Senior Data Engineer (KTD)

Company Name: Kroger General Office
Position Type: Employee
FLSA Status: Exempt
Line of Business: Technology Strategy & Architecture

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Additional Technology Information:
The Data Integration Team is seeking a Data Engineer with ETL experience. We are looking for highly technical and progressive Data Engineers to support both the operations of The Kroger Co and its forward-thinking Data Strategy organization. The Data Engineer position entails building strong relationships with business partners and other Kroger Technology teams while delivering sustainable solutions.

The ETL team develops solutions leveraging a broad selection of technologies centered around Informatica and Microsoft Azure delivery platforms. Deep understanding of data integration and ETL tools is required. Experience with cloud or big data solutions is desired.

The ETL team utilizes the following technologies:

• Informatica (PowerCenter, IICS, Edge, EDC, IDQ)
• Microsoft Azure (Data Factory, ADLS, SQL Data Warehouse)
• AIX/Unix and Linux
• Korn Shell Scripting
• Tivoli Workload Scheduler (TWS)
• Databases (DB2, Oracle, SQL Server, Netezza, Cassandra)
• Connect Direct and MQFTE
• SQL Scripting/Stored Procedures
  

Position Summary

Accountable for developing and delivering technological responses to targeted business outcomes. Analyze, design and develop enterprise data and information architecture deliverables, focusing on data as an asset for the enterprise. Understand and follow reusable standards, design patterns, guidelines, and configurations to deliver valuable data and information across the enterprise, including direct collaboration with 84.51, where needed. Demonstrate the company's core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion and safety.

Essential Job Functions

• Utilize enterprise standards for data domains and data solutions, focusing on simplified integration and streamlined operational and analytical uses
• Ensure there is clarity between ongoing projects, escalating when necessary, including direct collaboration with 84.51
• Leverage innovative new technologies and approaches to renovate, extend, and transform the existing core data assets, including SQL-based, NoSQL-based, and Cloud-based data platforms
• Define high-level migration plans to address the gaps between the current and future state
• Contribute to the development of cost/benefit analysis for leadership to shape sound architectural decisions
• Analyze technology environments to detect critical deficiencies and recommend solutions for improvement
• Promote the reuse of data assets, including the management of the data catalog for reference
• Draft architectural diagrams, interface specifications and other design documents
• Must be able to perform the essential job functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation

Minimum Position Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in computer science, software engineering, or related field
• 4+ years experience in the data development and principles including end-to-end design patterns
• 4+ years proven track record of delivering large scale, high quality operational or analytical data systems
• 4+ years successful and applicable experience building complex data solutions that have been successfully delivered to customers
• Any experience in a minimum of two of the following technical disciplines: data warehousing, big data management, analytics development, data science, application programming interfaces (APIs), data integration, cloud, servers and storage, and database mgmt
• Excellent oral/written communication skills

Desired Previous Experience/Education

• Any experience with SSAS Tabular models, Power BI, Dataflows and DAX
• Any experience with Azure Data Platform stack: Azure Data Lake, Data Factory and Databricks
• Any experience with Python, Spark and SQL
• Any experience with streaming technologies like Kafka, IBM MQ and EventHub
• Any experience with data science solutions or platforms
• Any experience with a variety of SQL, NoSQL and Big Data Platforms
• Any experience building solutions using elastic architectures (preferably Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud Platform)

Education Level: None
Required Certifications/Licenses: None
Position Type: Full-Time
Shift(s): [[mfield4]]

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Jobs at Kroger: At Kroger, we hire people who have a passion for helping others and who want to build a relationship with our Customers. No matter what stage of your career, you can build your future at Kroger. We look for people who want more, aspire to be more and work hard to achieve their goals. Our focus on keeping the Customer first is what makes us successful. As the largest traditional grocery chain in the U.S. and one of the world's largest retailers, we employee nearly half a million Associates across 35 states. We offer many opportunities not only in our stores, but in Manufacturing, Logistics, Marketing, Finance, Human Resources, and many other fields.

Company Overview: Kroger Family of Companies employs nearly half a million associates who serve over 11 million customers daily through a seamless shopping experience under a variety of banner names . At The Kroger Co., we are Fresh for Everyone™ and dedicated to our Purpose: To Feed the Human Spirit®. We are committed to creating #ZeroHungerZeroWaste communities by 2025. Careers with The Kroger Co. and our family of companies offer competitive wages, flexible schedules, benefits and room for advancement.

Posting Notes: OH || Blue Ash || 11450 Grooms Road || 45242 || Kroger General Office || [[mfield2]] || Kroger Technology/Digital || Employee || Exempt || Full-Time || None