Senior Data Engineer

The Nature Conservancy

$77K — $125K *
US-AnywhereRemote in United States
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field with three years of programming and systems design experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • Three years of experience in data engineering or equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • Five or more years of experience in SQL, including advanced topics such as window functions and complex joins.
  • Two or more years working with financial general ledger data.
  • Three or more years of experience in Python using data-focused libraries like PySpark and Pandas.
  • Three or more years of experience in fact/dimension modeling.
  • Experience using Databricks for data ingestion and curation, Workday financial/Human Resources data, and multi-cultural settings appreciated.

Responsibilities

  • Create data pipelines to ingest data from Workday and the Conservation Hub into a shared data lake.
  • Utilize fact/dimension design principles to design, build, and maintain datamarts across core data domains.
  • Work with Data Governance to ensure data is properly registered in master data management systems.
  • Gather requirements for new data attributes in collaboration with analytics teams and end users.
  • Ensure proper access restrictions and data masking for sensitive information.
  • Produce documentation of data structures for technical and business audiences.
  • Support production problems as assigned and act as a lead for project-related tasks.

Benefits

  • Competitive healthcare benefits.
  • Flexible spending accounts.
  • 401(k) plan with an 8% employer match.
  • Parental leave and paid time off.
  • Life and disability insurance.
  • Employee assistance program and well-being benefits.
  • Flexible work environment to support employee health and well-being.
Full Job Description
What We Can Achieve Together:

The Senior Data Engineer focuses on the development of analytics-oriented data models and data ingestion pipelines related to three core data domains: Conservation Effectiveness, Finance, and Human Resources.

The Senior Data Engineer plans, manages, and performs data engineering tasks within a focused set of data domains to provide quality data to those who need it for decision-making. They analyze and document end user and technology-user business requirements for data projects with wide range of complexity at varying levels of impact on organization-wide initiatives. They design and develop new, complex technology systems and solutions according to system requirements following TNC methodology and development best practices.

The Senior Data Engineer acts as a lead technologist on technology application maintenance projects related to application upgrades, conversion and modifications. They perform tasks assigned as required to complete project including design, development, running specific programs, generating reports and analyzing results. They provide support for production problems as assigned. They also act as a final quality assurance analyst to conduct peer reviews and validate programmer analyst work done for moderately complex matters.

RESPONSIBILITIES & SCOPE
  • Create data pipelines to ingest data from Workday and the conservation Hub into a shared data lake for future analysis.
  • Utilize fact/dimension design principles to design, build, and maintain datamarts across three core data domains: Conservation Effectiveness, Finance, and Human Resources.
  • Work with Data Governance to ensure data in the above domains are properly registered in master data management systems and data catalogs, where applicable.
  • Gather requirements for new data attributes in collaboration with Analytics, Data Governance, and end users.
  • Ensure access to sensitive data is restricted and masking is applied where needed.
  • Produce data structure documentation for both technical and business audiences.
  • Provide support for production problems as assigned.
  • Act as Project or Technical Lead as assigned. Develop accurate project plans with realistic estimations and provide technical expertise to team members and users to help resolve complex project-related problems.


We're Looking for You:

Looking for a data job with meaning? Come help The Nature Conservancy measure the effectiveness of its global conservation efforts! We're looking for experienced data engineering professionals who want to flex their engineering and modeling skills in SQL, Python, and Databricks in the areas of conservation effectiveness, finance, and HR.

If you are a detail oriented, responsible team-player passionate about building data pipelines and modeling data for reporting, then you are the type of person we are looking for! We are looking for a talented Senior Data Engineer to come join our fast-paced, fun and rewarding agile team of professionals performing full lifecycle software development and operational support. Come join our team and be a part of an organization that creates innovative, on-the-ground solutions to our world's toughest challenges so that people and nature can thrive together.

The ideal candidate will have all or some of the qualifications. If you don't have all of them, please apply anyway and tell us about your skills and experience:
  • Experience using Databricks for data ingestion and curation.
  • Experience with Workday financial and/or Workday HR data.
  • Multi-lingual skills and multi-cultural or cross-cultural experience appreciated.


What You'll Bring:

  • Bachelor's degree in computer science, or a related field and three years of experience in programming and systems design OR an equivalent combination of education and/or experience.
  • Three years of experience in data engineering OR an equivalent combination of education and/or experience.
  • Five or more years of experience in SQL, including experience with advanced topics such as window functions, subqueries, and traversing multiple layers of many-to-many joins.
  • Two or more years of experience working with financial general ledger data
  • Three or more years of experience in Python using data-focused packages (PySpark, Pandas, or similar).
  • Three or more years of fact/dimension modeling experience.


Salary Information:

The starting pay range for a candidate selected for this position is generally within the range of $77,920.00 - $125,732.00. This range only applies to candidates whose country of employment is the USA. Where a successful candidate's actual pay will fall within this range will be based on a variety of factors, including, for example, the candidate's location, qualifications, specific skills, and experience. Please note countries outside the USA would have a different pay range in the local currency based on the local labor market, and not tied to USA pay or ranges. Your geographic location will be confirmed during the recruitment.

TNC offers a competitive, comprehensive benefits package including health care benefits, flexible spending accounts, a 401(k) plan with an 8% employer match, parental leave, accrued paid time off, life insurance, disability coverage, employee assistance program, other life and work well-being benefits. Learn more about our Benefits and Perks here.

We're proud to offer a flexible work environment that supports of the health and well-being of the people we employ.

Our recruiting process includes a rolling interview process to ensure we engage applicants in a timely manner. This means we may review applications in the order in which they are received. Once a strong candidate pool is identified, the role will be unposted. The timeline may vary depending on the expressed interest in the role, so we highly encourage candidates to apply as soon as possible.

Employees must submit their application by logging into Workday and applying via the Jobs Hub.

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