Data Engineer
Analytics
Big Data
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Business Analytics
Business Intelligence
Cloud Data Engineering
Cloud Data Platform
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Data Analysis
Data Analytics
Data Analytics Tools
Data Architecture
Data Engineer
Data Engineering
Data Integration
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Data Lakehouse
Data Pipeline
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Data Platform
Data Processing
Data Visualization
Data Visualization Tools
Data Viz
Data Warehouse
Database
Databases
Databricks
Dataviz
Digital Marketing
ETL
Event Driven Architecture
Hadoop
IBM Cognos
Informatica
Information Technology (IT)
Integration
Kafka
Nosql Databases
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Programming Language
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Spark
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Tableau
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Job Description
Join Western Governors University to design, build, and maintain data pipelines and reporting solutions used by internal analytics teams and business units.
Responsibilities
- Develop and build ETL/ELT data pipelines for analytics use, maintaining optimal pipeline architecture.
- Assemble large, complex datasets that satisfy functional and non-functional requirements, while keeping data separated and secure across multiple cloud environments.
- Ingest and transform structured, semi-structured, and unstructured data from relational databases, NoSQL databases, external APIs, JSON, XML, and delimited files.
- Monitor and maintain ETL/ELT jobs; troubleshoot load issues, identify bugs, apply fixes, and conduct pipeline audits to support data quality.
- Deliver ad-hoc and analytical reports for internal users and build complex reports and dashboards in Cognos and Tableau.
- Manage change requests and ticket queues for analytical reports and ETL/ELT jobs, including data and technology discovery for new sources and third-party applications.
- Collaborate in an agile environment to deliver efficient, on-time data pipeline and reporting solutions.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Management Information Systems, Computer Science, or a related field.
- 2+ years of experience in Data Engineering, Data Integration, Big Data, Business Intelligence, or Software Engineering.
- Ability to analyze and understand data sources and design a data model for data capture and ETL/ELT.
- Experience with relational SQL and NoSQL databases.
- Knowledge of object-oriented/object function scripting languages such as Python, Java, and Scala.
- Knowledge of big data tools including Hadoop, Spark, Kafka, Databricks, and similar technologies.
- Strong communication skills, ability to work independently and cross-functionally, and familiarity with industry best practices for code development, testing, implementation, and documentation.
Technologies
- ETL, ELT, SQL, Python, Java, Scala
- Hadoop, Spark, Kafka, Databricks
- Cognos, Tableau
- NoSQL, JSON, XML, delimited files
- Horton, Cloudera, Impala, Hive
- AngularJS, HTML5, CSS/LESS
Bonus Points
- Higher Education domain exposure.
- Experience with analytical reporting tools, preferably Cognos and Tableau.
- Knowledge and experience with Cloudera or Horton, Impala, Hive, AngularJS, HTML5, and CSS/LESS.
Benefits
- Eligible for bonuses
- Medical, dental, vision
- Telehealth and mental healthcare
- Health savings account (HSA) and flexible spending account (FSA)
- Basic and voluntary life insurance
- Disability coverage
- Accident, critical illness and hospital indemnity supplemental coverages
- Legal and identity theft coverage
- Retirement savings plan
- Wellbeing program
- Discounted WGU tuition
- Flexible paid time off for rest and relaxation with no need for accrual
- Flexible paid sick time with no need for accrual
- 11 paid holidays
- Other paid leaves, including up to 12 weeks of parental leave
Work Location
- Full-time, in-office role
- Five days per week in the Salt Lake City, Utah office
Travel Requirement
- Occasional travel up to 20%
- Includes required attendance at designated company summits (typically one to two per year)
- Additional travel may include conferences, visits to company locations, and other business-related events
Visa Sponsorship
- Not able to provide visa sponsorship for this role
Position Details
- Full-Time Regular position (classified for 40 standard weekly hours)
How to Apply
- Submit an application online
- Internal WGU employees apply through the internal job board in Workday
Additional Information
- Disclaimer: The posting highlights critical responsibilities and requirements and is not all-inclusive.
- Accommodations: Applicants with disabilities who need assistance or accommodations during the application or interview process should contact [email protected].
- Equal Employment Opportunity: All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to protected characteristics as required by law.
Compensation: USD 98,300 - 147,400 per year.
Experience: Minimum 2 years.
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