Position Title: Data Engineer/Developer

Reports to: VP, Technology

Department: Development and Technology

Location: Simplicity Summit Office; 86 Summit Ave, Summit, NJ 07901; In-office

Classification: Full-time; Exempt

Summary / Job Objective: As a data engineer/developer, you will be responsible for designing, building, and maintaining scalable data pipelines and infrastructure that are used for collecting, storing, processing, and analyzing large volumes of data.

Essential Job Functions: Your role involves collaborating with business stakeholders, outside partners, other software developers, analysts, and other stakeholders to ensure data availability, reliability, and quality for decision-making and operational purposes.

Primary Responsibilities

Data Processing and Transformation: Implement data processing and transformation using state-of-the-art tools and processes. Build on top of existing capabilities and develop both custom features (e.g., Laravel/PHP, Python, or other frameworks) or enterprise software (e.g., Informatica, Mulesoft, or other tools).
Data Pipeline Development: Design, develop, and maintain robust, scalable data pipelines for ingesting, transforming, and loading structured and unstructured data from various sources into data storage systems.
Data Infrastructure: Manage and optimize data storage solutions, including databases, operational data stores, and data warehouses, to ensure high performance, reliability, and security.
Data Quality and Governance: Implement data quality checks, monitoring, and governance processes to ensure data accuracy, consistency, and compliance with regulatory requirements.
Performance Tuning: Identify and address performance bottlenecks in data pipelines and infrastructure through optimization, tuning, and capacity planning.
Collaboration: Work closely with data scientists, analysts, software engineers, and business stakeholders to understand data requirements, develop data solutions, and support analytical use cases.
Documentation: Document data pipelines, infrastructure configurations, and best practices for data engineering standards, ensuring knowledge sharing and team collaboration.

Qualifications

Hands-on experience with building data-focused processes in languages such as Laravel/PHP, Python, or other languages.
Knowledge and experience working in cloud platforms like AWS and/or Azure.
Experience working with complex data objects in various formats like JSON, XML and across different DB designs like MySQL, MS SQL, and Salesforce DB’s.
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Engineering, or related field.
Proven experience in data engineering, ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) processes, and data pipeline development.

Additional Qualifications (Preferred)

Knowledge of or experience with Salesforce data models, API’s and high-level architecture. Experience with other CRM tools and their data is also a plus.
Experience with Business Intelligence tools such as Domo, Microsoft PowerBI, or other BI tools.
Agile development experience working with tools such as Atlassian Jira, Confluence, and Bitbucket.
Experience with financial services products such as insurance, wealth management, or related fields is a plus.
Certification or coursework in data engineering or related technologies.

Core Competencies

Excellent problem-solving skills, analytical thinking, and attention to detail.
Effective communication and teamwork abilities to collaborate across multidisciplinary teams.
Proven success working in both a team environment as well as independently.

Compensation & Benefits

Compensation (based on experience)

Base salary: $110,000 - $130,000
This is an exempt position
Annual performance bonus target: 10%

Benefits

Employee benefits (medical, dental, vision, life insurance, other)
401k with employer match
Paid Time Off
Paid parking

Location: Simplicity Summit Office; 86 Summit Ave, Summit, NJ 07901

This role is an in-office position

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