Hybrid Data Operations Engineer - Pipelines & Governance

Purdue University; West Lafayette (IN); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid holidays

Retirement plan

Job summary

Purdue For Life Foundation is seeking a Data Operations Engineer to design scalable data pipelines and drive data integration across campus systems and cloud platforms. The role requires a strong background in data warehousing, SQL, and cloud data platforms.

Hybrid work, near West Lafayette, with opportunities to mentor team members and influence data governance. The candidate will lead data architecture efforts, ensure data quality, and collaborate with business and technical stakeholders to

Qualifications

• Deep understanding of data warehousing and large-scale data processing.
• Strong understanding of enterprise data architecture principles.
• Advanced proficiency in SQL and strong experience with complex data structures, relational and dimensional modeling.
• Experience with cloud-based data platforms, such as Snowflake.
• Experience with metadata management and data privacy principles.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement scalable data pipelines and integration frameworks.
• Manage medium to large data initiatives and coordinate across teams.
• Implement and enhance data integration, automated validation, and data quality standards.
• Maintain and improve monitoring for pipeline reliability and scalability.
• Analyze data challenges and implement solutions to improve performance.
• Promote reliable operations through continuous improvement and best practices.
• Partner with stakeholders to align data solutions with objectives and ensure data is accessible and actionable.
• Provide technical leadership for enterprise data engineering initiatives.

Skills

Data warehousing

Large-scale processing

Enterprise data

Python

Shell scripting

Communication

Project coordination

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Snowflake

Salesforce CRM

Job description

Purdue For Life Foundation is seeking a Data Operations Engineer to design scalable data pipelines and drive data integration across campus systems and cloud platforms. The role requires a strong background in data warehousing, SQL, and cloud data platforms.

Hybrid work, near West Lafayette, with opportunities to mentor team members and influence data governance. The candidate will lead data architecture efforts, ensure data quality, and collaborate with business and technical stakeholders to