Data Engineer

Req183542

Position Purpose

The Data Engineer is an exciting role with The Home Depot’s Home Services team that will revitalize and invigorate the way we manage and view data. For this role, we are looking for someone who can develop, implement, test and maintain data pipelines and data structures within a cloud-based data store & warehouse. This person will support the Home Services BI and Data Science strategic initiatives to drive better customer experiences, more profitable outcomes, and actionable business insights. As a Data Engineer, you will be part of a dynamic team with data practitioners of all experience levels who help each other build and grow technical skills while creating, deploying, and supporting data products.

Why work here? Our entrepreneurial roots and maverick mentality, coupled with the resources and backing of the #1 home improvement retailer in the world, The Home Depot, is a unique opportunity for you to be a transformative data professional. Our culture is rooted in curiosity, development, and fun. Most importantly, our team members are always inspired, engaged, and ready for growth. That means you'll have the resources and the runway to create exceptional out-of-the-box work. Moreover, you will play an important role in leveraging our culture, people, systems, processes, and technology - ultimately to provide incredible customer and associate experiences, while growing business for Home Services and The Home Depot. This is your chance to be part of something big!

Key Responsibilities

20% Implement a real time streaming data ingestion and processing pipeline using Google Dataflow (Apache Beam)

20% Interface with business intelligence analysts and others in IT (i.e. data engineers, architects, WebOps) in frequent whiteboard sessions to discuss the design, implementation, and testing of data pipelines

20% Maintain data architecture standards and ETL/ELT best practices consistent with a column oriented data store in an analytic use case

20% Active and engaged participation in the Scrum delivery process

20% Support solutions in production

Direct Manager/Direct Reports

Position Reports to Manager or Sr. Manager

This position has 0 direct reports

Travel Requirements

Typically requires overnight travel less than 5% of the time.

Physical Requirements

Most of the time is spent sitting in a comfortable position and there is frequent opportunity to move about. On rare occasions there may be a need to move or lift light articles.

Working Conditions

Located in a comfortable indoor area. Any unpleasant conditions would be infrequent and not objectionable.

Minimum Qualifications

Must be eighteen years of age or older.

Must be legally permitted to work in the United States.

Preferred Qualifications

Working knowledge of Tableau

Working knowledge of presentation software (e.g., Microsoft PowerPoint)

Demonstrated ability to collaborate and work effectively with cross-functional teams

Demonstrated project management skills

Ability to convey complex or technical ideas and processes in easy-to-understand terms to diverse audiences

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Understanding of data engineering fundamentals and architecture

Experience building ETL/ELT pipelines with orchestration through Jenkins

Strong SQL query writing with columnar databases (BigQuery)

Exposure to CI/CD tools (jenkins), version control (git), data processing (dbt), and workflow orchestration (airflow/kubeflow/etc.)

Experience with data warehousing and dimensional modeling

Programming ability (python)

Familiarity with Agile methodologies and the Jira platform

Ability to go from whiteboard discussion to code

Ability to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical audiences

Natural inclination to explore and implement new ideas and technologies

Experience working directly with subject matter experts in both business and technology

Ability to act independently with minimal supervision

Minimum Education

The knowledge, skills and abilities typically acquired through the completion of a bachelor's degree program or equivalent degree in a field of study related to the job.

Preferred Education

No additional education

Minimum Years Of Work Experience

3

Preferred Years Of Work Experience

No additional years of experience

Minimum Leadership Experience

None

Preferred Leadership Experience

None

Certifications

None

Competencies

Action Oriented

Collaborates

Communicates Effectively

Customer Focus

Drives Results