Data Engineer

About the role

Data Engineer #1064321 Job Description: We are looking for a Data Engineer to join our Data Engineering Team. The ideal candidate should have a minimum of 3 years of data engineering experience with excellent analytical reasoning and critical thinking skills. The candidate will be a part of a team that does general extraction, transformation, and load (ETL) work, along with traditional Enterprise Data Warehousing (EDW) work. The Data Engineering Team also creates data pipelines that use change data capture (CDC) mechanisms to move data from on-premises to cloud-based destinations.   Responsibilities:  Participates in the analysis and development of technical specifications, programming, and testing of Data Engineering components. Participates in creating data pipelines and ETL workflows to ensure that design and Team programming standards and guidelines are followed. Assists with updating the Team standards when gaps are identified. Follows technology best practices and standards and escalates any issues as deemed appropriate. Follows architecture and design best practices (as guided by the Lead Data Engineer, BI Architect, and Architectural team.)   Responsibilities:  Participates in the analysis and development of technical specifications, programming, and testing of Data Engineering components. Participates in creating data pipelines and ETL workflows to ensure that design and Team programming standards and guidelines are followed. Assists with updating the Team standards when gaps are identified. Follows technology best practices and standards and escalates any issues as deemed appropriate. Follows architecture and design best practices (as guided by the Lead Data Engineer, BI Architect, and Architectural team.) Responsible for ETL workflows that utilize Informatica CDI-PC (PowerCenter) to populate an on-premises Enterprise Data Warehouse (EDW). As well as ETL workflows that create flat file extracts. ETL workflows that utilize PL/SQL based solutions to populate data-marts for enterprise reporting. Configuration and scripting to implement fully automated data pipelines (including but not limited to stored procedures, functions, and scripting components) ETL workflows that allow data to flow from on-premises data sources to cloud-based data platforms (e.g. Snowflake) and application platforms (e.g. Salesforce), where data may be consumed by external Customers. Follows Team standards for change control and configuration management. Participates in 24-hour on-call rotation in support of the platform.   Required Skills/Qualifications:  Database Platforms: Oracle, SQL Server, and Snowflake OS Platforms: Windows Server and RedHat Enterprise Linux Languages and Tools: PL/SQL, T-SQL, Informatica CDI-PC (PowerCenter), Informatica IICS or IDMC, Understanding and working knowledge of loading an EDW Drive and desire to automate repeatable processes. Excellent interpersonal skills and communication, as well as the willingness to collaborate with teams across the organization.   Desired Skills/Qualifications:  Experience creating and maintaining data solutions within Snowflake.   Additional Info:   At FastTek Global, Our Purpose is Our People and Our Planet. We come to work each day and are reminded we are helping people find their success stories. Also, Doing the right thing is our mantra.  We act responsibly, give back to the communities we serve and have a little fun along the way. We have been doing this with pride, dedication and plain, old-fashioned hard work for 24 years! FastTek Global is financially strong, privately held company that is 100% consultant and client focused. We've differentiated ourselves by being fast, flexible, creative and honest. Throw out everything you've heard, seen, or felt about every other IT Consulting company. We do unique things and we do them for Fortune 10, Fortune 500, and technology start-up companies. Our benefits are second to none and thanks to our flexible benefit options you can choose the benefits you need or want, options include:   Medical and Dental (FastTek pays majority of the medical program) Vision Personal Time Off (PTO) Program Long Term Disability (100% paid) Life Insurance (100% paid) 401(k) with immediate vesting and 3% (of salary) dollar-for-dollar match   Plus, we have a lucrative employee referral program and an employee recognition culture. FastTek Global was named one of the Top Work Places in Michigan by the Detroit Free Press in 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023! 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