Data Management / Data Engineering Manager

Company: Optima Global Solutions Inc.
Location: Fairfax
Posted on: February 25, 2021

Job Description:

Optima is a fast growing I.T. software and services firm based in New Jersey which specializes in providing Business Process Automation and IT Consulting Services to enterprise customers across North America.--Currently, one of our high growth clients is seeking a "hands-on" Manager to oversee the Data Engineering operations.--This position is a direct client full-time employee hire role. NOTE: This position is currently remote; after COVID-19 subsides the role will be primarily on-site in Tyson's Corner, VA.--Only candidates that DO NOT require sponsorship will be considered.Responsibilities:* Take ownership of multiple data environments, and act as a trusted technical advisor, and strategic thought leader to the data team leading, and mentoring teams on architecture and design; implement new tools & technologies driving the data strategy in a hands-on manner.* Drive the design, building, and launching of new data models and data pipelines in production.* Become a domain expert within data stores implementing Data Quality and Master Data Management (MDM) solutions.* Support the build of high-quality analytics as an architect and an individual contributor. * Define the processes needed to achieve operational excellence in all areas, including project management and system reliability.* Build cross-functional relationships with other business teams to understand data needs and deliver on those needs. Define and manage SLA's for all production data sets and processes.* Proactively identify, troubleshoot and resolve strategic issues that may impair the team's ability to meet technical or strategic goals.Requirements:* 7 to 10 years of experience designing, architecting and implementing data warehouse solutions.* Experience working with high data volumes and with customer/consumer data.* Hands on experience on Cloud data warehouses is a must; preferably on Snowflake/Google Big Query.* Experience implementing MDM using Informatica, Talend, etc., is preferred.* Prior CDP (Customer Data Platform) experience, either product or tool based.* Solid experience in writing complex SQL queries, ETL/ELT pipeline development and Reporting development.* Experience in reporting development preferably in Tableau/Google Data Studio.* Experience in programming languages preferably in Python.* Proven team leadership experience mentoring and managing other Data Engineers, ensuring data engineering best practices are being followed.* Strong project management skills, including experience managing an Agile design driven, user-centered product and development team. * Strong relationship building and proven ability to partner effectively across functions, with an exposure to complex organizations and the ability to gain shared vision on product decisions and priority trade-offs.* Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, with meticulous attention to detail. Ability to communicate technical issues simply to help drive fast decisions.* Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or related fields of study.

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