Senior Data Engineer (Remote)

Lensa; Washington (District of Columbia); Remote; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to join their innovative team. This role involves leading the development and operational support for data integration and reporting, ensuring data-driven decision-making solutions are in place. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in SQL, ETL processes, and data warehousing, along with a passion for problem-solving and collaboration. In a remote work environment, you will work closely with various teams to enhance data access and usage, driving business value through effective data solutions. If you are a critical thinker with a security-first mindset, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience developing data solutions with a focus on ETL and database design.
• Mastery of SQL and understanding of data warehousing practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and support for data integration and reporting solutions.
• Develop and monitor ETL processes to ensure data timeliness and integrity.

Skills

SQL

ETL

Data Warehousing

Problem Solving

Critical Thinking

Education

Master's Degree

Tools

Snowflake

DBT

Tableau

Job description

Capital One

Senior Data Engineer

McLean, VA

Join the SANS Team

At SANS, our culture is defined by Mission, Brand, People. Our goal is to hire people who understand the importance of continuing to fight against the cyber security threats (Mission) while delivering the highest quality training (Brand) to our students. We want employees whose personal values align well with our culture of fairness, honesty, customer focus, and pragmatic approach (People).

Summary of Position

The Senior Data Engineer will provide ongoing leadership, development, and operational support for current and future data integration, reporting, dashboards, and application analytics support. The person in this role will work closely with leadership, internal and external technical teams, product, financial, and marketing teams across the organization to develop and support solutions that will grow our business. The Senior Data Engineer will leverage his/her experience with all levels of the software stack, including backend databases and APIs, frontend UI frameworks, cloud services, and data integration. This person will be responsible for leading, developing, delivering, and supporting applications, visuals, and integrations for data-driven decision-making solutions. The Senior Data Engineer must have experience developing across a variety of data sources. The selected candidate should be able to follow policies and procedures for maintaining security and integrity of databases and reporting applications. The Senior Data Engineer should be able to lead teams on all phases of complex development and maintenance projects.

Key Responsibilities

1. Understanding systems flow and work processes in the context of the SANS Business.
2. Be an owner of data warehouse and its feeds.
3. Develop ETL processes to move and augment data.
4. Run and Monitor ETL processes to ensure timeliness.
5. Work closely with software engineering to improve data intake.
6. Ensure all ETL processes are documented and stored in version control.
7. Ability to understand how our data and reporting can drive business value and decision making.
8. Updating and maintaining source data for critical SANS processes.
9. Develop technical solutions to improve access to data and data usage.
10. Other duties as required.

Core Competencies

1. Desire to be part of a collaborative team culture.
2. Strong initiative to find ways to improve solutions to solve problems.
3. Passion for implementing practical solutions to meet customer expectations.
4. A security first mindset with a solid understanding of data protection.
5. Understanding of Data Warehousing practices.

Basic Qualifications

1. Passionate, creative, intelligent, critical thinker, problem solver.
2. Master understanding of SQL.
3. Expert understanding of ETL and Database design.
4. Experience with Snowflake, DBT and Tableau.
5. 10+ years experience developing data solutions.
6. Ability to both give and receive critical feedback to drive growth.
7. Strong initiative to identify opportunities for process improvement and drive change in a culturally consistent way.

Reporting Relationships

This position will report to the Business Intelligence Data Team Lead and has no direct reports.

Remote work environment.

Equal Opportunity Employer

SANS is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, or to perform the essential functions of a position, please contact SANS Human Resources.

In addition, all qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment.

California residents for SANS privacy notice for California job applicants.

The base salary range for this position is between $110,000 and $150,000. Base salary ranges may vary by geographic location and relevant experience, education, certifications, and years of experience. There is no guarantee an offer will be at the top of the posted range based on the salary analysis.