Data Engineer

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Bluelight Consulting is a leading software consultancy dedicated to designing and developing innovative technology that enhances users' lives. We are expanding across the United States and Central/South America and seek exceptional talent to join our dynamic, diverse team.

• Develop and maintain data models for core package applications and reporting databases to describe objects and fields for support documentation and to facilitate custom application development and data integration.
• Monitor execution and performance of daily pipelines; triage and escalate issues as needed.
• Collaborate with analytics and business teams to improve data models and data pipelines that feed business intelligence tools, increasing data accessibility and enabling data-driven decision-making.
• Implement processes and systems to monitor data quality, ensuring production data is accurate and available for key stakeholders.
• Write unit/integration tests, contribute to engineering documentation, and document work.
• Perform data analysis to troubleshoot data-related issues and assist in resolution of data issues.
• Work within AWS/Linux cloud environments in support of data integration solutions.
• Collaborate with frontend and backend engineers, product managers, and analysts as part of a cross-functional team.
• Demonstrate teamwork: share knowledge, provide visibility of accomplishments, and follow directions when provided.

• Experience with AWS services including but not limited to S3, Athena, EC2, EMR, and Glue.
• Ability to resolve ongoing issues with operating the data cluster and integrate data from multiple sources.
• Experience with database technologies such as SQL Server, Redshift, PostgreSQL, and RDS.
• Experience with data integration platforms (e.g., Pentaho Kettle, SnapLogic, Talend OpenStudio, Jitterbit, Informatica PowerCenter or similar).
• Knowledge of IT operations in an always-on service environment; familiarity with Agile software development methodologies.
• Excellent problem-solving, troubleshooting, and communication skills with a strong customer-service mindset.
• Experience collecting, managing, and reporting on large data stores; awareness of data governance and data quality principles.
• Business analytics experience including basic metric building and troubleshooting.
• Understanding of integration architecture, data flow diagrams, source-to-target mappings, and data dictionary reports.
• Familiarity with Web Services (XML, REST, SOAP).
• Experience with version control (Git or similar).
• Experience with BI tools (GoodData preferred, Tableau, Power BI, or similar).
• Broad experience with multiple RDBMS (MS SQL Server, Oracle, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Redshift) and familiarity with SaaS/cloud data systems (e.g., Salesforce).
• Data warehouse design concepts (star schemas, change data capture, denormalization).
• SQL/DDL queries and tuning techniques (indexing, sorting, distribution).
• BS or MS degree in Computer Science or a related technical field.
• 3+ years of data pipeline development experience with tools such as SnapLogic, Datastage, Informatica, or related technologies.
• 3+ years of SQL experience; No-SQL experience is a plus.
• Experience designing, building, and maintaining data pipelines.

• Develop and maintain data models for core applications and reporting databases to describe objects and fields for support documentation and data integration.
• Monitor execution and performance of daily pipelines; triage and escalate issues as needed.
• Collaborate with analytics and business teams to improve data models and data pipelines for BI tools and data-driven decision-making.
• Implement data quality monitoring to ensure production data is accurate and available.
• Write unit/integration tests, contribute to the engineering wiki, and document work.
• Perform data analysis to troubleshoot data-related issues and assist in resolution.
• Work within AWS/Linux cloud environments in support of data integration solutions.
• Collaborate with a team of frontend and backend engineers, product managers, and analysts.
• Promote teamwork, knowledge sharing, and following directions when provided.

• Competitive salary and bonuses, including performance-based increases.
• Generous paid time off policy
• Technology/Office stipend
• Health coverage
• Flexible working hours
• Work remotely
• Continuing education, training, conferences
• Company-sponsored coursework, exams, and certifications

Being a consultant with Bluelight is a challenging and rewarding career where your contributions are valued by clients and can have a direct impact on their business. You will work on a variety of projects with modern technologies and collaborate with skilled professionals. If you’re eager to be part of an exciting, growing consultancy, we encourage you to apply.