Data Engineer

Position Summary

We are looking for someone whose mindset is about data models and who speaks fluent SQL to join our data team. As a data engineer at Cerity Partners you will play a leading role maintaining the current--and architecting the future--state of our data pipelines, analytics, and reporting. Data is what empowers our advisors, operations, and management to provide exceptional service to our clients and to continue our growth as one of the leading RIA firms in America.

Primary Responsibilities

• Design Data Models: Structure data and create database schemas that capture data as it exists and as it relates to other data.
• Build Data Pipelines: Create, maintain, and optimize data pipelines and data sets.
• Data Integration: Extract, transform, and push data to other systems and BI tools.
• Database Management: Help build our database infrastructure and maintain it so that the organization's data remains available and our systems performant.
• Optimization: Identify and replace data models and queries that lead to performance issues. Fix issues with systems and data that lead to downtime or unexpected behavior.
• Collaboration: Work with other stakeholders to develop and deliver the data they need to be successful.
• Data Governance: Proactively identify data that is sensitive and take steps to address its storage and usage.
• Data Quality: Data comes from many different systems and in many different formats. Build internal tooling and reporting to identify bad data, and gaps in data, so that end users can work with the data without worry.

Required Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience as a data engineer
• 5-10+ years of programming experience
• PostgreSQL, Python, dbt, Airflow, Git, advanced SQL
• REST APIs (GraphQL a plus)
• Cloud infrastructure expertise (particularly around managed databases)
• Multiple years of experience with financial services data models (wealth management preferred)
• CRM experience (Salesforce preferred)
• PowerBI experience useful
• Ability to work independently with a geographically distributed team
• Acute attention to detail
• Love of problem solving and being challenged
• Willingness to try new things
• Strong communication skills

Compensation Range:


$140,000-180,000

Why Cerity Partners:


Our people drive our success by working together to deliver exceptional service to our clients. Below is a glimpse of the key elements of our total rewards package:

• Health, dental, and vision insurance - day 1!

• 401(k) savings and investment plan options with 4% match

• Flexible PTO policy

• Parental Leave

• Financial assistance for advanced education and professional designations

• Opportunity to give back time to local communities

Commuter benefits


Cerity Partners is committed to providing an environment where all individuals can be their authentic selves. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer who respects each individual and supports the diverse cultures, perspectives, and experiences of our colleagues. We are dedicated to building an inclusive and diverse workforce and will not discriminate based on race, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability status, or any other applicable characteristics protected by law.


Cerity Partners is committed to working with and providing accommodations to applicants with disabilities or special needs. For those needing accommodations, please reach out to View email address on click.appcast.io. Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S.