Data Engineer Consultant for Analytics

Company: COUNTRY Financial
Location: Bloomington
Posted on: January 12, 2021

Job Description:

This position will be assigned to work out of our home office in Bloomington, IL, our Southern Office in the Atlanta, GA area (Alpharetta), or remotely.COUNTRY Financial is--adding a Data Engineer to our Applied Analytics team. The ideal candidate will be able to recognize patterns and identify generic tools and data layers that will enable BI Analysts and Data Scientists to work faster and more efficiently.The mindset of this individual should be to begin with the end in mind. Iteratively deliver functionality using DevOps tools and concepts. Work with interested individuals in the organization to learn the skillsets needed for this role to expand the "Center of Excellence".This individual establishes database management systems, standards, guidelines and quality assurance for database deliverables, such as conceptual design, logical database, capacity planning, external data interface specification, data loading plan, data maintenance plan and security policy. Researches and prototypes data pipelines, hardens POC/MVP tools and pipelines for production and partners with predictive modelers and data scientists to deploy machine learning models into a production environment. Works closely with the Enterprise Data Warehouse team to collaborate on process patterns and best practices in the areas of adhoc analysis, research, proof of concepts and deploying working tools to production. *This position is part of a job family. Placement will be determined by skills and qualifications of the candidate.Due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, we are currently limiting the number of employees in our offices. This position will begin working in a remote capacity and will be expected to return to the assigned office location following a broader return to work announcement.Responsibilities:* Works with the enterprise "Community of Excellence" to develop standards and best practices for engineering for data and machine learning. * Develops Data Pipelines for dashboard development, machine learning models and exploratory data analysis. * Iteratively delivers functionality using DevOps tools and concepts, including but not limited to, Linux/Unix command line, Docker Containers, SQL (i.e. Hive), Git through the command line, Spark/PySpark and Python. Additional Responsibilities:-----Coach and mentor aspiring analytics professionals-----Partner with the COUNTRY Technology Data Engineering team in processes and controls.-----Utilize and help advance tooling to standardize repeated data product developmentJob Requirements:Preferred Qualifications:* Strong skills in python development and package building.* Strong skills communicating with business partners: * Explaining difficult data concepts to business users.* Ability to make progress with basic understanding from the business.* Experience and skill in collaborating with external teams to accomplish business objectives.* Working knowledge of the data science process.* Ability to work with data scientists for data requirementsLinux/Unix command line familiarity.* Experience using Docker Containers.* Advanced usage of SQL (i.e. Hive).* Experienced user of Git through the command line.* Experience working with Spark/PySpark.Required Qualifications:* Typically requires: * Bachelor's degree and at least 8 years of machine learning, data engineer or related experience, OR * Master's degree and at least 6 years of machine learning, data engineer or related experience, OR * At least 10 years of machine learning, data engineer or related experience. * 1 year of lead experience. For more details about careers at COUNTRY Financial--, please visit us online at www.countryfinancial.com/careers. COUNTRY Financial does not generally sponsor individuals for employment-based visas for this position.#LI-AH1

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