Data Engineer III

Data Engineer III

Position Summary

The Clayton Data Engineering team is responsible for data movement into the Enterprise Data Warehouse, Operational Data Stores, and between operational systems on-prem and on the public cloud such as AWS.  The Data Engineer III will be responsible for the development of advanced data infrastructure solutions that present information for decision making, sourcing data from a variety of sources within and outside of the Clayton organization.  The Data Engineer III will collaborate with and learn from motivated team members with various backgrounds and areas of expertise.

About The Team

The Clayton Data Engineering team works in an agile/scrum environment from a backlog of work requests generated by multiple Clayton business units and analytics teams. The team designs, develops, and implements database architecture and data pipeline processes for migration/transformation of data into the data warehouse for reporting and analytical use.  The team monitors these processes, troubleshoots, and improves load performance.

Primary Responsibilities

• Translate stakeholder requirements into technical specifications that can be used for development and break down technical complexities so that they can be easily understood by business units and end users.
• Design, develop, and implement database architecture and data pipeline processes for migration/transformation of data into the data warehouse for reporting and analytical use.
• Participate in team code reviews, sprint planning and retrospectives, script cut, and CI/CD build and deploy processes.

Primary Qualifications

• Bachelor or master degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science or Information Management.

• Demonstrates proficiency in a variety of the field’s concepts, practices, and procedures
• Relies on experience and judgement to plan and accomplish goals
• Enjoys working with people and collaborates effectively with team members
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills and the ability to interact with a diverse group of team members, including executives, managers, IT professionals, and subject matter experts
• Great attitude towards learning new platforms and technology stack, and taking on new tasks

Desired Skills

• Proficiency with workflow performance improvement, scaling, and optimization
• Take a lead role in the design, development, test, implementation, and maintenance of automated data pipeline features and data processing jobs using ETL tools such as SSIS, StarQuest, AWS Glue, AWS Migration Service, or Azure Data Factory
• Provide “how to” documentation for Data Engineering processes and procedures as well as documentation of pipelines and systems

• Has strong analytical and problem-solving skills with ability to represent complex algorithms in software

• Ability to translate stakeholder requirements into technical specifications that can be used for development and break down technical complexities so that they can be easily understood by business units and end users.
• Experience in JIRA and Agile Methodology preferred, but not required
• 6+ years of experience supporting large scale, mission-critical data pipelines using ETL tools such as SSIS, AWS Glue, Azure Data Factory, or StarQuest
• 6+ years of experience with Microsoft SQL Server or Postgres database platforms and in designing, implementing, and maintaining data models
• 6+ years SQL experience and successful completion of a technical SQL assessment in the interview process
• Experience in one programming language such as C#, Python, Scala, Java, and R
• Experience in using a source control tool such as .git
• Have a sound understanding of data modeling, assessing quality of data, and data cleansing principles and techniques
• Understanding of performance testing and optimization techniques
• Familiar with cloud infrastructure such as AWS, Azure, GCP

Behavioral Competencies

Has the ability to apply the competency and the concepts behind it, and how it is relevant to their role and level.  Behavioral competencies for Data Engineers include communication, analytical thinking, , managing innovation, composure and resiliency, accountability, strategic thinking, and relationship building, coaching and leading.

Why Clayton Homes?

Founded in 1956, Clayton is a Berkshire Hathaway Company committed to opening doors to a better life and Building Happyness® through homeownership. Through its family of brands, Clayton builds, sells, finances, and ensures traditional site-built homes and off-site built housing – including modular homes, manufactured homes, CrossMod™ homes, tiny homes, college dormitories, military barracks, and apartments. Corporate headquarters is located in the Knoxville, Tennessee area, specifically, Maryville, Tennessee. Clayton is the recipient of numerous industry awards including 2019 Builder of the Year and ranks as the #2 builder of homes in the U.S. by units sold. Our site-built division, Clayton Properties Group, is the 8th largest site builder in the U.S. We achieve our results through the strength of our people and have been recognized on the 2021 Forbes Best Employers for Diversity and 2021 Forbes America’s Best Employers Lists. To learn more about Clayton Homes, got to: https://www.claytonhomes.com

Benefits

• Competitive benefits including 401(k) with 100% company match of the first 4%; medical, dental and vision plans; paid time off days and holidays.
• Quarterly bonus program.
• Forbes lists: America’s Best Employers, America’s Employers by State, Best Employers for Diversity, Best Employers for Women.
• Recognized as one of East Tennessee’s top technology workplaces.
• Wellness programs that focus on emotional, social, spiritual, intellectual, environmental, physical, and financial well-being.
• Onsite fitness facility with full gym, workout classes, volleyball and basketball, ping-pong, and disc golf course.
• Paid Time Off for Volunteer work.

Why Clayton Homes:• Consistently striving vertically integrated Berkshire Hathaway company• One of America’s largest home builders and leader in housing• Forbes lists: America’s Best Employers, America’s Employers by State, BestEmployers for Diversity, Best Employers for Women• Quarterly profit share bonus program• Onsite gym with variety of classes, wellness, professional and personaldevelopment programs and much more!Clayton is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Clayton is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.

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