Data Engineer - Entry Level_
Plano
**Why USAA?**
Let’s do something that really matters.
At USAA, we have an important mission: facilitating the financial security of millions of U.S. military members and their families. Not all of our employees served in our nation’s military, but we all share in the mission to give back to those who did. We’re working as one to build a great experience and make a real impact for our members.
We believe in our core values of honesty, integrity, loyalty, and service. They’re what guides everything we do – from how we treat our members to how we treat each other. Come be a part of what makes us so special!
**The Opportunity**
**The candidate selected for this position will work with the Marketing Data & Analytics team in the Enterprise Data Engineering Services organization to provide data driven insights into change impacting the marketing application ecosystem. The selected candidate will work on the dbt and Snowflake platforms providing data movement between the platforms.**
Within defined guidelines and framework, Data Engineers (DEs) are engaged in all phases of the data management lifecycle. This includes gathering and analyzing requirements, collecting, processing, storing, securing, and archiving data. Develop and maintain technical systems for data reporting and technical solutions utilizing emerging technologies. Partner with the business to ensure data management solutions aligned to business objectives.
We offer a flexible work environment that requires an individual to be **in the office 4 days per week.** There are two openings and these positions can be based in either **San Antonio, TX** or **Plano, TX** . Relocation assistance is **not** available for this position.
**What you'll do:**
+ Assists in the full life cycle of data engineering to include analysis, solution design, data pipeline engineering, testing, deployment, scheduling, and production support.
+ May assist in the implementation of technical solutions for data engineering and analytic systems.
+ Complete tests scripts and may begin to deploy data pipeline code with assistance from senior team members.
+ Monitors the execution of data pipelines in the production environment. May begin to solve and return failures to service. Advances failures through accurate channels to ensure timely resolution.
+ Participates in design and code review sessions.
+ Actively participates in Agile ceremonies such as daily standup, iteration planning, backlog grooming, and retrospective sessions.
+ Develops basic familiarity of data management standard processes by participating in trainings, reviewing documentation, and reading code from existing solutions.
+ Develops knowledge and understanding of business products and processes.
+ Builds on data management principles and methodologies to include new and emerging related technologies.
+ Ensures risks associated with business activities are optimally identified, measured, supervised, and controlled in accordance with risk and compliance policies and procedures.
**What you have:**
+ Bachelor’s degree: OR 4 years of related experience (in addition to the minimum years of experience required) may be substituted in lieu of degree; OR Approved certification from Code Up, Galvanize, Vet FIT (Veterans for IT) or eFIT (Employees for IT)
+ Up to 2 years of data engineering, data analysis or software development experience implementing data solutions.
+ Basic understanding of one or more of the following: SQL, Relational Databases, Python, UNIX, UNIX Shell Scripting (Bash), Cloud Data Engineering (AWS/GCP), Cloud Data Warehousing (Snowflake, Redshift), Control-M, ETL Tools (DataStage, Informatica, DBT), Big Data Technologies (Hadoop Stack).
+ Basic understanding of Agile methodology practices.
+ Analytical and problem-solving skills.
+ Familiarity of Cloud technologies and tools.
**What sets you apart:**
+ Collaboration and communication experience with leadership
+ Languages such as SQL and Python
+ Experience with cloud technologies such as AWS/GCP.
+ Experience with platforms such as dbt and Snowflake
The above description reflects the details considered necessary to describe the principal functions of the job and should not be construed as a detailed description of all the work requirements that may be performed in the job.
**What we offer:**
**Compensation:** USAA has an effective process for assessing market data and establishing ranges to ensure we remain competitive. You are paid within the salary range based on your experience and market data of the position. The actual salary for this role may vary by location. The salary range for this position is: $61,110 - $116,800 **.**
Employees may be eligible for pay incentives based on overall corporate and individual performance and at the discretion of the USAA Board of Directors.
**Benefits:** At USAA our employees enjoy best-in-class benefits to support their physical, financial, and emotional wellness. These benefits include comprehensive medical, dental and vision plans, 401(k), pension, life insurance, parental benefits, adoption assistance, paid time off program with paid holidays plus 16 paid volunteer hours, and various wellness programs. Additionally, our career path planning and continuing education assists employees with their professional goals.
For more details on our outstanding benefits, please visit our benefits page on USAAjobs.com.
_Applications for this position are accepted on an ongoing basis, this posting will remain open until the position is filled. Thus, interested candidates are encouraged to apply the same day they view this posting._
_USAA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran._
**If you are an existing USAA employee, please use the internal career site in OneSource to apply.**
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**_Find your purpose. Join our mission._**
USAA is unlike any other financial services organization. The mission of the association is to facilitate the financial security of its members, associates and their families through provision of a full range of highly competitive financial products and services; in so doing, USAA seeks to be the provider of choice for the military community. We do this by upholding the highest standards and ensuring that our corporate business activities and individual employee conduct reflect good judgment and common sense, and are consistent with our core values of service, loyalty, honesty and integrity.
USAA attributes its long-standing success to its most valuable resource: our 35,000 employees. They are the heart and soul of our member-service culture. When you join us, you'll become part of a thriving community committed to going above for those who have gone beyond: the men and women of the U.S. military, their associates and their families. In order to play a role on our team, you don't have to be connected to the military yourself – you just need to share our passion for serving our more than 13 million members.
USAA is an EEO/AA Employer - applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, protected veteran status or other status protected by law.
USAA is an EEO/AA Employer - applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, protected veteran status or other status protected by law.