Hybrid Data Engineer & Operations Specialist
We are seeking a Hybrid Data Engineer & Operations Specialist to build and maintain reliable reporting pipelines while supporting operational administration across a multi-site retail environment. The primary focus of this role is data engineering, business intelligence, and reporting automation, with secondary responsibility for facilities coordination and lease administration.
The ideal candidate has 5+ years of experience in data engineering, business intelligence, analytics, or related work, with strong hands‑on expertise in Power BI, SQL, data pipelines, APIs, and retail or e-commerce systems. You should be comfortable owning technical reporting infrastructure while also handling operational responsibilities with strong organization, judgment, and follow‑through.
Job Responsibilities:
- Build and maintain repeatable data extracts from ERP, e-commerce, POS, payroll, and related systems.
- Design and document ETL/ELT workflows with clear scheduling, dependencies, and failure monitoring.
- Standardize store, product, brand, calendar, and employee data across multiple systems.
- Monitor data pipelines, investigate errors, and resolve root causes independently.
- Build and maintain Power BI semantic models, DAX measures, refresh schedules, and workspace governance.
- Develop reporting for sales, store performance, labor productivity, inventory movement, and brand/category performance.
- Replace manual spreadsheet reporting with governed, refreshable dashboards.
- Deliver ad hoc analysis with clear assumptions, caveats, and executive‑friendly summaries.
- Reconcile reporting outputs back to source systems and document known variances.
- Maintain data dictionaries, calculation logic, source‑of‑truth definitions, and refresh schedules.
- Establish appropriate access controls for sensitive financial, labor, and sales data.
- Identify unreliable or incomplete data and elevate issues before inaccurate information is published.
- Manage intake, triage, and prioritization of store maintenance and facilities requests.
- Coordinate vendors, quotes, scheduling, completion verification, and maintenance records.
- Maintain accurate facilities tickets including status, cost, vendor information, and resolution notes.
- Escalate safety, customer‑experience, and budget‑sensitive issues appropriately.
- Maintain lease abstracts, key terms, rent schedules, and document records within lease administration systems.
- Track renewals, escalation dates, option windows, CAM reconciliations, and other critical lease milestones.
- Support landlord and property‑manager communication while maintaining accurate decision records.
- Reconcile lease‑related costs against accounting records and flag discrepancies.
- Communicate proactively with U.S.-based stakeholders regarding risks, dependencies, reporting issues, and operational priorities.
- Balance analytical project work with operational requests while protecting the reporting roadmap and data quality.
Qualifications:
- 5+ years of experience in data engineering, BI development, analytics, or a closely related field.
- Strong hands‑on Power BI experience, including semantic modeling, DAX, refresh management, and workspace governance.
- Practical experience building and maintaining scheduled data pipelines using Python, Power Query, Azure Data Factory, or comparable tools.
- Experience integrating data from ERP, e-commerce, POS, or other operational systems.
- Experience working with REST APIs, including authentication, pagination, and scheduled ingestion.
- Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and root‑cause analysis skills.
- Ability to work independently and communicate effectively with U.S.-based stakeholders.
- Strong attention to data quality, documentation, and reporting accuracy.
Strongly Preferred:
- Experience with NetSuite and Shopify.
- Experience with MRI ProLease or comparable lease administration software.
- Experience in retail, e-commerce, or multi‑site operations.
- Familiarity with retail metrics such as sell‑through, units per transaction, labor productivity, and comparable‑store performance.
- Experience with Microsoft Fabric, Azure Data Factory, dbt, or similar modern data‑stack tools.
- Exposure to facilities, property, or multi‑site operations.
- Experience replacing spreadsheet‑based reporting with governed BI dashboards.
Requirements:
- Updated Resume/CV.
- Ability to work in a fast‑paced, dynamic environment.
- Reliable internet connection and personal computer.
- UPS/battery backup to ensure continuity during power interruptions.
- Competitive salary with performance‑based incentives.
- WFH set‑up.
- Opportunities for career advancement.
- HMO coverage for employee and immediate family members.
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