Engineer II, Data Analytics

$73,000 - $154,000/Yr

Penney Opco - Plano, TX

Full-time - Mid Level

Remote - Plano, TX

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About the position

The Engineer II, Data Analytics position at Penney OpCo LLC involves contributing to the development of a high-performance data platform by integrating data from various internal and external sources. The role focuses on creating certified data domains to support analytics and data science needs, providing technical expertise for analytical solutions, and assisting leadership in defining the future vision and architecture of technology systems. This position requires collaboration with cross-functional teams and the ability to communicate technical issues in an understandable manner to non-technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to developing a high-performance data platform by integrating data from various sources.
• Create certified data domains to support analytics and data science needs.
• Provide expertise for the specification, development, implementation, and support of analytical solutions.
• Assist leadership in defining the future vision, solution architecture, and roadmap of technology systems/platforms.
• Participate in the development of non-functional requirements and review architecture and design of new solutions.
• Explain technical issues to business or technology leadership in non-technical terms.
• Provide technical leadership to junior engineers.
• Build and deliver projects with high impact and cross-portfolio scope.
• Evaluate, identify, and offer innovative options and solutions.
• Interact with business teams to gather, interpret, and understand their business needs.
• Foster the continuous evolution of best practices within the development team.

Requirements

• Experience with data integration from internal and external sources.
• Proficiency in analytical solutions such as Hive, Hadoop, EMR, Python, Spark, Redshift, NiFi, Sqoop, Kafka, and YARN.
• Ability to define future vision and solution architecture for technology systems.
• Experience in developing non-functional requirements and reviewing architecture and design.
• Strong communication skills to explain technical issues to non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience in leading projects with cross-functional teams.

Nice-to-haves

• Familiarity with data quality, standardization, and consistency best practices.
• Experience in a telecommuting environment.

Benefits

• Work at home option available.