Data Engineer at Cadence Bank in Birmingham, AL

The hire will be responsible for expanding and optimizing our data and data pipeline architecture, as well as optimizing data flow and collection for cross functional teams. The ideal candidate is an experienced data pipeline builder and data wrangler who enjoys optimizing data systems and building them from the ground up. The Data Engineer will support our software developers, database architects, data analysts and line of business partners on data initiatives and will ensure optimal data delivery architecture is consistent throughout ongoing projects. They must be self-directed and comfortable supporting the data needs of multiple teams, systems and products. The right candidate will be excited by the prospect of optimizing or even re-designing our company's data architecture to support our next generation of products and data initiatives.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Conduct regular meetings with internal and external stakeholders to ensure clarification and meet specific requirements in a timely manner.
• Create and maintain optimal data pipeline architecture
• Assemble and optimize large, complex data sets that meet functional / non-functional business requirements.
• Perform root cause analysis on internal and external data and processes to answer specific business questions and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Identify, design, and implement internal process improvements: automating manual processes, optimizing data delivery, re-designing infrastructure for greater scalability, etc.
• Build the infrastructure required for optimal extraction, transformation, and loading of data from a wide variety of data sources.
• Build analytics tools that utilize the data pipeline to provide actionable insights into customer acquisition, operational efficiency and other key business performance metrics.
• Work with stakeholders including the Executive, Product, Data and Design teams to assist with data-related technical issues and support their data infrastructure needs.
• Keep our data separated and secure across national boundaries through multiple data centers and regions.
• Create data tools for analytics and business intelligence team members that assist them in building and optimizing our products into an innovative industry leader.
• Work with data and analytics experts to strive for greater functionality in our data systems.
• Gains understanding of customer needs and adapt product strategies to meet their expectations
• Other duties as assigned or requested

REQUIRED EDUCATION

• Bachelor's Degree - Computer Science, Statistics, Informatics, Information Systems or another quantitative field

MINIMUM EXPERIENCE

• 3 - 5 years of experience as a Data Engineer or Sr. Data Analyst
• 1 - 3 years of experience manipulating, processing and extracting value from large disconnected datasets.
• 1 - 3 years of experience in developing, communicating and presenting concepts to varying audiences
• 1 - 3 years of experience participating in developing strategic plans to realize business objectives

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE

• 5 - 7 years of experience as a Data Engineer
• 3 - 5 years of experience manipulating, processing and extracting value from large disconnected datasets.
• 1 - 3 years of experience in developing, communicating and presenting concepts to varying audiences
• 1 - 3 years of experience participating in developing strategic plans to realize business objectives
• Industry organization participation / leadership (ISACA, EDM Council, IAPP, etc.)

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES

• Advanced, working SQL knowledge and experience working with relational databases, query authoring (SQL) as well as working familiarity with a variety of databases.
• Strong analytic skills related to working with unstructured datasets.
• A successful history of manipulating, processing and extracting value from large disconnected datasets.
• Strong teamwork and interpersonal skills
• Experience in leading process improvement initiatives
• Ability to motivate high performance, multi-discipline teams
• Demonstrated competency in project execution
• Demonstrated abilities in relationship management

TRAVEL REQUIREMENT

0% - 25%

Behavioral Traits

• Proven ability to quickly learn new applications, processes, and procedures
• Demonstrates a meticulous attention to detail
• Demonstrates the capacity to manage changing priorities and ambiguity while remaining calm and controlled
• Maintains direction and focus through proactive planning and organized approaches to work resulting in target deadlines that are consistently met
• Communicates a "can do" attitude and positive outlook, minimizing negative behaviors
• Professional image with ability to form good partner relationships across functions
• Demonstrates initiative, resourcefulness, and independence

EQUIPMENT/SOFTWARE:

Microsoft Office including advanced Microsoft Excel and PowerBI. Experience with Snowflake, Qlik, or Datamart or similar systems. Powershell or Python scripting experience.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by people assigned to this work. This is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. Cadence Management reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet business and organizational needs as necessary.

Cadence Bank is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, status as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with disability.