What are the responsibilities and job description for the Jr Data Engineer position at Brooksource?
Title: Entry level Data Engineer
Duration: Long Term Contract to Hire
Location: Greenwood Village, CO (4 days onsite/1 day remote)
Pay: $30-$35/hr (Negotiable depending on experience)
The Data Platforms Connectivity Insights team for our client is responsible for building robust, scalable reporting and analytics solutions for high speed data (internet) and WiFi platforms. As part of Brooksource's Elevate program, you will receive additional benefits and access to technical and professional upskilling opportunities The team provides recurring production reports and in-depth analyses on all new and existing products, features, and enhancements that are deployed to 30 million internet customers.
About the Team
The team is comprised of lead, senior, and associate developers, as well as management. New team members will join existing team that manages an end-to-end pipeline from data ingestions, aggregations, optimizations, and monitoring to report development, statistical analysis, data science, and presentation of findings.
What You’ll Do
The Data Engineer works within the ETL and Operations team to build high quality data pipelines driving analytic solutions from diverse, disparate sources of data. This role requires a working understanding of data architecture, data engineering, and data analysis. The ideal candidate is a skilled data engineer with experience creating data products supporting analytic solutions. They are able to identify and implement solutions in a highly technical environment and work as part of a technical, cross-functional team. Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills are a must.
Day To Day
This role focuses on designing, developing, and maintaining datasets within AWS with oversight and support from Lead Developers. Day-to-day responsibilities include:
- Coordinating, building, and managing new data ingests
- Implementing updates, fixes, and optimizations across suite of production jobs
- Providing feedback on and enacting changes for improvements across the team including both technical and process updates
- Learning about and becoming familiar with data assets, processing jobs and pipelines, and tools
- Partnering with data analysts and data scientists to design, build, and deploy aggregation processes
Top Skills:
- Strong foundational knowledge of SQL
- Python
- Query and data pipeline optimization at a foundational level
- Strong communication and collaboration skills
- Ability to learn new technologies and skills to incorporate into existing work
Nice to have
- Big Data Experience
- Knowledge of database management
- Knowledge of shell scripting
BENEFITS OF WORKING WITH BROOKSOURCE:
- Elevate program benefits (read more about elevate here)
- Prior experience placing both permanent employees and contractors with this client
- Direct communication with the hiring manager, allowing for a clear understanding of the timeline and faster interview process
- Dedication to maintaining open communication and providing full transparency
Salary : $60,000 - $70,000
