About Us

At HDR, we specialize in engineering, architecture, environmental and construction services. While we are most well-known for adding beauty and structure to communities through high-performance buildings and smart infrastructure, we provide much more than that. We create an unshakable foundation for progress because our multidisciplinary teams also include scientists, economists, builders, analysts and artists. That's why we believe diversity is our greatest strength. HDR is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and an affirmative action employer.

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We believe that the way we work can add meaning and value to the world. That ideas inspire positive change. That coloring outside the lines can illuminate fresh perspectives. And that small details yield important realizations. Above all, we believe that collaboration is the best way forward.

Primary Responsibilities

This role will sit onsite in our Omaha, Nebraska office.

In the role of Data Engineer Lead, we'll count on you to:

• Handle highly sensitive and confidential information with professionalism and discretion.
• Develop and maintain resilient and scalable data pipelines.
• Integrate data quality and data privacy frameworks within data pipelines.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to design and maintain data products and reusable data sets in data warehouses, lakes, and marts.
• Adhere to software and data engineering development standards.
• Perform data acquisition, integration, sourcing, and cleaning.
• Transform raw data into business semantic data suitable for analytics and data engineering applications.
• Manage the complete data engineering lifecycle including development, deployment, operations and maintenance.
• Create automated data pipelines and data engineering solutions.
• Provide technical leadership and expertise on projects with cross functional teams.
• Contribute thought leadership for the development and evolution of standards and patterns for enterprise data pipelines and data engineering solutions.
• Mentor, train, and develop team members and data engineering practices in the organization.
• Identify, organize, and develop long term plans for data engineering strategies.
• Tune data systems and pipelines with comprehensive validation and testing processes.

• A degree in a closely related field or combination of education and relevant experience.
• Self-motivated, detail-oriented professional, ability to multitask a must.
• Proficiency with MS Office including Word, Visio, PowerPoint, and Excel.
• In-depth knowledge of data modeling frameworks such as Kimball star, Inmon, Data Vault
• Familiar with data engineering practices such as DataOps, pipeline orchestration and automation.
• Proficiency and a minimum 5 years of experience with database technologies such as Oracle, MS SQL, and Snowflake
• Proficiency and a minimum 5 years of experience with data engineering tools such as ODI, SSIS, ADF
• Proficiency and a minimum 5 years of experience with data languages such as SQL, Python, Spark, DAX
• Excellent writing and people skills.
• Strong math and organizational skills.
• Flexibility and ability to prioritize and handle multiple tasks and various managers in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills including grammar, punctuation, proofreading, spelling, and telephone skills.
• An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture is a must.
• Experience leading multiple complex data engineering projects.
• Experience leading and mentoring junior data engineers.
• Experience setting the direction of data engineering practices.
• Preference given to local candidates

Why HDR

At HDR, we know work isn't only about who you work for it's also about what you do and how you do it. Led by the strength of our values and a culture shaped by employee ownership, we network with each other, build on each other's contributions, and collaborate together to make great things possible. When you join HDR, we give you license to do the same. We help you take charge of your career, giving you multiple growth opportunities along the way.