Data Engineer - Senior Level
At a glance
Senior Data Engineering role at Usaa. Plano Legacy · full-time · $127,310–$243,340 base.
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What you'll do
- Build data solutions from requirements through design, pipeline development, testing, release, scheduling and production support
- Create and improve complex pipelines, data models and schemas, with attention to quality, metadata and workload needs
- Turn business features into technical plans, then present solution options and prototypes to leadership
- Guide design reviews, review code and help set development standards while mentoring teammates
- Troubleshoot defects through root-cause analysis and resolution, while keeping data risks within policy
What you bring
- A bachelor's degree, or four years of relevant education or experience
- Six years delivering data solutions through engineering, analysis or software development, including two years in data engineering or management
- Experience building and optimizing cloud data pipelines and shaping data for marts, lakes and operational analytics
- Strong SQL and relational database skills, plus practical ability with cloud technologies and tools
Who this fits
This senior role suits someone who can lead end-to-end data delivery, influence technical decisions and mentor teammates. USAA does not sponsor visas, including H-1B, TN or STEM OPT support. Remote or hybrid flexibility may be available to active-duty military spouses, subject to policy and business needs.
From the employer
Why USAA?
At USAA, our mission is to empower our members to achieve financial security through highly competitive products, exceptional service and trusted advice. We seek to be the #1 choice for the military community and their families.
Embrace a fulfilling career at USAA, where our core values – honesty, integrity, loyalty and service – define how we treat each other and our members. Be part of what truly makes us special and impactful.
We are proud to support active-duty military spouses. USAA roles may offer remote or hybrid flexibility for active-duty military spouses consistent with applicable policy and business needs.
The Opportunity
As a dedicated Data Engineer – Senior, you will be engaged in all phases of the data management lifecycle. This includes gathering and analyzing requirements, collecting, processing, storing, securing, and archiving data. Develop and maintain technical systems for data reporting and technical solutions utilizing emerging technologies. You will partner with the business to ensure data management solutions aligned to business objectives.
What you will do:
- Leads and/or engineers the full cycle of data solutions from analysis, solution design, data pipeline engineering, testing, deployment, scheduling, and production support.
- Designs and implements highly-complex technical solutions for data engineering and analytic systems using new methodologies and emerging technologies.
- Designs, builds, manages and optimizes data pipelines for data structures encompassing data transformation, data models, schemas, metadata, data quality, and workload management.
- Leads design reviews for the team and provides recommendations using innovative architectural concepts and principals.
- Breakdowns business features into technical stories and approaches. Presents to leadership and influences on technical solutions.
- Creates proof of concepts and prototypes on highly complex solutions and presents to leadership to deliver on vision for solution.
- Collaborates with cross-functional partners and stakeholders to lead technical solutions.
- Implements efficient defect management, root cause analysis, and resolution processes.
- Helps develop, maintain, and enforce the company's data development tools and standards. Conduct code reviews on a regular basis to improve quality and ensure compliance.
- Creates the development of data pipelines, extracting data from our various applications (internal & external sources) into the Data Platform.
- Assists in setting technical direction for the team and serves a mentor to team members.
- Ensures risks associated with business activities are effectively identified, measured, monitored, and controlled in accordance with risk and compliance policies and procedures.
What you will have:
- Bachelor's degree; OR 4 years of relevant education and/or experience.
- 6 years of data engineering, data analysis or software development experience implementing data solutions with at least 2 years of data engineering or data management experience.
- Proven experience with end to end delivering of data solutions that includes building, managing, and optimizing data pipelines across cloud environments; curating and modeling the data for various types of consumers/products and their pattern of usage to include data marts, data lake, and operational analytic applications.
- Strong understanding of the agile principles and ability to apply them.
- Extensive knowledge and experience in SQL and Relational Databases.
- Proficient in working with Cloud technologies and tools.
What sets you apart:
- Snowflake
- dbt
- SQL
- Kafka
- APIs
- Python
- Data Modeling
- Fivetran
- Git/version control
Compensation range: The salary range for this position is: $127,310 - $243,340
USAA does not provide visa sponsorship for this role. Please do not apply for this role if at any time (now or in the future) you will need immigration support (i.e., H-1B, TN, STEM OPT Training Plans, etc.).
Compensation: USAA has an effective process for assessing market data and establishing ranges to ensure we remain competitive. You are paid within the salary range based on your experience and market data of the position. The actual salary for this role may vary by location.
Employees may be eligible for pay incentives based on overall corporate and individual performance and at the discretion of the USAA Board of Directors.
The above description reflects the details considered necessary to describe the principal functions of the job and should not be construed as a detailed description of all the work requirements that may be performed in the job.
Benefits: At USAA our employees enjoy best-in-class benefits to support their physical, financial, and emotional wellness. These benefits include comprehensive medical, dental and vision plans, 401(k), pension, life insurance, parental benefits, adoption assistance, paid time off program with paid holidays plus 16 paid volunteer hours, and various wellness programs. Additionally, our career path planning and continuing education assists employees with their professional goals.
For more details on our outstanding benefits, visit our benefits page on USAAjobs.com.
Applications for this position are accepted on an ongoing basis, this posting will remain open until the position is filled. Thus, interested candidates are encouraged to apply the same day they view this posting.
USAA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.