The Brattle Group

Data Engineer

28 March 2024
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£90000 - £159000 / year

Job Description

 

The Brattle Group, a privately held, global economics consulting firm, is looking for a Data Engineer to join our Boston, MA office. The Data Engineer works in the data engineering team and alongside Brattle consulting teams to implement the latest technologies and provide expert guidance on technical workstreams.  Responsibilities will range from researching and implementing new tools, communicating with external clients, and creating reproducible scripts to clean, process, or analyze data. Projects are wide-ranging with numerous opportunities for professional development, innovation, and growth. 

 

Some of the day-to-day responsibilities of this role include:

  • Developing processes and pipelines for cleaning, validating, and uploading data to Excel-readable formats ex: SQL server, Azure Databricks, or PowerBI, in collaboration with IT and project teams
  • Writing reproducible scripts (Python preferred) and defining processes that will classify, clean, and visualize unstructured text data
  • Researching and implementing new tools and technologies to improve or introduce capabilities
  • Loading and supporting internal applications used for eDiscovery and structured text extraction
  • Liaise with clients and Brattle IT to determine ideal mode of delivery of digitized data/information from client to Brattle project teams
  • Maintaining an internal repository of scripts for common work to be used throughout the firm
  • Grow internal knowledge base by developing and presenting training courses to consulting staff
  • Keeps abreast of new tools, software, and technologies and make recommendations to project teams for future deployment

 

THE CANDIDATE

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field
  • 1-3 years of relevant professional experience
  • Proficiency with Python, with SQL and utilizing SQL in data solutions
  • Experience with R is preferred
  • Data visualization skills is a plus
  • Experience with cloud computing services also a plus (Microsoft Azure or AWS)
  • Experience with Generative AI or other Machine Learning applications
  • Working knowledge of visualization platforms, e.g. Power BI, D3, etc.
  • Excellent requirements gathering and project delivery skills
  • Demonstrated commitment to quality and detail
  • Requires the ability to concentrate and pay close attention to detail
  • Requires flexibility to work long hours, occasional nights / weekends, including travel

 

THE EMPLOYER

The Brattle Group answers complex economic, finance, and regulatory questions for corporations, law firms, and governments around the world. We are distinguished by the clarity of our insights and the credibility of our experts, which include leading international academics and industry specialists. Brattle has over 400 talented professionals across four continents. For more information, please visit our website.

 

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY

The Brattle Group is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, citizenship status, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender identity and expression, age, height, weight, domestic partner status, Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome or HIV status (AIDS/HIV status), genetic information, sexual orientation, disability (where the applicant or employee is qualified to perform the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation), marital status, veteran status, political affiliation, drug or alcohol abuse or alcoholism, or any other characteristic protected under applicable law.

 

We encourage all applicants to click here to review our full Equal Employer Opportunity Statement and here for more information on our commitment to promoting equity and inclusion across all identities and experiences.