Sr. Data Engineer

Kele, Inc.; Memphis (TN); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, vision, and dental insurance

HSA

FSA (medical and dependent care)

401(k) with employer match up to 4%

Disability coverage

Life insurance; supplemental life for

Paid time off and paid holidays

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Kele Inc. in Memphis, TN is seeking a Sr. Data Engineer to collaborate with Analytics and business partners to understand data requirements and build scalable data solutions, including a data warehouse, pipelines, and governance.

You will design, test, and maintain data architectures, optimize ETL processes, and enable BI and reporting across the organization using Azure SQL and Azure Data Factory.

Qualifications

• Experience collaborating with analytics and stakeholders to define data requirements.
• Proven ability to design and implement data architectures and pipelines.
• Experience with data governance and CI/CD practices.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the Analytics team and business partners from each area of the Kele companies to understand and define data requirements and enable the business through business intelligence and reporting
• Develop, construct, test, and maintain data architectures, databases, and datasets to enable extraction and transformation for predictive or prescriptive modeling
• Facilitate a smooth communication channel between business stakeholders and internal resources while creating, implementing, and delegating data-related tasks
• Create databases by integrating various internal and external data sources
• Enhance performance and stability of existing data sources
• Identify strategies to improve data dependability, efficiency, quality, and data governance processes
• Work closely with the rest of the IT team to manage the company’s data infrastructure
• Troubleshoot, maintain, and enhance existing data transfer mechanics (pipelines, ETL)
• Maintain multiple data warehouse environments to support proper CI/CD and SDLC principles
• Enable and run data migrations across different databases and servers such as migrations from on-premise SQL servers
• Enhance existing stored procedures, replication, and nightly jobs to be more performant
• Document and track work in Jira
• Utilize Azure SQL and Azure Data Factory solutions to develop pipelines

Skills

Data modeling

ETL pipelines

Azure SQL

Azure Data Factory

SQL

BI reporting

Communication skills

CI/CD / SDLC

Tools

Jira

Job description

Founded in 1983, Kele Inc. is a leading distribution, and solutions partner with national reach and a global presence. Built around our customers and powered by our people, Kele provides millions of in-stock parts from more than 300 brands to drive automation & efficiency in nearly every type of facility, from office towers and factories to data centers and hospitals.

Our goal is to empower progress for maintenance managers, engineers, contractors, and all those building the future. We do this by delivering parts rapidly, providing custom assemblies upstream, and offering unmatched support to ensure projects run smoothly and downtime is minimized.

With 12 locations nationwide and headquarters in Tennessee, Kele combines deep technical expertise, rapid logistics, and a solutions-first mindset to help customers simplify supply chains, meet tight schedules, and deliver high-quality outcomes.

Kele fosters a culture rooted in collaboration, innovation, and customer obsession, empowering associates at every level to contribute, grow, and make a meaningful impact.

Sr. Data Engineer

Summary

This position is responsible for working in collaboration with other teams in the company to understand data requirements, to develop new and modify existing data solutions, and to enable the business with data, analytics, and reporting. These data solutions will include a data warehousing solution, data processes and governance, and maintaining existing solutions. As this position grows more advanced tools, algorithms, and learning processes can expand responsibilities of the position.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the Analytics team and business partners from each area of the Kele companies to understand and define data requirements and enable the business through business intelligence and reporting
• Develop, construct, test, and maintain data architectures, databases, and datasets to enable extraction and transformation for predictive or prescriptive modeling
• Facilitate a smooth communication channel between business stakeholders and internal resources while creating, implementing, and delegating data-related tasks
• Create databases by integrating various internal and external data sources
• Enhance performance and stability of existing data sources
• Identify strategies to improve data dependability, efficiency, quality, and data governance processes
• Work closely with the rest of the IT team to manage the company’s data infrastructure
• Troubleshoot, maintain, and enhance existing data transfer mechanics (pipelines, ETL)
• Maintain multiple data warehouse environments to support proper CI/CD and SDLC principles
• Enable and run data migrations across different databases and servers such as migrations from on-premise SQL servers
• Enhance existing stored procedures, replication, and nightly jobs to be more performant
• Document and track work in Jira
• Utilize Azure SQL and Azure Data Factory solutions to develop pipelines

Kele Companies offers all full-time associates the following benefits and perks:

• Medical, vision, and dental insurance
• HSA
• FSA (medical and dependent care)
• 401(k) with employer match up to 4% with immediate vesting
• Employer-paid short- and long-term disability coverage
• Employer-paid basic life and AD&DD insurance; supplemental life for employees and dependents available
• Paid time off and paid holidays
• Tuition reimbursement