and how inventions are assigned. Employees that are Job Grade 7 or equivalent and above may also have obligations to not compete against 3M or solicit its employees or customers, both during their employment, and for a period after they leave 3M.

Responsibilities of this position include that corporate policies, procedures and security standards are complied with while performing assigned duties.

Safety is a core value at 3M. All employees are expected to contribute to a strong Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) culture by following safety policies, identifying hazards, and engaging in continuous improvement.

3M does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of race, color, sex, national origin, religion, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.