Principal Cloud Data Engineer

Are you ready to be part of the extraordinary future of technical education? Do you thrive in a dynamic, innovative environment where you can make a tangible impact? If so, we want YOU to join our team as a Principal Cloud Data Engineer!

The Principal Cloud Data Engineer’s role encompasses diverse on-premise and cloud-based data engineering and integration responsibilities. This includes designing, migrating, developing, implementing, and operating cloud-based data solutions that align seamlessly with the company’s data strategy and vision. Key responsibilities also involve assessing the organization's data stacks to identify optimal options for resource migration to the cloud and executing the migration of data processing and workloads to a cloud data platform. In addition, the Principal Cloud Data Engineer serves as a subject matter expert in cloud technologies, actively shaping our data architecture, and plays a pivotal role ensuring the success of our data engineering initiatives.

What We Offer:

• $135,000-$155,000/year depending on experience

• Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Ins/Company paid STD & LTD Ins

• 401K, Paid Holidays, Paid Time Off

• Work is performed remotely  

• Provides database & integration design recommendations based on IT organization strategy and documented IT standards.
• Develops enterprise level database application and integration solutions including major enhancements and interfaces, functions and features.
• Provides expertise, guidance, and mentoring to other database developers/engineers across teams and across projects, as needed, in order promote development of internal skill, talent and experience on new technologies.
• Gains understanding of impacted business processes and considers the business process impact (including production support) when designing database and integration technology solutions.
• Viewed both internally and externally as a technical expert and critical technical resource across teams.
• Acts as an internal consultant, advocate, mentor and change agent for various projects and teams.
• Design, implement, and maintain scalable and secure cloud-based data architectures using leading cloud platforms, preferrable Azure Cloud such as Azure, AWS, or GCP.
• Lead the development of data models, data flow diagrams, and data integration strategies to support business requirements.
• Drive the development and implementation of robust ETL processes, ensuring efficient and reliable data pipelines for diverse data sources.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand data requirements and implement solutions that align with business goals.
• Demonstrate expertise in cloud technologies, particularly in Azure (ADF, ADLS, Synapse, VM, SQL Server, Eventhub, etc.)
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including data scientists, analysts, and application developers, to understand data requirements and provide technical guidance.
• Provide mentorship and technical leadership to data engineering teams, fostering a culture of innovation and excellence.
• Optimize data processing and storage for performance and cost-effectiveness, leveraging cloud-native services and technologies.
• Works closely with IT Security to respond to and address security concerns.
• Manage cloud environments in accordance with company security guidelines
• Other duties as assigned.

Education / Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or related field, or equivalent work experience with demonstrated ability required
• Minimum 10 years of experience with engineering and administration of cloud and on-premises infrastructure technologies, including (IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS), with demonstrated proficiency across multiple current technology disciplines required.
• Azure Certifications Preferred: Azure Fundamentals, Azure Administrator, Azure Network Engineer, or equivalent
• Working knowledge of ITIL disciplines
• Working knowledge of applicable regulatory requirements (e.g., SOX, FERPA, GLBA, PCI, etc.) as they relate to data integrity and privacy preferred

Skills

• Excellent presentation, written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent judgment, organizational and problem solving skills; technical, project and leadership skills.
• Ability to multi-task and time management; can adapt to a changing fast-paced environment
• Independent ability to use good judgment, problem-solving, and decision-making skills
• Strong self-sufficiency and initiative working on database projects
• Excellent at identifying and marshaling resources for action
• Ability to use good judgment, problem-solving and decision-making skills
• Ability to provide high quality work on tight schedules.
• Expert knowledge of database technology and concepts
• Expert knowledge of database server maintenance, procedures and multiple database scripting languages
• Working knowledge of virtual server technology
• Strong knowledge of system integration designs and architectures
• Expert knowledge in data warehouse and data management concepts including data modeling
• Ability to gain, understand and apply information and data as it relates to Information Technology
• Broad knowledge of Windows system, operating system principles, and programming best practices.
• Ability and willingness to multi-task and learn new technologies quickly.
• Strong understanding of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) (especially Agile) and project planning/execution skills including estimating and scheduling.

Abilities

• Must be able to lift, carry, push, or pull up to 5 pounds or less 5% of the workday
• Must be able stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl 5% or less of the workday
• Must be able to talk, see, hear, concentrate, think, learn and reason for all of the workday
• Must be able to sit and walk or otherwise move around for prolonged periods throughout the workday.
• Must be able to use a keyboard and do manual tasks for prolonged periods throughout the workday.

Work Environment

• Work is performed indoors in a climate-controlled environment.
• This position is designated as fully remote.