Data Engineer III

Job#: 3034113

Job Description:
Data Engineer - Job Description

Location: Cincinnati, OH

Pay Rate: $61-70
General Function

The Data Engineer designs and builds platforms, tools, and solutions that help the organization manage, secure, and generate value from its data. This role creates scalable and reusable solutions for gathering, collecting, storing, processing, and serving data on both small and very large (Big Data) scales. These solutions may include on-premise and cloud-based data platforms and solutions in the following domains: ETL, business intelligence, analytics, persistence (relational, NoSQL, data lakes), search, messaging, data warehousing, stream processing, and machine learning.

The role is responsible and accountable for risk by openly exchanging ideas and opinions, elevating concerns, and following policies and procedures as defined. The Data Engineer is accountable for doing the right thing for customers and colleagues and ensuring that actions and behaviors drive a positive customer experience. Within the organization's risk appetite, the role achieves results by identifying, assessing, managing, monitoring, and reporting risks of all types.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Design, development, and support of data solutions, APIs, tools, and processes to enable rapid delivery of business capabilities.
• Work closely with IT application teams, enterprise architecture, infrastructure, information security, and LOB stakeholders to translate business and technical strategies into data-driven solutions.
• Act as a technical expert addressing problems related to system and application design, performance, integration, security, and related areas.
• Conduct research and development based on current trends and technologies related to the industry, data engineering and architecture, data security, and related topics.
• Work with developers to build CI/CD pipelines, self-service build tools, and automated deployment processes.
• Evaluate software products and provide documented recommendations as needed.
• Provide support and troubleshooting for data platforms, including escalated on-call support for complicated and/or critical incidents.
• Participate in the planning process for hardware and software.
• Plan and work on internal projects as needed, including legacy system replacement, monitoring and analytics improvements, tool development, and technical documentation.
• Provide technical guidance and mentoring for other team members.
• Manage and prioritize multiple assignments.

Minimum Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Information Systems or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Ability to communicate ideas verbally and in writing to management, business and IT sponsors, and technical resources in language appropriate for each group.
• Fundamental understanding of distributed computing principles.
• Knowledge of application and data security concepts, best practices, and common vulnerabilities.
• Conceptual understanding of one or more of the following disciplines:
  • Big Data technologies and distributions
  • Metadata management products
  • Commercial ETL tools
  • BI and reporting tools
  • Messaging systems
  • Data warehousing
  • Java (language and runtime environment)
  • Major version control systems
  • Continuous integration/delivery tools
  • Infrastructure automation and virtualization tools
  • Major cloud platforms
  • REST API design and development

EEO Employer

Apex Systems is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law. If you have visited our website in search of information on employment opportunities or to apply for a position, and you require an accommodation in using our website for a search or application, please contact our Employee Services Department at or .

Everforth Apex is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Everforth Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRated's Best of Staffing in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work in the United Kingdom and Mexico. Everforth Apex uses a virtual recruiter as part of the application process. Click for more details.

Everforth Apex Benefits Overview: Everforth Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Everforth Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Everforth Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Everforth Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our 'Welcome Packet' as well, which an Everforth Apex team member can provide.