Data Engineer
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$ 85000 - 120000
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About the Data Engineer Position
At Verndale we are building a next-generation Data & Analytics practice designed to help organizations transform their complex data ecosystems into engines of clarity and intelligent action. Our vision is to empower clients to unlock hidden opportunities optimize operations and accelerate profitable growth through modern data architectures trusted data management advanced analytics and AI-driven solutions. As part of a digital experience services firm with a strong heritage in customer experience and marketing technology our Data & Analytics team extends Verndales core capabilities to deliver seamlessly integrated insight-driven solutions that fuel personalization operational excellence and strategic foresight. We are pragmatic innovators grounded in Verndales entrepreneurial culture who design scalable well-governed data platforms and embed intelligence into business workflows enabling clients to thrive in the era of generative AI and beyond.
What Youll Do
- Design build and maintain robust ETL/ELT pipelines (batch and streaming) that move data from diverse source systems into analytics AI and machine learning platforms.
- Develop and optimize data architectures (data lakes warehouses lakehouses marts) that support real-time and batch analytics ML workflows and personalization use cases.
- Build automation and orchestration for data pipelines using modern workflow tools (Airflow Prefect dbt Azure Data Factory etc.).
- Partner with data architects analysts and client stakeholders to translate business requirements into technical designs and deliver data products with impact.
- Ensure data quality lineage observability and security through validation monitoring and governance best practices.
- Optimize performance and cost-efficiency of pipelines and storage leveraging partitioning indexing and query tuning.
- Support cloud-first architectures across AWS Azure and GCP integrating services for compute storage and real-time data processing.
- Contribute to proofs of concept platform migrations and modernization efforts for client data platforms.
- Mentor junior engineers and contribute to the teams culture of technical excellence and continuous learning.
What Were Looking For
- 24 years of experience in building production-grade data pipelines and data systems.
- Strong proficiency in SQL Python or Java/Scala with experience in distributed data frameworks (Apache Spark Presto EMR)
- Experience with modern data platforms (Snowflake BigQuery Redshift Databricks Synapse)
- Hands-on skills with streaming technologies (Kafka Kinesis Pub/Sub) and real-time data ingestion
- Knowledge of data modeling principles and schema design for analytics and operational systems
- Familiarity with DevOps and CI/CD practices for data including version control (GitHub/GitLab) testing and deployment automation.
- Exposure to data governance security compliance and observability frameworks (lineage monitoring metadata/catalog tools)
- Ability to collaborate in a consulting/client-facing environment balancing technical depth with pragmatic delivery
- Employs generative AI (e.g. ChatGPT Gemini Claude) to accelerate code development ETL pipeline design and troubleshooting processes.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to explain trade-offs and design choices to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Nice-to-Have Skills
- Experience with MLOps and preparing data pipelines for ML/AI model training deployment and monitoring
- Familiarity with modern data stack tools (dbt Fivetran Matillion Terraform) and infrastructure-as-code practices
- Background in real-time personalization or event-driven architectures
- Exposure to NoSQL and graph databases (MongoDB Cosmos DB DynamoDB Neo4j).
- Experience with containerization/orchestration platforms (Docker Kubernetes ECS).
- Familiarity with metadata semantic layers or catalog tools (e.g. Unity Catalog Data Catalogs) and/or data observability tooling.
- Prior experience in a digital experience or consulting services environment ideally integrating data with DXP MarTech or Commerce platforms.
- Contributions to open source thought leadership or participation in data/AI community events.
Ten Great Reasons to Work at Verndale
- We are a rapidly growing company that is just as entrepreneurial today as when we were founded in 1998.
- We are relentlessly curious and enthusiastically solve our clients complex business problems through technology data and design.
- We foster a culture that enables every person in the organization to do the best work of their career.
- We offer regular training and professional development to move careers forward.
- Client and employee satisfaction are our two most important business metrics.
- We celebrate and champion diversity equity and inclusion.
- We offer generous paid company holidays vacation and paid sick time to every employee starting on day one.
- We provide top-of-the-line benefits including health dental vision 401K LTD STD Life Insurance EAP HRA and more.
- We support a healthy work/life balance.
- We are fully remote enabled and embrace the evolving definition of the workplace.
About Verndale
Verndale is a digital experience agency dedicated to driving growth by helping businesses create meaningful human connections in an increasingly digital world. With offices in Boston Montreal Los Angeles Quito and hubs across the Americas we partner with marketing and technology leaders to deliver personalized web mobile and ecommerce solutions that elevate customer experiences.
At Verndale we thrive on collaboration and innovation offering a full range of services that span strategy design development personalization SEO analytics and digital advertising. We celebrate diversity and inclusion striving to create a climate of respect essential for both individual and company success.
If youre ready to be part of a passionate team dedicated to making an impact and driving growth we invite you to explore a career at Verndale.
Compensation & Benefits
$85000 - $120000 USD
In accordance with applicable law the above salary range provided is Verndales reasonable estimate of the salary for this role. The actual amount may vary based on non-discriminatory factors such as location experience knowledge skills and addition to salary Verndale also offers a competitive benefits package.
Verndale is proud of the fun diverse and respectful company environment we enjoy on a daily basis. Competitive compensation and comprehensive coverage for medical dental life disability and a 401(k) savings plan are offered to all full-time employees. Ample company paid holidays and personal time off make having a work-life balance possible. For some roles remote work is a definite possibility; we believe in hiring the best and keeping our own happy and motivated.
Verndale is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All employment decisions shall be made without regard to age race creed color religion sex national origin ancestry disability status veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or expression genetic information marital status citizenship status or any other basis as protected by federal state or local law.
Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Full-Time
