Data Engineer (Hybrid location)

The Data Engineer is a member of the CDT Data & Analytics team and is responsible for the design, development, testing, maintenance, and support of Columbia's enterprise data assets. As a Data Engineer, you will join a Product Squad operating under Agile methodology to prioritize and deliver data capabilities supporting our operations in an area such as Supply Chain, Direct to Consumer, or Merchandising.

Daily activities include acquiring data from a variety of on-premise and cloud sources, ingesting into Azure Data Lake, transforming the data into usable data assets using SQL or PySpark on the Databricks platform, and integrating into tables in Azure Synapse for further usage by our stakeholders. In this role you will collaborate with Product Owners, Business Systems Analysts, Data Governance Analysts, DevOps Engineers, and fellow Data Engineers.

Date: 04.22.2021

DATA ENGINEER

OUTGROWN YOUR OWN BACKYARD? COME PLAY IN OURS.

At Columbia, we're as passionate about the outdoors as you are. And while our gear is available worldwide, we're proud to be based in the Pacific Northwest, where natural wonders are our playground.

Every product we make and every task we undertake is inspired by the famous words of our founder Gert Boyle: "It's perfect. Now make it better." As pioneers of relentless improvement, we are constantly evolving.

We believe the outdoors is ours to protect and strive to keep our planet healthy. We believe in empowering people to experience the outdoors to the fullest.

And we believe in you.

ABOUT THE POSITION

The Data Engineer is a member of the CDT Data & Analytics team and is responsible for the design, development, testing, maintenance, and support of Columbia's enterprise data assets. As a Data Engineer, you will join a Product Squad operating under Agile methodology to prioritize and deliver data capabilities supporting our operations in an area such as Supply Chain, Direct to Consumer, or Merchandising.

Daily activities include acquiring data from a variety of on-premise and cloud sources, ingesting into Azure Data Lake, transforming the data into usable data assets using SQL or PySpark on the Databricks platform, and integrating into tables in Azure Synapse for further usage by our stakeholders. In this role you will collaborate with Product Owners, Business Systems Analysts, Data Governance Analysts, DevOps Engineers, and fellow Data Engineers.

HOW YOU'LL MAKE A DIFFERENCE

• Collaborate with other engineers on data modeling (relational and dimensional), data lake & data warehouse development, data pipeline development (ETL), and support.
• Continuously deliver and improve prioritized enterprise data assets that enable the growth of Columbia's global analytics, reporting and visualization solutions.
• Coordinate frequently with several enterprise support organizations and Columbia end users.
• Manage scheduling, support, tools and maintenance of integration processes.
• Participate in the use of Agile practices to elicit and refine requirements through an iterative process of planning, defining acceptance criteria, prioritizing, developing and delivering enterprise data asset solutions.

YOU ARE

• Eager to design and deliver data models on the Azure cloud technology platform for corporate Business Intelligence & Reporting scenarios.
• Excited to shape new capability and collaborate with other engineers on project direction.
• A strong communicator who can tailor their style to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Able to quickly grasp technical concepts and solve problems.

YOU HAVE

• A Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or a related field or a combination of education and experience.
• 1-3 years of hands-on experience designing and developing data models, implementing data transformations, and managing production implementation of data assets in support of Reporting & Business Intelligence scenarios.
• Conversant in relational database concepts such as normalization, indexing, physical and logical modeling, creation of SQL queries and performance tuning.
• Solid technical, communication and interpersonal skills.
• Sound judgment and decision-making, and the appropriate sense of urgency.

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Columbia Sportswear Company and our portfolio of brands, including Columbia, SOREL, Mountain Hardwear and prAna, know a thing or two about adventures. After all, we've been on one since 1938, working to perfect the art of enjoying the outdoors. Behind everything we make is an employee who's found that the greatest adventure starts with joining a company that strives to do the right thing.

This job description is not meant to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities, but constitutes a general definition of the position's scope and function in the company.

At Columbia Sportswear Company (CSC), we are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law. CSC believes that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success as a global company, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.