Associate Data Engineer

IBM

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TL;DR · Associate Data Engineer

As an Associate Data Engineer 2027, you will join a collaborative team to harness data power by uncovering patterns and stories through gathering, storage, and batch or real-time processing. You will build scalable data architectures for cloud environments, optimize existing pipelines, and manage ETL/ELT ingestion processes. Your daily work involves untangling complex, unstructured datasets, ensuring data integrity through rigorous cleaning, and creating visual dashboards to communicate findings to stakeholders. To succeed, you must utilize tools such as SQL, Python, Spark, Hadoop, Linux, dbt, Snowflake, BigQuery, and Airflow. You will also apply machine learning techniques and demonstrate proficiency in Java or Scala. This role addresses the technical challenge of transforming raw data into actionable insights for clients while navigating complex database integrations and infrastructure requirements within a consulting framework.

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What you'll do

  • Design and implement scalable data architecture and management systems for modern cloud environments.
  • Build, optimize, and manage ETL/ELT ingestion pipelines to process batch and real-time data.
  • Perform data cleaning, validation, and preprocessing to ensure information integrity and accuracy.
  • Troubleshoot data inconsistencies and resolve technical issues within complex, unstructured datasets.
  • Create visual dashboards and reports to communicate data findings to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  • Analyze data to identify trends and provide actionable insights for client marketing and operations.
  • Translate client business requirements into specific technical solution requirements and operational models.

What we're looking for

  • High School Diploma or GED required.
  • Bachelor's degree in a related field (preferred).
  • Ability to incorporate various statistical and machine learning techniques.
  • Basic understanding of cloud platforms such as AWS or Azure.
  • Ability to use programming languages like Java, Python, or Scala to build data pipelines.
  • Ability to use ETL tools and technologies including Linux, SQL, Spark, and Hadoop.
  • Experience with data warehouse design, analytics pipelines, and capstone data engineering projects.
  • Willingness to travel up to 100% based on project requirements.
  • Proficiency in SQL, Python, dbt, Snowflake, BigQuery, Airflow, and CI/CD basics (preferred).
  • Relevant certifications such as SnowProCore, Databricks Data Engineer Associate, or Google Associate Cloud Engineer (preferred).
  • GenAI literacy including prompt engineering, RAG, and fine-tuning (preferred).

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26 days ago
Python SQL Java Scala Spark Hadoop Snowflake BigQuery dbt Airflow AWS Azure Linux ETL ELT Data Modeling CI/CD Machine Learning GenAI RAG