Senior Data Engineer

GreatAmerica Bank National Association; Cedar Rapids (IA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

401(k) and Company Match

Paid Time Off

Monthly Bonuses

Gym Reimbursement

Hybrid work arrangements

Job summary

GreatAmerica Bank National Association is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to join our Enterprise Technology Group. The role focuses on large-scale data warehouses, ETL design, and BI tooling to drive business insights across the organization.

You will partner with business users to define data strategies, develop scalable data pipelines, and ensure high data quality for analytics and reporting. The position emphasizes collaboration, innovation, and driving automation within a hybrid work

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems or equivalent experience.
• 7+ years experience designing and implementing data warehousing solutions.
• Experience with cloud-based data warehouses is a plus.
• Strong SQL and data integration skills across multiple data sources.
• Experience with ETL/ELT and data quality processes.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with product owners to understand business requirements and design data solutions.
• Develop and operate data pipelines to cleanse, structure, and integrate data from source systems.
• Monitor data quality and integrity; troubleshoot issues.
• Build scalable, reliable data pipelines with monitoring and alerting.
• Provide technical guidance and contribute to agile team efforts.

Skills

Data warehousing

ETL design

SQL

Python

Cloud data platforms

Data quality

Agile

Data integration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field

Tools

Snowflake

Azure Synapse Analytics

Informatica

Job description

Company Overview

GreatAmerica is a highly successful entrepreneurial company providing equipment financing to businesses across the United States. Our exemplary customer service, our principle-centered business philosophy and our team-based operating approach are key to our success and growth. We have also recently become a bank! GreatAmerica is the largest independent, family-owned national commercial equipment finance companies in the U.S. and is dedicated to helping manufactures, vendors, and dealers be more successful and keep their customers for a lifetime. With a focus on the small ticket vendor and OEM finance channel we have partnered with some of the largest and industry leading companies in the Office Equipment, Communications, IT, Automotive, Construction, Healthcare, and Franchise market sectors. In addition to financing, GreatAmerica offers innovative non-financial services to help our customers grow. Established in 1992 our team has grown to over 750 employees and a portfolio of over $3+ Billion. Our exemplary customer service, principle-centered business philosophy and team-based operating approach are key to our success and growth. With a strong balance sheet and consistent financial performance through all economic cycles, GreatAmerica has experienced amazing results and unparalleled growth.

Senior Data Engineer Role

We are Looking to Add a Key Member to Our Enterprise Technology Group! The Senior Data Engineer relishes working with large volumes of data, enjoys the challenge of highly complex technical contexts, and, above all else, is passionate about data and analytics. They are an expert with modern data architectures, data modeling, ETL design, business intelligence tools and passionately partners with the business to identify strategic opportunities where improvements in data infrastructure creates significant business impact. They need to possess exceptional technical expertise in large scale data warehouse and BI systems. As a Senior Data Engineer, you will: Major responsibilities of the position are listed below. To perform the job successfully, the individual must be able to execute each essential duty satisfactorily.

Responsibilities

• Work with the product owner and data stakeholders to understand the business requirements and implement optimal data solutions
• Development and operation of data pipelines that cleanses, structures, and integrates data sets from source systems and third-party data structures into a consumable and accessible format for analyses and reporting with a mind toward accuracy, scalability and high performance
• Design and implement framework to continuously monitor and troubleshoot data quality and data integrity issues
• Design and provide guidance on building reliable, efficient, scalable, and quality data pipelines with monitoring and alert mechanisms that combine a variety of sources using ETL/ELT tools or scripting languages
• Uses innovative and modern tools, techniques and architectures to automate the most-common and tedious data preparation and integration tasks to minimize manual and error-prone processes and improve productivity
• Assists with renovating the data management infrastructure to drive automation in data integration and management
• Collaborate with information technology resources regarding source system data structures and changes to those structures to ensure consistent business definitions and data quality
• Actively collaborate in an agile team
• Provide technical guidance and thought leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems or equivalent experience.

Experience

• 7+ years hands-on experience with Data Warehousing design & implementation
• Experience with a cloud-based warehouse (e.g., Snowflake or Azure Synapse Analytics) is a plus
• 7+ years hands-on experience supporting high performing ETL processes, including data quality and testing processes
• Experience with Informatica is a strong plus
• 7+ years of strong experience with SQL and ability to write efficient code for high volume data processing
• 3+ years programming experience with an advanced language (C#, Python, Java, etc.)
• Experience with data integration of third-party systems (e.g., Salesforce, Epicor, MuleSoft, etc.)
• Experience ensuring data quality across multiple datasets used for analytical purposes
• Experience in agile development methodologies
• Exposure and experience with a diverse set of modern data architectures is a plus

Skills and Abilities

• Excellent communication (oral and written) and interpersonal skills with a keen sense of customer service.
• Enthusiastic attention to detail
• Knowledge of statistical concepts and their application in reporting and data mart applications
• Ability to acquire new skills quickly, and thrive in a collaborative team environment
• Must be able to establish and maintain professional working relationships with all levels of GreatAmerica personnel and external contacts

Benefits and Compensation

• Financial Benefits Competitive Compensation
• Monthly Bonuses for Eligible Employees
• 401(k) and Company Match
• Annual Profit Sharing
• Paid Time Off
• Health, Wellbeing, and Family Planning Benefits
• Paid Vacation
• Paid Sick Days
• Paid Holidays
• Gym Reimbursement
• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
• Company Paid Life Insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• Health Savings Accounts (HSA)
• Employee Assistance Program
• Parental Leave
• Education and Career Planning Benefits
• Tuition AssistanceNetworking Opportunities
• Leadership Development Opportunities
• Perks Paid Parking Service Awards
• Hybrid work arrangements
• Business casual environment

Company Culture

Sharing rewards is an integral part of our culture. We believe in the value of hard work and reward our employees beyond the paycheck. Our total rewards package is based on eligibility and includes: ...

When you are part of the GreatAmerica team, you will grow professionally and work with some of the most talented finance professionals in the industry. There is no doubt in our minds we are building the greatest company of its kind, offering the finest products and services available anywhere. When you are part of the GreatAmerica team, you are part of the future, part of an opportunity to grow professionally and to reach your potential while enjoying your work.

Please note, applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa.