Data Engineer

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How will you make an impact in this role?

The Data Engineer in the Cyber Analytics team is responsible for building data pipelines to pull together information from different source systems; integrating, consolidating and cleansing data; and structuring it for use in individual analytics applications Should have a good understanding of extract, transform and load (ETL) tools and REST-oriented APIs for creating and managing data integration jobs, and providing data analysts and business users with simplified access to prepared data sets Experience in planning, documenting scope and estimating work effort, producing quality deliverables on time and budget using agile engineering practices Develop and debug complex code, conduct code reviews, and mentor other developers on coding in alignment with best practices Must be capable of building solutions from a framework perspective thus ensuring reusability vs. building siloed solutions which have low utility value Provide technical or analytical guidance as needed for issue management, project assessments, and reporting Engineer and develop standard data analytic service offerings to drive risk reduction opportunities for the enterprise.

Minimum Qualifications

Must have experience in identity and access management, infrastructure technology, big data requirement definition, security event monitoring or some combination thereof. Bachelor's Degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, Information Systems, or 5+ years of experience Proficient in such programming languages as Scala, Python and SQL Proficient with big data technologies such as Spark, Iceberg, Hbase, Kafka, Hadoop, HDFS, AVRO, Trino, StarBurst Experience with Spark Streaming or other stream processing technologies Proficient with No SQL technologies such as Solr, Elastic and MPP stores such as Greenplum.

Preferred Qualifications

Drives Innovation and Change: Critical thinker, ability to convince and persuade based on logical presentation of well-researched facts. Highly organized, detail-orientated with the ability to synthesize large amounts of data. Builds and Leverages Relationships: Utilizes collaborative working practices. Communicates Effectively: Strong verbal and written communications skills including, strong presentation skills, and ability to elicit and translate information from business and technology SMEs in to written requirements.

Salary Range: $85,000.00 to $150,000.00 annually + bonus + benefits

The above represents the expected salary range for this job requisition. Ultimately, in determining your pay, we'll consider your location, experience, and other job-related factors.

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Competitive base salaries Bonus incentives 6% Company Match on retirement savings plan Free financial coaching and financial well-being support Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability benefits Flexible working model with hybrid, onsite or virtual arrangements depending on role and business need 20+ weeks paid parental leave for all parents, regardless of gender, offered for pregnancy, adoption or surrogacy Free access to global on-site wellness centers staffed with nurses and doctors (depending on location) Free and confidential counseling support through our Healthy Minds program Career development and training opportunities

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