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Lead Data Engineer

Employer
Target
Location
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Start date
Jul 19, 2019
Closing date
Aug 3, 2019

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Category
Retail / Wholesale
Employment Status
Full Time
Description:
JOIN US AS A LEAD DATA (BI) ENGINEER - MARKETING

The BI Engineering team at Target is responsible for the development of data frameworks that support the design, operation, and transformation of our world class Marketing teams. As a part of this team you will be using state of the art software engineering technology to build large scale, performant datasets for data scientists, analysts and business teams. This exciting work is a critical enabler for Target's strategic initiatives in 2019 and beyond.

About this opportunity

As a Lead Data/BI Engineer, you will be using Agile and DevOps methodologies to create cutting edge software solutions. Your responsibilities will include the research and design of high performance data engineering solutions on distributed Big Data technologies at scale. This work will include partnering closely with other engineers and stakeholders to deeply understand what problems needed to be solved, as well as negotiating solutions with technology stakeholders to ensure alignment with Target's technology roadmap.

You'll also be responsible for the support and resolution of data and software issues that arise in large-scale applications. This includes complex research and debugging that may span multiple technologies and platforms. As part of this root cause analysis, you will design fault tolerant and secure solutions that anticipate future defects and constraints.

Technologies you will use heavily favor Open Source - including Hadoop, Java/Scala, Postgres, Chef, Docker, Jenkins, Drone, Kafka and Kubernetes.

Other responsibilities include:

  • Develop data pipelines using test driven development and continuous integration, continuous deployment (CICD) practices
  • Engineer data pipelines that ensure data is high quality and fulfills very nuanced use-cases
  • Assess user requirements and provide appropriate technical recommendations and justifications
  • Follow industry standard agile software design methodology for development and technical documentation
  • Provide recommendations for configurations to proactively address infrastructure concerns
  • Automate deployment of products using appropriate engineering practices
  • Advocate for technologies, frameworks, design patterns, processes and guiding values of BI Engineering
  • Embrace the DevOps mentality by building solutions designed for availability and scalability in an iterative manner
  • Manage and execute against agile plans and set deadlines based on client, business, and technical requirements
  • Leads and conducts code review, design review, testing, and debugging activities at the application level
  • Deliver high-performance, scalable, repeatable, and secure deliverables with broad impact (high throughput and low latency)
  • Understand and deploy multiple types of common algorithms of moderate complexity


Minimum Requirements
  • BA/BS in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or related work experience
  • 7 plus years of BI engineering experience at scale
  • Expertise in data modeling, ELT processes and SQL, Oracle, and OLAP technologies
  • Experience with leading edge Open Source technologies and distributed data processing - Hadoop, Java, Scala, Spark, Kafka, Chef, Drone, etc.
  • In-depth knowledge of state-of-the art engineering technical approaches in design, build, testing and debugging problems
  • Extensive experience with version control - particularly Git
  • Broad understanding of object-oriented and functional programming paradigms
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills


Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

Target will provide reasonable accommodations (such as a qualified sign language interpreter or other personal assistance) with the application process upon your request as required to comply with applicable laws. If you have a disability and require assistance in this application process, please visit your nearest Target store or Distribution Center or reach out to Guest Services at 1-800-440-0680 for additional information.

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