Senior Data Engineer
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Job Location:
Chicago, IL - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
Yesterday
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
POSITION OVERVIEW
The Senior Data Engineer manages the back-end data environment that supports Worlds Finest Chocolates growing analytics and digital capabilities. This role builds and maintains scalable data lake and data warehouse solutions develops data pipelines and ETL processes defines data models and integrates data from enterprise systems such as Salesforce Stratum SAP and others into a unified trusted reporting environment.
Sitting at the intersection of data engineering and analytics enablement this role works closely with business stakeholders Data Science and IT Business Analysts to ensure the organization has reliable well-structured and AI-ready data that drives informed decision-making across the business.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Design and implement a scalable data lake/data warehouse architecture to centralize data from multiple systems (Salesforce Stratum SAP etc.)
- Build test and maintain ETL/ELT pipelines for automated data ingestion and transformation
- Partner with business users to understand analytical requirements and design underlying data structures to support them
- Define and maintain data models ensuring standardization of definitions hierarchies and metrics
- Manage data validation and quality control to ensure accuracy and consistency across platforms
- Integrate external data sources (e.g. demographic geographic or customer data) efficiently into the core environment
- Support deployment of BI and reporting tools (Power BI Tableau etc.) by preparing optimized datasets and queries
- Document data architecture pipelines and governance processes for scalability and future handoffs
- Work with IT security to maintain appropriate access control data privacy and compliance standards
- Collaborate with the Strategy & Insights team to identify gaps in data infrastructure and plan roadmap enhancements
QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelors degree in computer science Information Systems Data Engineering or a related field
- 5 years of experience in data engineering database management or analytics infrastructure roles
- Hands-on experience with building and maintaining data lakes or data warehouses
- Strong proficiency in SQL Python and ETL frameworks
- Experience with cloud-based data platforms (e.g. DataBricks Snowflake Azure Data Factory AWS Redshift or Google BigQuery)
- Working knowledge of APIs and data integration tools
- Demonstrated ability to translate business needs into technical solutions
- Strong communication and documentation skills
PREFERRED SKILLS
- Experience integrating ERP (SAP) and CRM (Salesforce) systems
- Familiarity with data governance and master data management (MDM) concepts
- Experience supporting analytics or BI enablement projects
REPORTING RELATIONSHIP
Reports to: Chief Information Officer Sr. VP Customer Solutions
COMPENSATION & BENEFITS
- Competitive base salary $145000.00
- Annual Bonus: 10% of base salary (based on company and individual performance)
- Full medical dental and vision insurance
- 401k Matching
- HSA/FSA & Wellness Programs
- Life & Disability Insurance (STD/LTD)
- Tuition Reimbursement
- LifeLock Identity Theft Protection
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
Worlds Finest Chocolate is committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace. We celebrate diversity and prohibit discrimination of any kind ensuring a respectful and supportive environment for all employees.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Key Skills
- Apache Hive
- S3
- Hadoop
- Redshift
- Spark
- AWS
- Apache Pig
- NoSQL
- Big Data
- Data Warehouse
- Kafka
- Scala
