Data Integration & AI Operations Lead (Hybrid)

Northeastern University; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Northeastern University is seeking an experienced Sr. Data Integration & Operations Engineer to manage and optimize data integration pipelines feeding the data lakehouse and downstream solutions.

The role requires hands-on administration of ETL/ELT platforms, incident response, and continuous improvement of production workflows. The position is hybrid, with in-office presence required to facilitate collaboration and rapid incident resolution.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience administering and operating enterprise data integration platforms.
• Experience with SaaS-based ELT tools such as Fivetran is a plus.
• Manage complex integration workflows and troubleshoot pipeline failures end-to-end.
• Strong SQL/Python for data validation and investigation.

Responsibilities

• Monitor data integration pipeline health, data freshness, and job completion status.
• Administer and maintain data integration platform environments (Informatica and related tools).
• Analyze pipeline performance and implement tuning and optimization measures.
• Create and maintain operational documentation and runbooks.
• Identify opportunities to automate repetitive tasks and improve reliability.

Skills

Data integration

Pipeline operations

Data observability

Incident management

DevOps practices

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT/Data Management

Tools

Informatica PowerCenter

IDMC

Fivetran

Job description

Northeastern University is seeking an experienced Sr. Data Integration & Operations Engineer to manage and optimize data integration pipelines feeding the data lakehouse and downstream solutions.

The role requires hands-on administration of ETL/ELT platforms, incident response, and continuous improvement of production workflows. The position is hybrid, with in-office presence required to facilitate collaboration and rapid incident resolution.