Data Engineer IV

Genuine Parts Company; Birmingham (AL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Genuine Parts Company is seeking a senior Data Engineer to design and build scalable ETL pipelines, transform raw data, and ensure data quality for analytics and ML readiness. The role collaborates with data scientists and analysts to deliver reliable datasets and optimize data storage and performance.

Qualifications include a bachelor’s degree in a related field with eight+ years of experience, plus cloud data engineering experience across major platforms and strong SQL/Python skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, software engineering, or related field with eight+ years of related experience or equivalent combination.
• Cloud data engineering experience with major platforms (GCP, AWS, Azure)
• Strong SQL and Python proficiency; familiarity with AI/ML concepts

Responsibilities

• Design and build scalable data pipelines for ETL processes, transforming raw data into usable formats and loading to destinations for analysis.
• Develop transformation logic to clean, standardize, and make data actionable.
• Integrate data from diverse sources to create unified datasets for analytics.
• Implement robust data quality checks, error handling, and validation to ensure data accuracy and reliability.
• Maintain data infrastructure for performance and quick retrieval.
• Collaborate with data scientists and analysts to deliver ready-to-use datasets.

Skills

Cloud data engineering

SQL

Python

AI/ML

Automation of ML workflows

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field

Job description

SUMMARY:

The Data Engineer IV performs complex data operations focusing on transformation and quality include designing and building data pipelines for ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) processes, cleaning and transforming raw data into a usable format, implementing data validation and quality checks to ensure accuracy and reliability, optimizing data storage and retrieval for performance, and collaborating with data scientists to ensure data readiness for analytics and machine learning.

You must be eligible to work in the US without Visa Sponsorship.

JOB DUTIES

• Design and Build Pipelines: Create, maintain, and optimize scalable data pipelines that effectively handle the extraction of raw data from various sources, its transformation into a consistent format, and its loading into destinations for analysis and reporting.
• Develop Transformation Logic: Implement algorithms and logic to clean, standardize, and transform data into a consistent and actionable format, preparing it for downstream use.
• Integrate Data: Combine raw information from diverse sources to create unified, comprehensive datasets for analytical purposes.
• Implement Quality Checks: Design and implement robust data validation processes, data quality checks, and error handling procedures to guarantee the accuracy, completeness, and reliability of datasets.

Ensure Consistency: Work to maintain data consistency across various systems and ensure the data is reliable for business decision-making.

• Optimize Data Infrastructure: Develop and manage data architecture, including databases and data warehouses, to ensure efficient storage, quick retrieval, and accessibility of data.
• Collaborate with Stakeholders: Partner closely with data scientists, analysts, and other teams to understand their data requirements and deliver high-quality, ready-to-use datasets for their projects.
• Performance Tuning: Optimize database and query performance through fine-tuning, indexing, and other strategies to ensure data processing and retrieval are fast and resource-efficient.
• Manages critical projects, customer engagements or business processes and advises junior team members.

• Responsible for mentoring developers with code reviews, design reviews and unit test plan reviews.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

Typically requires a bachelor’s degree in computer science, software engineering, or a related field and eight (8) or more years of related experience; or an equivalent combination.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES

• Cloud data engineering experience (Google Cloud Platform, AWS, Azure or similar)
• SQL
• Python
• AI/ML
• Ability to automate and operationalize machine learning workflows.

• Applies knowledge to analyze and develop solutions to highly complex problems.
• Develops and maintains a thorough knowledge of key business processes, current and future requirements, and key success factors.
• Thorough understanding of key business drivers and ability to communicate and translate those needs to technical solutions.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with senior management.

LICENSES & CERTIFICATIONS:

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY:

BUDGET RESPONSIBILITY:

COMPANY INFORMATION:

Motion offers an excellent benefits package which includes options for healthcare coverage,

401(k), tuition reimbursement, vacation, sick, and holiday pay.

DISCLAIMER: This job description illustrates the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this job classification. It is not intended to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and skills required. Management retains the right to add or modify duties at any time.

GPC conducts its business without regard to sex, race, creed, color, religion, marital status, national origin, citizenship status, age, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, disability, military status, status as a veteran, or any other protected characteristic. GPC’s policy is to recruit, hire, train, promote, assign, transfer and terminate employees based on their own ability, achievement, experience and conduct and other legitimate business reasons.