Job Summary:
- Support applications with24/7 availability and have experience handling large volumes of data in Oracle, SQL Server, and Azure SQL platforms.
- Collaborate with internal customers, prospects, and stakeholders to understand and translate business use cases and requirements into data analysis and data mapping.
- Develop data integration routines that involve moving, cleansing, and transforming large amounts of data between multiple systems.
- Identify data sources, provide data flow diagrams, and document source-to-target mapping and processes.
- Work with the Data Architect to recommend optimal data models for data ingestion and collaborate with the BI developer for analytic reports.
- Provide technical enablement to team members developing database applications on a cloud platform.
- Lead small teams of 1-2 junior developers in data integration efforts, utilizing ETL design patterns, error handling, and configurations.
- Design, implement, and maintain database objects (tables, views, indexes, etc.) and database security.
- Utilize Azure database tools and technologies, including Azure Data Studio and Azure Analytics Studio,to develop, maintain, and optimize database applications and solutions1.
- Collaborate with data stewards, data owners, and domain experts to adopt best practices in reporting and analysis, ensuring data integrity, test design, validation, and documentation.
- Optimize batch processing through parallelization and performance tuning to maintain data warehouse performance.
- Establish processes for governing the identification, collection, and use of educational metadata to ensure accuracy and validity in business intelligence environments.
- Ensure data quality through audit controls, proactive monitoring, and data cleansing techniques.
- Troubleshoot performance and reliability issues and investigate anomalous behavior in the Azure environment.
- Perform scheduled data process integrity checks, deployments, and coordinate releases.
- Utilize source version control software like GitHub and CICD pipelines.
- Provide on-call support after hours as needed.
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with coursework in computer science or management information systems AND 5 years of related experience.
- Must demonstrate in-depth knowledge and understanding of database concepts and be experienced in writing SQL and T-SQL.
- 7+ years of experience in data warehousing and business intelligence.
- 5+ years in BI development leveraging Microsoft SQL Server, with expertise in T-SQL.
- 5+ years in SSIS and use of stored procedures.
- 3-5 years in Azure Data Factory, SQL VMs, and ETL development.
- Experience in ingesting and aggregating data from internal and external sources to build a data lake.
- Strong understanding of data modeling (conceptual, logical, and physical model design) and experience with operational data stores, enterprise data warehouses, and data marts.
- Deep understanding of relational database design concepts and SQL programming.
• Experience in guiding and mentoring developers with less experience. - Strong analytical, conceptual, and problem-solving abilities.
- Experience with business intelligence and data warehousing design principles and industry best practices.
- 1-2 years in Azure Data Warehouse (Synapse).
- 1-2 years of experience utilizing Python, PySpark, and SparkSQL on Azure Cloud.
Benefits:
Healthcare Insurance: Synectics offers eligible employees and their dependents healthcare coverage through BlueCross BlueShield of Illinois. Eligibility begins on the 1st day of the calendar month following 60 days of continuous full time employment with Synectics. Premiums are subsidized by Synectics.
Dental Insurance: Synectics offers eligible employees and their dependents a dental plan through MetLife. Eligibility begins on the 1st day of the calendar month following 60 days of continuous full time employment with Synectics.
Vision Insurance : Synectics offers eligible employees vision insurance through VSP. Eligibility begins on the 1st day of the calendar month following 60 days of continuous full time employment with Synectics.401(k) Plan: The Synectics Inc. Investment Savings Retirement Plan. Synectics offers all employees who are 21 years of age or older the opportunity to invest in the 401(k) Plan on the first enrollment date that is at least 30 days after employment begins. Enrollment dates are each January 1st, April 1st, July 1st, and October 1st.
Technical Certification Bonus: Synectics is pleased to award its employees a bonus of up to $500 for an approved professional certification. In determining the bonus amount, Synectics will consider the cost of the test(s) for any certification relating to your current position, achieved during your employment with us. Only one Certification Bonus per calendar year may be awarded per employee. Only current, active employees will be eligible to receive this bonus. It will be awarded 90 days after the Synectics office has received documentation confirming the successful completion of the certification.
Synectics is an equal opportunity employer.