HDR
Engineering
SeniorDataEngineer
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“Senior Data Engineer at HDR. Skills: Data engineering, Data pipelines, Data transformation. Design scalable pipelines. Design transformation strategies”
What You'll Achieve.
Detect issues early; Support impact analysis; Enable consistent downstream consumption
Industry & Context.
Root cause analysis
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Engineering, or other applicable degree, Minimum 6 years of data engineering experience, Strong SQL proficiency, Experience with modern ELT tooling and patterns, Experience implementing testing, monitoring, and operational support practices
Nice to Have
Experience leading dbt adoption, Experience with streaming or near-real-time ingestion patterns, Experience collaborating with governance/security stakeholders
What You'll Do.
Design scalable pipelines
Design transformation strategies
Define model patterns
Define conformed entities
Perform design reviews
Guide technical decisions
Implement advanced transformation patterns
Establish project-level conventions
Drive adoption of documentation
Drive adoption of lineage
Define a testing strategy
Ensure appropriate coverage
Implement data quality dashboards
Lead incident response
Implement CI/CD patterns
Enforce review discipline
Partner with platform
Partner with security
Ensure classification
Ensure governance alignment
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Cross-functional teams; Platform teams; Security teams
Communication Scope
Technical decisions; Impact analysis
Process & Methodology
Project-level conventions, CI/CD patterns
Full Job Description
At HDR, our employee-owners are fully engaged in creating a welcoming environment where each of us is valued and respected, a place where everyone is empowered to bring their authentic selves and novel ideas to work every day. As we foster a culture of inclusion throughout our company and within our communities, we constantly ask ourselves: What is our impact on the world? Watch Our Story: ' https://www.hdrinc.com/our-story' Each and every role throughout our organization makes a difference in our ability to change the world for the better. Read further to learn how you could help make great things possible not only in your community, but around the world. In the role of Senior Data Engineer, we'll count on you to: •Design scalable pipelines and transformation strategies for high-volume and complex domains. •Define model patterns and conformed entities to enable consistent downstream consumption. •Perform design reviews and guide technical decisions for maintainability and governance. •Implement advanced transformation patterns such as incremental processing, snapshots (as applicable), and reusable libraries. •Establish project-level conventions for layering (raw/conformed/curated) and naming standards. •Drive adoption of documentation and lineage to support impact analysis and safer change. •Define a testing strategy and ensure appropriate coverage for critical models and metrics. •Implement monitoring/alerting and data quality dashboards to detect issues early. •Lead incident response and root cause analysis; improve resilience through preventative controls. •Implement CI/CD patterns for transformations (build/test/docs) and enforce review discipline. •Partner with platform/security to ensure access, tagging/classification, and governance alignment. •Mentor and coach engineers through reviews, pairing, and knowledge transfer. Preferred Qualifications •Experience leading dbt adoption and enforcing project standards (layering, naming conventions, testing, document
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