Columbia Sportswear
Apparel and Footwear
PrincipalDataEngineerOps(EngineeringOps)
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“Principal Data Engineer Ops (Engineering Ops) at Columbia Sportswear. Skills: Data Engineering, Data Operations, Azure, BI Platforms. Provide Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3. Triage and resolve pipeline failures, job errors, and”
Industry & Context.
Troubleshooting
On-call rotation, Off hours support
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent demonstrable experience, 7+ years of experience in data operations, data engineering, or BI support roles, At least 3 years in a Tier 2/3 production support capacity, Hands-on experience with Azure data ecosystem, SQL skills including query optimization, performance tuning, and debugging complex data pipelines, Experience with Python or PowerShell for scripting and automation in an Azure environment, Experience executing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines and version control practices (Git or equivalent), Experience with enterprise job scheduling familiarity with Tidal or comparable schedulers, Experience authoring and maintaining operational documentation and runbooks, Experience with BI and reporting platforms, particularly Power BI, Experience working in an Agile/scrum environment with operational documentation ownership, Availability to participate in an on-call rotation for production support coverage
Nice to Have
SAP environments (BW, HANA, Data Services, or BOBJ) experience, Unity Catalog or enterprise data governance concepts familiarity, Azure Analysis Services or comparable semantic layer tooling experience, Comfort working with REST APIs for integration and troubleshooting, Prior experience in a hybrid onshore/offshore operating model, Medallion architecture experience a plus
What You'll Do.
Triage and resolve pipeline failures
and maintain existing data integrations
Lead Azure environment refresh and cutover activities
Participate in an on-call rotation to support production
Execute and oversee routine maintenance tasks
Implement and manage data governance policies
Configure and manage integrations with external data sources
Ensure timely reporting of issues
Implement automated solutions using scripting/programming languages
Serve as point of contact for all platform
Own operational documentation and operational standards
train and support other team members
Coordinate with other support teams across the enterprise
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Onshore and offshore BI/data engineers; Enterprise support organizations; CSC users; D&A team; Other support teams
Process & Methodology
Agile, Scrum
Full Job Description
**ABOUT THE POSITION** 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 and applications 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 Operations Engineer is a member of the Data & Analytics (D&A) team that is responsible for data and business intelligence design, development and testing of new capabilities/enhancements to existing solutions that meet CSC's business needs within an Agile environment. The Principal Data Operations Engineer is responsible for investigating, documenting, and resolving production issues affecting enterprise data assets. Principal Data Operations Engineers will provide Tiers 1, 2 and 3 support to enterprise data assets and systems across D&A team, including critical processes and job failures. Responsibility to be on call rotation with onshore support during off hours. The Principal Data Operations Engineer will work with fellow BI/data Engineers onsite and offshore. The Principal Data Operations Engineer will also work closely with several enterprise support organizations and CSC users in addition to the D&A team. **HOW YOU’LL MAKE A DIFFERENCE** * Provide Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3 support to enterprise data assets and systems across the D&A team, including triage and resolution of pipeline failures, job errors, and data quality issues for solutions within the D&A environment spanning Azure, SAP BW/HANA, and BI platforms * Demonstrate and lead other operations resources into tier 3: to be able to update/bug fix, test and maintain existing data integrations, ETL processes and BI solutions within the D&A environment consisting of Azure, SAP BW/HANA and BI Platforms * Lead Azure environment refresh and cutover activiti
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