REMOTE Senior Data Engineer - ETL

Company Summary

Join a team that puts its People First! Since 1889, First American (NYSE: FAF) has held an unwavering belief in its people. They are passionate about what they do, and we are equally passionate about fostering an environment where all feel welcome, supported, and empowered to be innovative and reach their full potential. Our inclusive, people-first culture has earned our company numerous accolades, including being named to the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For® list for six consecutive years. We have also earned awards as a best place to work for women, diversity and LGBTQ+ employees, and have been included on more than 50 regional best places to work lists. First American will always strive to be a great place to work, for all. For more information, please visit www.careers.firstam.com.

Job Summary

The Senior Data Engineer is the Decision Sciences data subject matter expert who plays a leading role in the design, development and deployment of data assets and resources to leverage the company’s vast data assets for Decision Sciences.  Works closely with Decision Sciences and other First American functional teams to spec, build, deploy and support data assets necessary for Decision Sciences work.  This role further works closely with other functions/teams to ensure that optimal data delivery architecture is consistent throughout ongoing Decision Sciences projects.

Essential Functions:

• Big data subject matter expert for Decision Sciences
• Design/architect, build, test, deploy, monitor and maintain new data/ETL pipelines for Decision Sciences R&D
• Analyze, automate and optimize legacy data/ETL pipelines
• Assess and ensure integrity of data for data pipelines
• Competent to work independently at a high technical level
• Work closely with team members and cross-functional teams to ensure availability, accuracy and integrity of required data assets and resources
• Proactively engage Decision Sciences and other stakeholders to achieve objectives

Knowledge and Skills

• Proficient in SQL, Snowflake, AWS and Python
• Proficient in DevOps tools such as GitLab/GitHub/Azure DevOps
• Substantial experience building data pipelines, ETL pipelines and data warehousing and working with large datasets
• Demonstrated expertise in data governance, data modeling, and data integrity
• AWS/Azure certified preferred
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Self-driven team player with ability to work independently,  multi-task and innovatively solve problems

Education:

• Masters in Computer Science or equivalent discipline

Experience

• 5-7 years’ experience with data/ETL pipelines, large-scale and complex data resources and assets

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First American invests in its employees' development and well-being, empowers them to provide superior customer service and encourages them to serve the communities where they live and work. First American is committed to diversity and inclusion. We are an equal opportunity employer.

Based on eligibility, First American offers a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, 401k, PTO/paid sick leave and other great benefits like an employee stock purchase plan.