Data Engineer, Specialist

Role Summary

The Data Engineer Specialist is responsible for designing developing and maintaining scalable data pipelines and infrastructure to support analytics and business intelligence initiatives. This role involves building robust ETL (Extract Transform Load) processes managing databases and optimizing cloud-based data platforms to ensure efficient and seamless integration of data from multiple sources.

Responsibilites
1. Develop and maintain scalable ETL (Extract Transform Load) processes to efficiently extract data from diverse sources transform it as required and load it into data warehouses or analytical systems.
2. Design and optimize database architectures and data pipelines to ensure high performance availability and security while supporting structured and unstructured data.
3. Integrate data from multiple sources including APIs third-party services and on-prem/cloud databases to create unified and consistent datasets for analytics and reporting.
4. Collaborate with data scientists analysts and business stakeholders to understand their data needs develop data solutions and enable self-service analytics.
5. Develop automated workflows and data processing scripts using Python Spark SQL or other relevant technologies to streamline data ingestion and transformation.
6. Optimize data storage and retrieval strategies in cloud-based data warehouses such as AWS Redshift Google Big Query or Azure Synapse ensuring scalability and cost-efficiency.
7. Maintain and improve data quality by implementing validation frameworks anomaly detection mechanisms and data cleansing processes.
8. Thoroughly tests code to ensure accuracy and alignment with its intended purpose. Reviews the final product with end users to confirm clarity and understanding providing data analysis guidance as needed.
9. Offers tool and data support to business users and team members ensuring seamless functionality and accessibility.
10. Conducts regression testing for new software releases identifying issues and collaborating with vendors to resolve them and successfully deploy the software into production.

• Minimum of three years data analytics programming database administration or data management experience.
  Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of training and experience.
• Strong proficiency in SQL Python or Scala for data manipulation automation and pipeline development.
• Experience working with big data processing frameworks such as Apache Spark Hadoop or Kafka.
• Hands-on experience with cloud-based data platforms such as AWS (Redshift Glue) Google Cloud (Big Query Dataflow) or Azure (Synapse Data Factory).

Special Factors

Sponsorship

About Vanguard

At Vanguard we dont just have a missionwere on a mission.

To work for the long-term financial wellbeing of our clients. To lead through product and services that transform our clients lives. To learn and develop our skills as individuals and as a team. From Malvern to Melbourne our mission drives us forward and inspires us to be our best.

How We Work

Vanguard has implemented a hybrid working model for the majority of our crew members designed to capture the benefits of enhanced flexibility while enabling in-person learning collaboration and connection. We believe our mission-driven and highly collaborative culture is a critical enabler to support long-term client outcomes and enrich the employee experience.

Required Experience:

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