Senior Data Engineer

Idaho Power Company; Boise (ID); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 157,000; Full time

Job summary

Idaho Power, based in Boise, Idaho, seeks a Senior Data Engineer to join our Information Technology team. The role blends in-person work at downtown Boise with the flexibility to work up to 40% remotely.

You will design, build, and maintain enterprise data solutions to enable trusted analytics, decision-making, and AI capabilities. Ideal candidates bring advanced SQL and Python, strong experience with enterprise data pipelines, and hands-on familiarity with Synapse, Data Factory, and Power BI.

Qualifications

• Advanced SQL and Python development with performance optimization.
• Designing enterprise data pipelines, integration frameworks, and semantic models.
• Root cause analysis and resolution of complex data, performance, and production issues.
• Azure DevOps, Git, automated testing, deployment automation, and CI/CD.
• Translating complex requirements into technical designs and recommendations.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and support complex enterprise data solutions.
• Lead technical delivery for assigned projects and mentor peers.
• Build scalable pipelines, data products, and analytical datasets.
• Partner with stakeholders to translate processes into governed information assets.
• Contribute to architecture decisions and platform modernization.

Skills

SQL development

Python development

Data pipelines

Analytics

CI/CD

Mentoring

Architectural guidance

Tools

Microsoft Synapse

Azure Data Factory

Power BI

Microsoft Fabric

Job description

In-Person

Boise, ID

Full time

R0004846

Application Deadline

10/30/2026 at 11:59 pm Mountain Time

# of Positions

1

Job Type

Regular

Exemption Status

Exempt

Pay Range

$130,062.40 - $156,644.80 Annual

Job Description

Idaho Power — located in vibrant Boise, Idaho — is looking for a Senior Data Engineer to join our Information Technology team. It’s an exciting time to work for Idaho Power. Our work plays a critical role in communities we serve across Idaho and Oregon, and we’re working hard to safely provide our customers with the safe, reliable, and affordable energy they depend on. While this position is based at Idaho Power’s downtown Boise location, we offer both flexible schedules and the opportunity to work up to 40% remote.

What does a Senior Data Engineer do for us?

They design, develop, and support complex enterprise data solutions that enable trusted analytics, operational decision-making, and emerging artificial intelligence capabilities. Leads technical delivery for assigned projects, builds scalable pipelines, integration frameworks, data products, analytical datasets, and semantic models, and partners with business and technology stakeholders to translate processes into secure, reliable, reusable, governed information assets. Provides technical guidance while contributing to architecture decisions, platform modernization, and engineering improvements.

In addition to the meaningful work we do, we offer work-life balance, competitive pay and benefits, an employee incentive plan, and both a 401k employer-match and a pension plan, making Idaho Power one of the best employers in the state.

A COMPETITIVE CANDIDATE WILL HAVE

Knowledge of

• Enterprise data architecture, integration patterns, and modern cloud data platform design
• ETL/ELT and data-processing technologies
• Medallion, Lakehouse, and Warehouse architecture patterns
• Relational and distributed data systems
• Dimensional modeling and semantic model design
• Data governance, metadata, lineage, quality, and stewardship
• Software development lifecycle practices including Agile, source control, automated testing, and CI/CD

Preferred

• Utility industry processes and data domains

Skills in

• Advanced SQL and Python development, including query and workload performance optimization
• Designing enterprise data pipelines, integration frameworks, analytical datasets, semantic models, and reusable data products
• Root cause analysis and resolution of complex data, performance, and production issues
• Azure DevOps, Git, automated testing, deployment automation, and CI/CD
• Translating complex requirements into technical designs and recommendations
• Technical leadership, stakeholder collaboration, and mentoring

Preferred

• Hands-on use of Microsoft Synapse, Microsoft Fabric, Azure Data Factory, Power BI, or comparable enterprise data and analytics technologies

Ability to

• Lead technical delivery of complex enterprise data solutions within assigned projects
• Translate business processes into scalable, secure, reliable, and maintainable solutions
• Apply architecture patterns and engineering standards while contributing to design and architecture decisions
• Evaluate alternatives, resolve complex issues, and identify improvements
• Communicate complex concepts and build alignment across technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Mentor peers and guide project-level technical execution