Senior Data Engineer - Cloud Data Pipelines (Remote)

Empower Retirement, LLC; Overland Park (KS); On-site; USD 106,000 - 149,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

401(k) with company match

Tuition reimbursement

Paid time off

Volunteer time off

BRGs open to all

Job summary

Empower Retirement, LLC is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to design, build, and maintain scalable data infrastructure on AWS, collaborating with cross-functional teams to translate data requirements into practical solutions. You will guide junior engineers, help shape architecture, and pursue automation initiatives to reduce core data issues.

You will contribute to data governance, security, and performance improvements while staying current with the latest data engineering trends and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS, IS, Math, or related field.
• 4–6 years of data engineering experience with scalable ingestion frameworks.
• Proficiency in ETL design using Python, PySpark, Hadoop and Spark.
• Strong SQL knowledge with Postgres, Redshift, or MySQL.
• Hands-on AWS experience with DynamoDB, EMR Serverless, Lambda.
• Knowledge of data modeling, ETL, and data warehousing concepts.
• Excellent communication and collaboration in cross-functional teams.
• Experience with Agile and Scrum processes.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, maintain scalable data and file ingestion frameworks.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate data requirements into solutions.
• Implement data governance and security best practices.
• Troubleshoot data integrity and performance issues.
• Participate in code reviews and enforce standards.
• Mentor junior engineers and provide technical guidance.
• Contribute to architectural decisions and design discussions.
• Advise on strategic initiatives to automate data processes.
• Stay current with trends in data engineering and apply improvements.
• Collaborate on development of best practices and issue resolution.

Skills

ETL development

Python

PySpark

Big Data

SQL

AWS

Data modeling

Data warehousing

Agile

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Hadoop

Spark

DynamoDB

EMR Serverless

Lambda

Job description

Empower Retirement, LLC is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to design, build, and maintain scalable data infrastructure on AWS, collaborating with cross-functional teams to translate data requirements into practical solutions. You will guide junior engineers, help shape architecture, and pursue automation initiatives to reduce core data issues.

You will contribute to data governance, security, and performance improvements while staying current with the latest data engineering trends and