HDR

Engineering

SeniorDataEngineer

$135–185k ~AI est. Omaha, Nebraska, United States FULL TIME
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The Brief

“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.

Engineering
Problems you'll solve

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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