Senior Data Engineer

Sherwin-Williams; Cleveland (OH); Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Sherwin-Williams is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to design, build, and maintain data infrastructure for large data volumes. You will collaborate with data scientists, analysts, QA engineers, and SMEs to ensure accessible, reliable, and secure data, including ingestion, transformation, integration, and data warehousing.

You will lead data pipeline development, optimize storage and processing, and guide tool selection.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Information Technology or 7+ years of experience in data engineering.
• 4+ years of data engineering experience.
• 2+ years of SQL experience (PostgreSQL, T-SQL, PL/SQL, SnowSQL).
• 2+ years building applications, system integrations, and web services.
• 2+ years Linux scripting and shell.
• Experience with on‑prem and cloud data warehouses ETL tools.
• Understanding of OTC, P2P, PIM business processes.

Responsibilities

• Partner with a team of data engineers, providing technical guidance, mentorship, and support.
• Act as a technical point of contact for clients and stakeholders, providing updates and addressing data inquiries.
• Design, develop, and maintain data pipelines, ETL processes, and data workflows.
• Develop and maintain data models and schema designs for storage and retrieval.
• Optimize data storage, processing, and retrieval for performance and scalability.
• Lead selection and implementation of data engineering tools and technologies.
• Establish best practices and standards for data engineering processes.
• Stay updated with emerging data engineering technologies and assess their impact.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to integrate data sources and enable seamless data flow.
• Implement and maintain data governance and security measures.

Skills

Data pipelines

ETL

SQL

Data governance

Linux

Cloud

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/CE/IT

Tools

Snowflake

Oracle

PostgreSQL

Bash

Job description

Job Description

The Senior Data Engineer is responsible for designing, building, and maintaining the systems and infrastructure that enable organizations to collect, store, process, and analyze large volumes of data. This role involves collaborating closely with data scientists, analysts, QA engineers, business process / functional SMEs, and other stakeholders to ensure that data is accessible, reliable, and secure. They are responsible for tasks such as data ingestion, data transformation, data integration, and data pipeline development. Senior Data Engineers also play a crucial part in data governance, ensuring that data is compliant with regulations and policies. This role also includes all aspects of software development and deployment of IT Operations to shorten delivery and time to market for data products and data pipelines and data warehousing. Overall, the incumbent helps organizations leverage their data to gain meaningful insights and make informed decisions.

The Senior Data Engineer is responsible for designing, building, and maintaining the systems and infrastructure that enable organizations to collect, store, process, and analyze large volumes of data. This role involves collaborating closely with data scientists, analysts, QA engineers, business process / functional SMEs, and other stakeholders to ensure that data is accessible, reliable, and secure. They are responsible for tasks such as data ingestion, data transformation, data integration, and data pipeline development. Senior Data Engineers also play a crucial part in data governance, ensuring that data is compliant with regulations and policies. This role also includes all aspects of software development and deployment of IT Operations to shorten delivery and time to market for data products and data pipelines and data warehousing. Overall, the incumbent helps organizations leverage their data to gain meaningful insights and make informed decisions.

Responsibilities

• Partner with a team of data engineers, providing technical guidance, mentorship, and support
• Act as a technical point of contact for clients and stakeholders, providing updates and addressing any data related technical inquiries or concerns
• Design, develop, and maintain efficient and robust data pipelines, ETL processes, and data workflows
• Develop and maintain data models and schema designs to support data storage and retrieval needs
• Optimize data storage, processing, and retrieval mechanisms for performance and scalability
• Provide technical leadership and guidance in the selection and implementation of data engineering tools and technologies
• Identify and implement best practices and standards for data engineering processes and tools
• Stay up-to-date with emerging technologies and trends in data engineering, evaluating their potential impact on our data infrastructure
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate data sources and enable seamless data flow across systems and with data scientists, analysts, and stakeholders to understand data requirements and develop scalable data solutions
• Implement and maintain data governance and security measures to protect sensitive information and to ensure data quality and integrity by implementing effective data validation and cleansing techniques

This position is remote.

Job duties include contact with other employees and access confidential and proprietary information and/or other items of value, and such access may be supervised or unsupervised. The Company therefore has determined that a review of criminal history is necessary to protect the business and its operations and reputation and is necessary to protect the safety of the Company’s staff, employees, and business relationships.

This position is also eligible for bonus based on performance and subject to the terms of the Company’s applicable plans.

Qualifications

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Information Technology or in lieu of a degree, at least 7years of experience in data engineering.
• 4+ years of data engineering experience.
• 2+ years of experience with SQL including, but not limited to: PostgreSQL, T-SQL, PL/SQL, SNOWSQL (specifically, but not limited to, PostgreSQL, T-SQL, PL/SQL, SNOWSQL)
• 2+ years of experience with building applications, system integrations, and web services
• 2+ years of experience with server-side scripting and programming in a Linux environment (primarily bash shell)
• Advanced understanding of common database (Oracle, Snowflake) technologies including performance, tuning, and optimization.
• Advanced data manipulation skills and experience with on-prem and cloud-based data warehouse ETL tools and processes
• Basic understanding of business processes such as OTC, P2P,PIM to understand context of data usage
• Must be at least 18 years of age
• Must be legally authorized to work in the country of employment without needing sponsorship for employment work visa status now or in the future.

About Us

At Sherwin-Williams, our purpose is to inspire and improve the world by coloring and protecting what matters. Our paints, coatings and innovative solutions make the places and spaces in our world brighter and stronger. Your skills, talent and passion make it possible to live this purpose, and for customers and our business to achieve great results. Sherwin-Williams is a place that takes its stability, growth and momentum and translates it to possibility for our people. Our people are behind the strength of our success, and we invest and support you in:

Life … with rewards, benefits and the flexibility to enhance your health and well-being

Career … with opportunities to learn, develop new skills and grow your contribution

Connection … with an inclusive team and commitment to our own and broader communities

Possible

At Sherwin-Williams, part of our mission is to help our employees and their families live healthier, save smarter and feel better. This starts with a wide range of world-class benefits designed for you. From retirement to health care, from total well-being to your daily commute—it matters to us. A general description of benefits offered can be found at http://www.myswbenefits.com/ . Click on “Candidates” to view benefit offerings that you may be eligible for if you are hired as a Sherwin-Williams employee.

Compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case and will impact where actual compensation may fall within the stated wage range. The wage range listed for this role takes into account the wide range of factors considered in making compensation decisions including skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs. The disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled. The wage range, other compensation, and benefits information listed is accurate as of the date of this posting. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time, with or without notice, subject to applicable law.

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws including with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act where applicable.

Sherwin-Williams is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, age, pregnancy, genetic information, creed, marital status or any other consideration prohibited by law or by contract.

As a VEVRAA Federal Contractor, Sherwin-Williams requests state and local employment services delivery systems to provide priority referral of Protected Veterans.

Please be aware, Sherwin-Williams recruiting team members will never request a candidate to provide a payment, ask for financial information, or sensitive personal information like national identification numbers, date of birth, or bank account numbers during the application process.