Sr. Data Engineer

The Sr. Data Engineer will play a key role in modernizing the data & analytics capabilities of Christmas Tree Shops, working to replace a disparate collection of data mart and data warehouses with a modern data platform. During the transition away from Bed, Bath and Beyond, this position will be expected to take a lead role in the effort to ingest all CTS data into a modern, cloud-based, virtual data warehouse technology that can be used as the source for existing, migrated, user reports. Post-transition, this position will be relied upon to help execute a long-term data strategy to ensure the CTS business has curated data on which to perform analysis to drive business value. This is a remote position. SKILLS & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Data Ingestion – design and build reusable pipelines that can ingest data from source systems, into cloud-base data storage technologies. Ensure pipelines are equipped with logging and error handling mechanism, such that support the team’s cans easily triage and resolve issues.
• Data Curation – ensure data ingestion from the source is curated into a useable form for various business use cases. This includes data enrichment, data cleansing and data transformation. When data assets live in multiple systems, work to harmonize disparate values cross systems to present a single version of the truth.
• BI & Reporting – work to build canned reports to turn data into information, focusing on tactical needs such as daily flash reports, top/bottom performers and exception reporting. Advocate and educate the business on the benefits of consuming information visually, and work to build dashboards to allow for key KPIs to tracked by leadership.
• Business Alignment - be an active participant in the business and a student of the business. Pursue a deep understanding of business functions. While providing the best possible technical solutions and services, act as an advocate for your business partners and the business at large.
• New and Leading Edge Technologies - Maintain a curiosity, an awareness and knowledge of new technologies, their possible advantages and applicable relevance to our business.
• Production Support - Maintain 24x7 availability to support production services.
• Policies and Procedures - Support and adhere to departmental policies and procedures, including, but not limited to Project Management, Change Management, and Issue Resolution.
• Security & Compliance - support the efforts of the Security and Compliance associate(s) in the IT department to ensure that all necessary steps are taken to achieve the security and compliance goals of the department and the company.
• Vendor Relationship Management - Maintain good working relationships with our third-party vendors, while also holding them accountable for quality service and results.
• Customer Relationship Management - Maintain good working relationships with business associates at all levels of the organization. Be honest, open, respectful, and helpful. Be empathetic toward business associates, be a good listener and provide pragmatic solutions to their challenges.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

OTHER CHARACTERISTICS

• Results oriented with a high degree of resilience and perseverance. Ability to navigate in the grey and lead others through times of ambiguity.
• Weighs the impact on the customer in planning and decision making and acts with urgency to resolve issues impacting service or sales.
• A player/coach with the ability and is willing to roll up his or her sleeves when required.
• Skilled in change management and can work across all levels of the organization.
• Exhibits optimism and enthusiasm. People feel positively challenged when working with this person. Is responsive and enjoys helping other achieve their goals.
• Strong Ethics and Discretion: Must morbe a steward of ethics and discretion when it comes to handling sensitive information.

QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s degree required in Information Technology, Computer Science, Mathematics or related field.
• Minimum of 7 years’ experience as a technologist, with at least 5 of those years in data intensive positions such as database developer, data engineer, ETL developer, data warehouse developer, BI developer, etc.
• Strong experience with ETL/ELT development, and strong knowledge of data architecture principles, including data modelling and high-level architecture of data warehouse and data platform systems.
• Exposure to working with cloud-based technologies such as iPaaS solutions, data storage/compute solutions, etc.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Able to travel to stores and other locations as needed.
• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at times.

ABOUT CHRISTMAS TREE SHOPS Christmas Tree Shops is an off-price brick and mortar home goods retailer with a specialty in seasonal products. The Christmas Tree Shops experience revolves around a trend-right, always-changing mix of merchandise that makes each customer visit a shopping adventure of anticipation and delight. The 50-year-old company has roots in the Northeast with the first store located on Cape Cod, Massachusetts, and today operates 80 stores in 20 states under the banners of Christmas Tree Shops, Christmas Tree Shops andThat! or andThat!
An Equal Opportunity Employer It is the policy of Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. to recruit, hire, train, promote, transfer and compensate our associates and provide all other conditions of employment including Company sponsored events without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, age, sex, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, lawful alien status, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, citizenship status, veteran status, employment status or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.
Location: MA, Middleboro, 64 Leona Dr