Senior Data Engineer: Lakehouse Platform & Data Steward

Nucor Corporation; Waterloo (IN); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Disability insurance

401(k) and Roth accounts

Profit sharing

Bonuses based on performance

Paid parental leave

Tuition reimbursement

Stock program

Scholarships

Job summary

Nucor Corporation’s Data & Analytics team in Waterloo, IN seeks a Senior Data Engineer to advance the data platform, standards, and roadmap. You will collaborate with DBAs, BI analysts, and application teams to deliver secure, scalable data solutions across pipelines and lakehouse architecture.

The role emphasizes technical stewardship over people management, with leadership through expertise and mentoring to elevate team capabilities. This is a full-time position based in Waterloo, Indiana.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related discipline. Equivalent combination of experience and education is also acceptable.
• Ten or more years of experience in data engineering, BI architecture, or enterprise data platform roles.
• Five or more years in a senior-level technical role with mentorship, coaching, or technical guidance to engineers or developers.
• Demonstrated experience architecting and operating an enterprise data warehouse or cloud data platform (Azure Synapse, Databricks, Microsoft Fabric) that serves as the source of truth for reporting and analytics.
• Candidate must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship, now and in the future.

Responsibilities

• Build upon the Lakehouse pattern and set pattern, transformation, and orchestration standards for engineers.
• Provide technical leadership, review designs, and resolve problems.
• Own monitoring and observability standards to surface issues early.
• Partner with DBAs, IT, and business divisions on connectivity and data access policy; represent NBT in forums.
• Lead data platform and engineering tooling roadmap including migrations and cutovers.
• Treat data accuracy, reliability, and platform availability as safety-critical responsibilities.

Skills

Technical leadership

Mentorship

Coaching

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IS or related

Equivalent combination of experience and education

Tools

Azure Synapse

Databricks

Microsoft Fabric

Power BI

Azure DevOps

Terraform

Job description

Nucor Corporation’s Data & Analytics team in Waterloo, IN seeks a Senior Data Engineer to advance the data platform, standards, and roadmap. You will collaborate with DBAs, BI analysts, and application teams to deliver secure, scalable data solutions across pipelines and lakehouse architecture.

The role emphasizes technical stewardship over people management, with leadership through expertise and mentoring to elevate team capabilities. This is a full-time position based in Waterloo, Indiana.