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Sr Data Engineer IT Customer Data and Marketing
Academy Sports + OutdoorsUnited Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 13 Jan 2025
About the role
Come work at a place where we take pride in creating a workplace environment that values hard work, commitment, and growth.
Are you enthusiastic about using data to develop effective marketing strategies and improve customer experiences? If yes, then we have a job opportunity for you as a Senior IT Data Engineer specializing in Customer Data and Marketing. In this position, you will be responsible for leading the development of advanced data engineering solutions that support our Marketing, Digital, and Customer Insight teams. You will act as a subject matter expert on customer data and analytics platforms, helping to guide our organization towards data-driven decision-making.Your responsibilities will include architecting and designing a Customer Data Platform tailored to Academy needs, including building robust data pipelines within CDP/BigQuery, seamless integrations with activation and personalization platforms, Automate/build analytics pipelines, and implementing efficient DataOps practices in GCP/BQ cloud environments. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including Marketing operations, Developers, Enterprise Architects, Data analysts, and subject matter experts, to identify data needs and develop scalable solutions that enable personalized marketing and Analytics initiatives at scale.
This is a fantastic opportunity to lead high-visibility projects, shape the future of our data infrastructure, and have a significant impact on our marketing strategies and customer engagement efforts. If you're ready to join a dynamic team at the forefront of data-driven innovation, then we encourage you to apply for the position.
Job Description:
Education:
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Computer Engineering, Systems Engineering, or other related Engineering discipline preferred.
Work Experiences:
- 6+ years of solid experience in Data Engineering, Application Integrations, and Integrating with Cloud Data Platforms
- 6+ years of Experience developing Data Engineering solutions using various design patterns such as Batch and Streaming ETL, Integrating with Message Queues & Topics, Developing Producers and Consumers, and Integrating with APIs
- Any CDP experience such as Treasure data, ActionIQ, Bloomreach, Tealium, Segment, Adobe, or similar composable/hybrid implementation experience
- Experience in designing solutions geared toward targeted customer interaction and a general understanding of a wide variety of marketing data/technology platforms including Content management platforms, personalization platforms, CRM platforms, Experience management software, Email marketing tools, E-commerce, Mobile tracking software (preferred but not required)
- Understanding of data privacy regulations
- At least 4+ years of Experience in SQL, Java/Python programming, and shell scripting
- Any Workflow scheduler experience; UC4 preferred.
- knowledge of distributed data processing frameworks such as Kafka is preferred.
- Experience working in a Datawarehouse environment as well as knowledge of Datawarehouse Modelling concepts is required.
Skills:
- Data Engineering, Data warehouse, Batch and Streaming ETL, Publish & Subscribe, Message Queues, Topics, Producers, Consumers, SQL, Shell Scripts, APIs, RDBMS, etc.
- Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills, with the ability to interface effectively with individuals at various levels, both internal and external
- Analytical, with strong problem-solving abilities and creative resolution skills
- Self-motivated, with the ability to work on multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.
- Ability to remain organized, pay strict attention to detail, and meet critical deadlines within a high-volume, fast-paced environment.
- Excellent analytic skills with the ability to use key tools to dive deep and provide analysis consistently on performance metrics.
- Strong Microsoft Office program experience, including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
- Acceptable level of hearing and vision to perform job duties.
Responsibilities:
- Provide Customer data platform solutions and build pipelines for data Ingestion, identity resolution, and Integrations with activation/personalization platforms and Data warehouse.
- Identify data needs from broad partners and develop an efficient and scalable data solution to enable Activations, personalization, and Analytics at scale.
- Data Engineering responsibilities for designing and building data pipelines using technology stacks such as Kafka, Kafka Producers and Consumers, SQL, and Java/python.
- Contribute to establishing and growing Data Engineering desi
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