Data Engineer

Rea is a growing Top 100 business advisory & accounting firm providing our clients services in tax, accounting, and business consulting. We have a 'People First' culture and we focus on our employees' well-being and professional development. With over 400 professionals and locations throughout Ohio, our firm has a culture that respects a work-life balance for our team. We also provide competitive compensation and a robust benefits plan.

The Data Engineer will play a crucial role in designing, implementing, and maintaining our organization's data warehouse infrastructure. This role will contribute to efficient storage, retrieval, and analysis of data, enabling informed decision-making across our clients' companies.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and clients to understand data requirements and design efficient data warehouse solutions
• Develop and maintain a robust data warehouse architecture that ensures scalability, performance, and data integrity
• Design ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) processes to ingest data from various sources and APIs into the data warehouse
• Design, implement, and optimize ETL workflows to transform raw data into usable formats for analysis
• Ensure data quality and accuracy throughout the ETL process by implementing data validation and cleansing mechanisms
• Monitor and tune the data warehouse performance to ensure optimal query execution and data retrieval times
• Identify and resolve bottlenecks in the ETL pipelines and data warehouse infrastructure
• Develop and maintain data models, including dimensional and star schemas, to support efficient querying and reporting
• Collaborate with data analysts and business stakeholders to understand reporting requirements and translate them into effective data structures
• Implement security measures to protect sensitive data within the data warehouse
• Ensure compliance with data privacy regulations and industry standards
• Work closely with data engineers, analysts, and other stakeholders to understand their data needs and provide necessary support
• Document data warehouse processes, data dictionaries, and ETL workflows for knowledge sharing and future reference

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Strong experience with ETL tools and techniques for data integration
• Solid understanding of data modeling concepts, including dimensional modeling and normalization
• Familiarity with data security and compliance standards, as well as best practices for maintaining data privacy
• Proficiency in scripting languages (e.g., Python, Bash) for automation and data manipulation
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to troubleshoot complex data-related issues
• Strong communication skills to collaborate with technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Experience with version control systems (e.g., Git) and agile development methodologies is a plus
• Experience with Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence a plus

Requirements

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field
• Proven experience (5+ years) as a Data Warehouse Engineer or in a similar role
• Proficiency in designing and implementing data warehouse solutions using technologies such as SQL databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL) and cloud-based data warehousing services (e.g., Amazon Redshift, Google BigQuery, Snowflake)
• Ability to travel to clients as needed

Benefits

Rea & Associates offers a wide variety of benefits to help support our employees' health, wellness and financial goals.

• Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
• Retirement Plan (401k)
• Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
• Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
• Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity)
• Short Term & Long Term Disability
• Training & Development
• Wellness Resources
• Four (4) weeks PTO
• Twelve (12) paid holidays, of which three (3) are floating holidays

Rea does not accept unsolicited resumes from individual recruiters or third-party recruiting agencies without pre-approval from Rea's Talent team. Pre-approval is required before any external candidate can be submitted. Rea will not be responsible for fees related to unsolicited resumes and for candidates who are sent directly to our hiring managers.