Senior Data Engineer

About the role :

We are looking for a strong Data Architect to join our engineering team, focusing on leveraging Azure SQL, Cosmos DB and DataBricks to meet our growing data demands. As a Data Leader in the Apex organization, you will own, develop, and oversee the data capabilities powering customer-facing applications used by hundredsof thousands of residents. You will play a criticalrole in supporting the data needs of the engineering team as you develop and optimize the backend for customer-facing real estate applications.

What You Will Do :

Manage and mentorthe data engineering team, applying your expertise to guide the team through difficult engineering challenges.

Hands-on development – Azure SQ, Cosmos DB, DataBricks : developand unit test database code, including but not limited to T-SQL, stored procedures, functions and views.

Own the data ingestion &output for our Microsoft CustomerInsights CDP platform

Create and maintain databasestructures.

Participate in the design of databases, using first, second or third normalized form as needed to support business requirements.

Create, deploy,and maintain ADF pipelines, adheringto Greystar’s standards and documented best practices.

Monitor databaseperformance, identify bottlenecks and implement improvements to ensure scalable and reliable database operations in a production environment.

Perform analysis of complex data and documentfindings.

Prepare data for prescriptive and predictive modeling.

Combine raw data from different externalsources and build and supportcomplex ingestions

Collaborate with application developers / data analysts who will be consuming the data.

Play a directrole in the maintenance, technicalsupport, documentation, and administration of databases.

Ensure standards are followed by participating in code reviews

Be a player-coach and provide hands-onleadership to the team &elevate the team’sefficiency.

Provide technical guidance, career development, and mentoring to team members.

You are a thoughtleader who will bring up new ideas or methodsand deliver awesome code

Technical Qualifications

10+ years of relevant and progressive data engineering experience, supporting customer-facing products at scale

3+ years of experience in a people leadership / manager role

Deep Technicalknowledge and experience in Microsoft Azure architecture, includingAzure PaaS databases, Synapse, ADF pipelines and Synapse stored procedures

4+ Experience with Cosmos DB

3+ Experience working with DataBricks

Minimum of 4 years of relevant experience working with Azure Data Factory.

Hands-on skills workingwith data pipelinesusing SQL and No-SQL databases

Minimum of 3 years of relevant experience working with Azure Data Lakes Gen 2.

Experience with Power Platform / Power BI

Experience in engineering practicessuch as code refactoring, designpatterns, CI / CD, and highly scalable data applications

Experience developing batchETL pipelines; real-time pipelines are a plus

Knowledge of advanced data engineering conceptssuch as dimensional modeling, ETL, data governance, data warehousing, structured and unstructured data

Understanding / Experience with Python; additional knowledge of parallelprocessing frameworks like MapReduce, Spark, Scala is a plus

Technical Pre-screening test and technical interview will be requiredfor all candidates

Overall Qualifications

Expert knowledge of Agile softwaredevelopment process

Excellent problem-solving skills and experience

Strong communication and collaboration skills

"Self-starter" attitudeand the ability to make decisions with minimal guidancefrom others

Innovative and passionate about your work and the work of your teammates

Ability to comprehend and analyze operational systems and ask appropriate questionsto determine how to improve, migrate or modify the solution to meet business needs

Proven trackrecord of developing talent within the organization and fostering high-performance teams.

WorkingConditions :

Occasional time outsideof core hours depending on priorities and deliverables

Some travel(with advance notice)will be requiredfor training, team meetings, or other events.

RequiredLicenses or Certifications :

Azure & Databricks certifications is a plus

Education :

Bachelor’s Degreein computer science,information technology, businessmanagement information systems, or equivalent experience. Advanced degree preferred

What the Right Candidate will Enjoy!

100% Remote flexibility!

Competitive pay, benefits, and overall compensation packages.

The chance to be part of a technology team for a thriving organization that prioritizes accountability, respect, and

operational excellence!

The opportunity to join a thriving, highly visible organization during its technology transformation!