Data Engineer
AWS
Big Data
Cloud
Cloud Operations
Data
Data Analysis
Data Analytics
Data Architecture
Data Build Tool
Data Engineer
Data Engineering
Data Integration
Data Integration Tools
Data Lake
Data Management
Data Modeling
Data Operations
Data Pipeline
Data Pipelines
Data Platform
Data Processing
Data Transforms
Data Warehouse
Database
Databases
Engineer
ETL
Informatica
SQL
Job Description
The Data Engineer role at Delta Defense focuses on building reliable data solutions and supporting the Enterprise Data Warehouse with a strong emphasis on data quality, transformation, and metrics enablement.
Responsibilities
- Work within data collection and processing systems to deliver clean, tested, reusable datasets for analysis
- Follow established standards for data transformations and ensure compliance with formatting and attribute rules
- Support data quality standards by maintaining and improving data profiling methodologies
- Maintain engineering best practices across CI/CD, unit testing, performance testing, and optimization
- Partner with the Data Architecture team to ensure data model quality and consistency
- Use existing data infrastructure to complete data requests, including data housekeeping, cleansing, normalization, hashing, and implementing required data model changes
- Analyze data to identify anomalies, trends, and correlations across similar datasets
- Troubleshoot data and pipeline issues, identify possible solutions, and resolve accordingly
- Maintain awareness of best practices related to PII, including adherence to Risk policies and organizational standards
- Perform all other duties as assigned
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Associate or bachelor’s degree preferred in Computer Science, Information Management, Data Science/Analytics, statistics, or equivalent relevant experience
- 2-5 years of experience in data engineering or business intelligence roles
- 3-5 years of SQL experience
- Ability to work with AWS cloud technologies, including S3 and EMR (preferred)
- 1+ years experience in Agile SDLC
- 1+ years dbt experience (preferred)
- Solid understanding of ETL/ELT methodologies
- Python and scripting languages proficiency (preferred)
- Solid understanding of industry standard analytical modeling techniques
- Demonstrates the Core Values of Delta Defense, LLC
Technology Focus
- SQL, AWS, S3, EMR
- dbt, Python
- ETL/ELT
- CI/CD, Agile SDLC
Location and Working Conditions
- West Bend, WI (onsite at HQ)
- Some hybrid flexibility available, with the goal of being onsite
- No sponsorship provided currently or in the future for this role