Rexel USA · 9 hours ago
Senior Data Engineer
Rexel USA is one of the largest distributors of electrical products, data communication, and related supplies in the United States. They are seeking a Senior Data Engineer to build, operate, and scale the company’s data ingestion, preparation, and egress layers, while ensuring reliable data transmission and supporting analytics and operational use cases.
Consumer ElectronicsElectrical DistributionInformation Technology
Responsibilities
Configure & Operate Ingestion Pipelines: Set up, operate, and monitor Fivetran connections to ingest data from enterprise systems (SQL Server, Oracle, DB2, etc.) into Snowflake. Ensure correct configuration for hybrid deployment and incremental data loading, soft-deletes, and scheduling/orchestration
Source System Coordination: Partner with IT teams, DBAs, and application administrators to ensure continuous source access and prevention of breaking changes. Support onboarding of new data sources through consistent, repeatable processes, and serve as resident expert on Fivetran system behavior
Historical Tracking & Snapshots: Implement efficient patterns to capture change history, soft deletes, and record versioning in support of SCD and time series use cases
Standardization: Develop and maintain dbt models / macros to standardize raw data, including naming conventions, data type enforcement, document hygiene, and source-level testing. Ensure prepared data is consistent and reliable for downstream Analytics Engineering use
Pipeline Monitoring & Incident Response: Leverage tooling to monitor ingestion, preparation, and egress jobs for failures, delays, and data anomalies. Contribute to and follow runbooks for identifying, escalating, and resolving issues appropriately
Data Trust & Observability Support: Partner with Platform, Analytics Engineering, Data Governance, and to implement trust and observability infrastructure as they pertain to ingestion, preparation, and egress using tools such as Atlan and Monte Carlo. Diagnose and collaborate to resolving freshness, connectivity, and schema evolution issues
Snowflake Data Egress: Support operational and data activation use cases by configuring and maintaining Census syncs from Snowflake to internal and third-party destinations such as APIs, file servers, and cloud storage. Ensure data refresh timing and field mappings meet business requirements
Reliability of Reverse ETL Pipelines: Monitor and troubleshoot Census jobs to ensure dependable delivery of data to consuming systems
Partner closely with Analytics Engineering, Platform, and Data Governance teams to ensure data is delivered in a form that supports modeling, analytics, and operational needs
Other duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
5+ years of experience in data engineering, analytics engineering, or data platform roles, working with cloud-native, code-first tools
Hands-on experience configuring and operating managed ingestion tools such as Fivetran, including connector setup, incremental syncs, and schema drift handling
Strong experience with tools like Census for syncing data from Snowflake to downstream systems
Experience using dbt Cloud for source configuration, data preparation models, snapshots, and testing
Aptitude working within an established dbt project structure and comfort identifying and recommending improvements for simplicity, consistency, and cost
Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent - Required
Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related technical field
Demonstrated ability to operate and support data pipelines with a high standard of reliability, accuracy, and responsiveness
Ability to work effectively with engineers, analysts, and IT partners, clearly communicating requests, dependencies, active issues, mitigation efforts, and post-incident reviews
Working knowledge of Snowflake concepts including databases, schemas, warehouses, performance considerations, time travel, data classification (E.G. PII detection and tagging)
Fluency working with engineering tools and workflows such as GitHub, code reviews, CI/CD, release management, and deployment pipelines
Benefits
Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
Life Insurance
Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Insurance
401K with Employer Match
Paid vacation and sick time
Paid company holidays plus flexible personal days per year
Tuition Reimbursement
Health & Wellness Programs
Flexible Spending Accounts
HSA Accounts
Commuter Transit Benefits
Additional Optional Insurance such as Pet Insurance, Legal Assistance, Critical Illness, Home and Auto Insurance to name a few.
Employee Discount Programs
Professional Training & Development Programs
Career Advancement Opportunities – We like to promote from within
Company
Rexel USA
Rexel USA is an electrical supply distributor with a wide range of products for any electrician, contractor.
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Funding
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