Columbia Sportswear

Apparel and Footwear

PrincipalDataEngineer(DeliveryEngineering-DTC)

₹45–70L ~AI est. Bangalore, Karnataka, India FULL TIME Remote Friendly
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The Brief

“Principal Data Engineer (Delivery Engineering - DTC) at Columbia Sportswear. Skills: Data Engineering, Data Warehousing, ETL/ELT, Azure Data Services. Design enterprise data assets. Develop enterprise data assets”

Industry & Context.

Apparel and Footwear
Problems you'll solve

Root cause analysis

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or equivalent, 8+ years of experience engineering, architecting, developing, and optimizing large-scale data and analytics solutions, Expert-level proficiency in SQL development and query optimization, Deep understanding of database and data modeling concepts, Knowledge of dimensional modeling and enterprise data warehousing techniques, Hands-on experience implementing and maintaining star schemas, 4+ years professional experience building and supporting ETL/ELT solutions, 4+ years experience developing and supporting data visualization and analytical solutions, Familiarity with data domains common to Commercial and Supply Chain environments, Experience working with large-scale or distributed data processing technologies, Hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure data services, Advanced DAX skills, Proficiency in Python, PowerShell, R, or Java

Nice to Have

Experience with Azure cloud ecosystem strongly preferred, Experience with AI/ML engineering, automation agents, generative AI capabilities, or MLOps practices

What You'll Do.

Design enterprise data assets

Develop enterprise data assets

Test enterprise data assets

Maintain enterprise data assets

Support enterprise data assets

Drive high-quality engineering practice

Enhance environment design

Enhance user experience

Lead dimensional modeling activities

Develop stored procedures

Develop data lake solutions

Develop databricks solutions

Support integration services

Coordinate with senior leadership

Coordinate with enterprise support organizations

Coordinate with CSC end users

Deliver enterprise data assets

Enhance enterprise data assets

Optimize enterprise data assets

Ensure solutions are scalable

Ensure solutions are reliable

Align with modern engineering standards

Design end-to-end data management solutions

Build end-to-end data management solutions

Test end-to-end data management solutions

Maintain end-to-end data management solutions

Apply solution design principles

Apply reusable design patterns

Apply industry-standard data modeling techniques

Identify project risks

Communicate project risks

Identify technical impediments

Communicate technical impediments

Partner to ensure timely resolution

Partner to ensure successful delivery

Apply Agile ways of working

Iteratively refine requirements

Define acceptance criteria

Plan development activities

Deliver high-quality enterprise data solutions

Serve as technical representative

Collaborate with architecture partners

Evaluate solution options

Recommend design patterns

Ensure alignment with enterprise architecture principles

Solve complex technical problems

Drive improvements in engineering practices

Drive improvements in data quality

Drive improvements in performance

Drive improvements in maintainability

Elevate engineering capability

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Offshore scrum team; Cross-functional team members; Architecture partners

Process & Methodology

Agile

Full Job Description

**P OSITION SUMMARY** Although we're an apparel and footwear-focused company, technology is central to everything we do. Columbia Sportswear’s Digital Technology (CDT) group enables an IT infrastructure across four global brands, a global supply chain, and 500+ geographically dispersed stores. These teams support in-store, mobile, and data platforms to enhance customer interface and service in an ever-evolving industry. The Principal Data Engineer is responsible for the design, development, testing, maintenance, and supporting of CSC's enterprise data assets. Dedicated to a single offshore scrum team within our Global Capability Center (GCC), this role serves as a technical authority who drives high-quality engineering practice across the analytic environment for CSC's D&A program. The Principal Data Engineer enables improvements in environment design, efficiency, controls, and the overall user experience of enterprise data assets at CSC. This position leads activities including dimensional modeling, approaches, SQL script creation, stored procedure development, data lake and databricks development, integration services support, and DevOps aligned practices to enhance reliability, efficiency, and overall user experience of enterprise data solutions. The Principal Data Engineer coordinates with senior leadership, several enterprise support organizations and CSC end users. **HOW YOU’LL MAKE A DIFFERENCE** * Continuously deliver, enhance, and optimize high-priority enterprise data assets that power Columbia’s global analytics, reporting and visualization capabilities, ensuring solutions are scalable, reliable, and aligned with modern engineering standards. * Design, build, test, and maintain end-to-end data management solutions across Columbia’s global data lake and databricks environment, applying strong solution design principles, reusable design patterns, and industry-standard data modeling techniques such as Kimball, Inmon, and relational/OLTP approaches. * Identif

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