Sr Data Engineer

Job Description
We are looking for a savvy Data Engineer to join our growing team of analytics experts. The hire will be responsible for expanding and optimizing our data pipeline architecture. The ideal candidate is an experienced data pipeline builder and data wrangler with strong experience in handling data at scale. The Data Engineer will support our software developers, data analysts and data scientists on various data initiatives.
This is a remote role that can be done anywhere in the continental US;
work is on Eastern timezone hours.
Why this role
This is a highly visible role within the enterprise data lake team. Working within our Data group and business analysts, you will be responsible for leading creation of data architecture that produces our data assets to enable our data platform. This role requires working closely with business leaders, architects, engineers, data scientists and wide range of stakeholders throughout the organization to build and execute our strategic data architecture vision.
Job Duties
Extensive understanding of SQL queries. Ability to fine tune queries based on various RDBMS performance parameters such as indexes, partitioning, Explain plans and cost optimizers.
Build the infrastructure required for optimal extraction, transformation, and loading of data from a wide variety of data sources using SQL and AWS technologies stack
Build analytics tools that utilize the data pipeline to provide actionable insights into customer acquisition, operational efficiency and other key business performance metrics.
Working with data scientists and industry leaders to understand data needs and design appropriate data models.
Participate in the design and development of the AWS-based data platform and data analytics.