[Remote] Data Engineer - Remote, Latin America

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Bluelight Consulting is a leading software consultancy dedicated to designing and developing innovative technology that enhances users' lives. The Data Engineer role involves developing and maintaining data models, monitoring data pipelines, and collaborating with analytics teams to improve data accessibility for business intelligence.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain data models for core package application and reporting databases to describe objects and fields for support documentation and to facilitate custom application development and data integration.
• Monitoring execution and performance of daily pipelines, triage and escalate any issues.
• Collaborates with analytics and business teams to improve data models and data pipelines that feed business intelligence tools, increasing data accessibility and fostering data-driven decision-making across the organization.
• Implements processes and systems to monitor data quality, ensuring production data is always accurate and available for key stakeholders and business processes.
• Writes unit/integration tests, contributes to engineering wiki, and documents work.
• Performs data analysis required to troubleshoot data-related issues and assist in the resolution of data issues.
• Work within AWS/Linux cloud systems environment in support of data integration solution.
• Works closely with a team of frontend and backend engineers, product managers, and analysts.
• Teamwork: Collaborate with team members. Share knowledge, provide visibility of interpersonal accomplishments and follow directions when provided.

Skills

• Experience with AWS services including but not limited to S3, Athena, EC2, EMR, and Glue.
• Ability to solve any ongoing issues with operating the cluster.
• Experience with the integration of data from multiple data sources.
• Experience with various database technologies such as SQLServer, Redshift, Postgres, and RDS.
• Experience with one or more of the following data integration platforms: Pentaho Kettle, SnapLogic, Talend OpenStudio, Jitterbit, Informatica PowerCenter, or similar.
• Knowledge of best practices and IT operations in an always-up, always-available service.
• Experience with or knowledge of Agile Software Development methodologies.
• Excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills with a keen sense of customer service.
• Experience with collecting/managing/reporting on large data stores.
• Awareness of Data governance and data quality principles.
• Well-versed in Business Analytics including basic metric building and troubleshooting.
• Understand Integration architecture: application integration and data flow diagrams, source-to-target mappings, data dictionary reports.
• Familiar with Web Services: XML, REST, SOAP.
• Experience with Git or similar version control software.
• Broad experience with multiple RDBMS: MS SQLServer, Oracle, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Redshift.
• Familiarity with SaaS/cloud data systems (e.g. Salesforce).
• Data warehouse design: star-schemas, change data capture, denormalization.
• SQL/DDL queries/Tuning techniques such as indexing, sorting, and distribution.
• BS or MS degree in Computer Science or a related technical field.
• 3+ years of Data Pipeline development such as SnapLogic or Datastage, Informatica, or related experience.
• 3+ years of SQL experience.
• Experience designing, building, and maintaining data pipelines.
• Experience with integrations with and/or use of BI tools such as GoodData
• No-SQL experience is a plus

Benefits

• Competitive salary and bonuses, including performance-based salary increases.
• Generous paid-time-off policy
• Flexible working hours
• Work remotely
• Continuing education, training, conferences
• Company-sponsored coursework, exams, and certifications

Company Overview

• A Nearshore DevOps & Software Outsourcing company that helps startups, SaaS, and enterprises with cutting-edge solutions It was founded in 2019, and is headquartered in Sacramento, California, USA, with a workforce of 201-500 employees. Its website is https://bluelight.co/.