Data Engineer

The Data Engineer will implement, maintain, monitor, and optimize enterprise ETL and data transformation solutions that move data reliably across cloud and on-premise environments. This role supports timely data availability for reporting, analytics, dashboards, and operational business processes.

Responsibilities

• Implement, monitor, maintain, and troubleshoot enterprise ETL and data pipelines connecting Salesforce, cloud platforms, SFTP environments, Tableau, and enterprise data warehouse solutions.
• Rerun failed ETL jobs, reporting tables, and scheduled integration processes to support on-time reporting and operational data needs.
• Support daily data processing and time-sensitive reporting requirements.
• Monitor pipeline execution and tune existing integrations to identify issues early and improve reliability before they impact downstream analytics.
• Develop and maintain reporting views, transformation logic, curated datasets, and semantic-layer objects that support business intelligence and analytics initiatives.
• Translate business and reporting needs into reporting-ready datasets and reusable transformation processes.
• Create and update data warehouse objects, including tables, views, and stored procedures, and help onboard new Salesforce fields and data sources into enterprise reporting environments.
• Standardize business logic, KPI calculations, and reporting definitions, and optimize query and semantic-layer performance across analytics platforms.
• Collaborate with BI analysts, CRM administrators, and Data Platform teams to meet dashboarding, reporting, and operational data requirements.
• Prepare and curate datasets that support Data Science, predictive modeling, and AI initiatives.
• Participate in discussions on business requirements, reporting structures, and analytics solution approaches.
• Communicate technical issues, integration impacts, and implementation updates clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders, including troubleshooting support for reporting and data integration issues.
• Maintain technical documentation for ETL pipelines, workflows, transformation logic, semantic-layer objects, configurations, and support procedures.
• Follow established standards and best practices for data governance, security, and change management.
• Research emerging cloud, ETL, semantic modeling, and data engineering technologies to improve operational efficiency and reporting capabilities.
• Participate in training and professional development in data engineering, cloud data platforms, and analytics engineering practices.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree.
• 5+ years of progressively responsible experience in business intelligence, enterprise data engineering, CRM technologies, analytics, business systems, or a related technical discipline.
• Demonstrated experience designing enterprise data architecture.
• Experience developing enterprise ETL/ELT initiatives.
• Experience supporting enterprise CRM platforms, preferably Salesforce.
• Experience developing enterprise reporting and analytics solutions.
• Experience managing cloud-based data environments, preferably Fabric and/or Azure.
• A valid driver’s license with an acceptable driving record is required due to travel responsibilities of the position.

Technologies

• Salesforce
• Microsoft Fabric
• Azure Data Factory
• SFTP
• Tableau
• Enterprise data warehouse solutions
• Stored procedures

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Science, Analytics, or a related field.
• Experience with enterprise UT systems, including DASH, Marketing Cloud, and Salesforce.
• Experience leading enterprise cloud modernization initiatives.
• Experience with fundraising CRMs.

Work Location and Schedule

Knoxville, TN (hybrid).

Benefits

• Generous paid leave, accruing up to 24 days of vacation and 12 days of sick leave annually, plus 14 paid holidays and administrative closing days.
• Flexible work arrangements with a hybrid schedule to most team members.
• Education benefits for employees and their dependents at UT System campuses.
• Retirement and deferred compensation plans, including 401(k) and 403(b).
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance plans.
• Employee discounts to attractions, services, and goods.

Application Process

• Priority will be given to applications received on or before October 26 via the DASH application system.
• Applications must include a completed candidate profile, cover letter, resume, and contact information for three professional references.
• References will not be contacted without explicit permission of the candidate.
• When determining minimum qualifications, only information entered into the candidate profile can be considered.

Target Start Date

December 2026

About the Organization

The University of Tennessee Foundation, Inc. is a not-for-profit 501(c)3 organization that serves as the preferred channel for private contributions benefiting students and faculty within the UT System. With a vision of being one of the top-performing advancement organizations in higher education, UT Foundation is committed to enhancing the educational landscape across the University of Tennessee campuses.

The University of Tennessee System includes campuses at Knoxville, Chattanooga, Pulaski, Martin, and the Health Science Center at Memphis, as well as the Institute of Agriculture and the Institute for Public Service.