Data Engineer Cloud Solutions – Entry Level

Why USAA?

At USAA, our mission is to empower our members to achieve financial security through highly competitive products, exceptional service and trusted advice. We seek to be the #1 choice for the military community and their families.

Embrace a fulfilling career at USAA, where our core values – honesty, integrity, loyalty and service – define how we treat each other and our members. Be part of what truly makes us special and impactful.

The Opportunity

USAA is seeking a motivated entry level Data Engineer to join the team. In this entry-level position, you will play a vital role in developing and supporting data-driven solutions for Channel Data Analytics, focusing on areas such as customer interactions, digital communications, and written correspondence. In this role, you will develop and support data pipelines and ETL processes and contribute to the design and implementation of data warehousing solutions. In addition to these core tasks, you will get the opportunity to write and complete SQL queries for data extraction, transformation, and loading. In this role, you will collaborate with data analysts and stakeholders to understand data requirements and deliver effective solutions.

We offer a flexible work environment that requires an individual to be in the office 4 days per week. This position will be based in Plano, TX. Relocation assistance is not available for this position.

What you'll do:

• Assists in the full life cycle of data engineering to include analysis, solution design, data pipeline engineering, testing, deployment, scheduling, and production support.
• May assist in the implementation of technical solutions for data engineering and analytic systems.
• Executes tests scripts and may begin to deploy data pipeline code with assistance from senior team members.
• Monitors the execution of data pipelines in the production environment. May begin to troubleshoot and return failures to service. Escalates failures through proper channels to ensure timely resolution.
• Participates in design and code review sessions.
• Actively participates in Agile ceremonies such as daily standup, iteration planning, backlog grooming, and retrospective sessions.
• Develops basic familiarity of data management best practices by participating in trainings, reviewing documentation, and reading code from existing solutions.
• Develops knowledge and understanding of business products and processes.
• Builds on data management principles and methodologies to include new and emerging related technologies.
• Ensures risks associated with business activities are effectively identified, measured, monitored, and controlled in accordance with risk and compliance policies and procedures.

What you have:

• Bachelor’s degree: OR 4 years of related experience (in addition to the minimum years of experience required) may be substituted in lieu of degree; OR Approved certification from CodeUp, Galvanize, VetFIT (Veterans for IT) or eFIT (Employees for IT)
• Up to 2 years of data engineering, data analysis or software development experience implementing data solutions.
• Basic understanding of one or more of the following: SQL, Relational Databases, Python, UNIX, UNIX Shell Scripting (Bash), Cloud Data Engineering (AWS/GCP), Cloud Data Warehousing (Snowflake, Redshift), Control-M, ETL Tools (Datastage, Informatica, DBT), Big Data Technologies (Hadoop Stack).
• Basic understanding of Agile methodology practices.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Familiarity of Cloud technologies and tools.

What sets you apart:

• 2+ years Financial Services Data Engineering experience
• 1+ years’ experience with Data Cloud Technologies such as Snowflake, AWS, and / or Fivetran.
• 1+ years proficiency in Python for data analysis and data solutions development
• US military experience through military service or a military spouse/domestic partner

Compensation range: The salary range for this position is: $74,240.00- $113,827.00

USAA does not provide visa sponsorship for this role. Please do not apply for this role if at any time (now or in the future) you will need immigration support (i.e., H-1B, TN, STEM OPT Training Plans, etc.).

USAA views its internship program as a pipeline to possible future employment. This is based on an individual’s graduation date, performance, role qualifications, and business need. To be considered for possible future employment opportunities interns must meet the full-time work eligibility requirements for any given role. Thus, interns should ensure their sponsorship status and other provid