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!