Data Engineer

The Data Engineer role at Thomson Reuters supports the delivery of internal and external data-enabled solutions for the Thomson Reuters Special Services (TRSS) organization. The position involves building and improving data pipelines and workflows, supporting customer-facing implementations, and enabling the extraction, cleaning, integration, analysis, and delivery of structured and unstructured data.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with internal teams and customer technology staff to implement and support custom TRSS client solutions and POCs
• Design, build, and maintain data pipelines and workflows that improve the usefulness and efficiency of internal and external datasets applied to customer needs
• Support internal process improvement, including automation of robotic processes across the organization when possible
• Provide solution architecture support for business opportunities
• Contribute technical input to leadership teams based on customer technology requirements and infrastructure knowledge
• Assess and interpret unique client requirements, then develop custom integration approaches for TRSS content within client applications
• Support effective implementation of internal and external data-enabled solutions for the TRSS organization
• Perform a customer-facing component that includes direct implementation and support of existing or new applications at customer locations

Required Qualifications

• Several years of data engineering experience
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
• Experience leading the implementation and customization of technical solutions, preferably for government clients
• Proficiency in multiple programming languages, with interest in Python and SQL (other languages may be useful)
• Experience with RESTful web services and current data communications technologies
• Experience connecting to and querying relational and document-oriented databases
• Comfort working in both GUI and command line environments on Linux and Windows OS
• Basic understanding of common data structures such as flat files, XML, JSON, and graph structures
• Familiarity with cloud-based infrastructure, including AWS
• Strong personal work ethic and superior moral and ethical character
• Ability to work under pressure with dynamic and changing requirements
• US National Secret security clearance required to start; TS preferred
• High level understanding of network troubleshooting techniques and communications protocols
• Experience with information retrieval and storage technologies such as AWS Glue and Snowflake

Relevant Technologies

• Python, SQL
• RESTful web services
• Linux, Windows OS
• AWS, AWS Glue, Snowflake
• XML, JSON
• Power BI, Tableau
• NIFI
• Robotic Process Automation
• Connected data and graph databases
• Flat files and graph structures
• Document-oriented databases and relational databases

Additional Relevant Experience

• Experience working with connected data and graph databases
• Experience with workflow management tools, with NIFI experience a plus
• Understanding of public records and open source data
• Experience using data visualization tools such as Power BI and Tableau
• Robotic Process Automation experience
• Experience working in virtualized environments, including the ability to stand up and configure a local virtual machine with locally hosted web applications

Location and Work Model

Location: McLean, VA (hybrid). The role offers a flexible hybrid work model of 2-3 days per week in the office depending on the role. Eligible office locations include McLean, VA; Washington, DC; and New York City, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and/or Irvine, CA.

Compensation and Bonus

Base salary range: USD 94,000 - 175,000 per year.

The position may also be eligible for an Annual Bonus based on a combination of enterprise and individual performance.

Benefits

• Flex My Way policies
• Work from anywhere for up to 8 weeks per year
• Grow My Way, a programming and skills-first approach
• Flexible vacation
• Two company-wide Mental Health Days off
• Headspace app access
• Retirement savings
• Tuition reimbursement
• Employee incentive programs
• Resources for mental, physical, and financial wellbeing
• Two paid volunteer days off annually
• Pro-bono consulting projects and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) initiatives
• Comprehensive health, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance programs
• 401k plan with company match
• Paid sick and safe paid time off
• Paid holidays (including two company mental health days off)
• Parental leave
• Sabbatical leave
• Optional hospital, accident and sickness insurance paid 100% by the employee
• Optional life and AD&D insurance paid 100% by the employee
• Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts
• Fitness reimbursement
• Access to Employee Assistance Program
• Group Legal Identity Theft Protection benefit paid 100% by employee
• Access to 529 Plan
• Commuter benefits
• Adoption and Surrogacy Assistance
• Access to Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Educational Requirement

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.