Full-Time Sr. Staff Data Engineer
NBCUniversal is hiring a remote Full-Time Sr. Staff Data Engineer. The career level for this job opening is Expert and is accepting Englewood Cliffs, NEW JERSEY based applicants remotely. Read complete job description before applying.
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As part of the global Operations & Technology organization, the Data & Analytics team is focused on data and analytics strategies for the future. We support NBCU’s vast portfolio of brands - from broadcast, cable, news, and sports networks to film studios, world-renowned theme parks and a diverse suite of digital properties. We take pride in providing NBCUniversal with data to advise and shape strategic business decisions. The Data & Analytics team is looking for a passionate Sr Staff Data Engineer who’s looking to build the next generation of data solutions. You will work with internal stakeholders, other data engineers, data scientists, and other technologists across one or more of our main subject areas.
The Sr Staff Data Engineer role is right for you if you’re a subject matter expert in designing and developing great data models and can maintain the fine balance of business acumen and deep technical knowledge. Here you can create the extraordinary. Join us!
Responsibilities:
- Lead the process of building and designing data models derived from multiple sources (Manipulating data, flat files, and raw information into cohesive data sets for stakeholders).
- Implement appropriate design patterns while optimizing performance, cost, security, and scale.
- Collaborate with business leaders, engineers, and product managers to understand data needs.
- Interface with other technology teams to extract, load, and transform data.
- Become a subject matter expert for data engineering related technologies and designs.
- Coach and guide others within the D&A organization to build scalable pipelines and semantic data models.
- Participate in development sprints, demos, and retrospectives, alongside releases and deployment.
- Build and manage relationships with supporting IT teams.
- Transform large volumes of complex data into digestible bits to enable technical/non-technical end users to make data-driven decisions.
- Act as a subject matter expert in the design and recommendation of data modeling methodologies.
- Remain up to date with latest data standards, systems, and future-forward tools and languages.
Requirements:
- 12+ years of progressive experience in data engineering, warehousing, data modeling and development.
- 10+ years of experience with SQL, data modeling, ETL/ELT development.
- 8+ years of experience in a business-facing analytical role.
- 8+ years of experience with data visualization tools (Power BI, Tableau, MicrosStrategy).
- 8+ years working with data modeling and semantic/virtualization layer tools.
- Knowledge of cloud technologies (AWS, GCP, Azure).
- Experience building data pipelines using Python/SQL.
- Demonstrated experience in Airflow, Luigi or similar orchestration engines.
Desired Characteristics:
- Powerful Storytelling with large, complex datasets
- Strong experience in SQL, DB and ELT tools
- Experience or previous exposure to federated query engines
- Familiarity with cloud solutions and cloud storage
- Media-focused knowledge (broadcast TV, digital, mobile)
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Action-oriented, results-driven, ethical
- Strong understanding of Agile principles
Additional Requirements:
- Fully Remote position
- Eligible for company sponsored benefits
Salary range: $150,000 - $185,000 (bonus eligible)
Hiring process may include an in-person interview.
Equal opportunity employer.