**Req ID**: 259584
We are currently seeking a Application Management Specialist to join our team in Heredia, Heredia (CR-H), Costa Rica (CR).
**Data Engineer Job Description**
**JOB PURPOSE AND IMPACT**
The Data Engineer will design, build and operate high performance data centric solutions utilizing the comprehensive big data capabilities for the company's data platform environment. In this role, you will act as an authority for data access pathways and techniques working with analysts within the functional data analytics team. You will design data structures and pipelines to collect data and design and implement data transformations, combinations or aggregations.
**KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES**
- Participate in the decision-making process related to architecting solutions.
- Develop technical solutions utilizing big data and cloud-based technologies and ensuring they are designed and built to be sustainable and robust.
- Perform data modeling and prepare data in governed databases for use in various analytics tools and configurate and develop data pipelines to move and optimize data assets.
- Provide necessary technical support through all phases of solution life cycle.
- Build prototypes to test new concepts and be a key contributor of ideas and code that improve the core software infrastructure, patterns and standards.
- Help drive the adoption of new technologies and methods within the functional data and analytics team and be a role model and mentor for data engineers.
- Independently handle complex issues with mínimal supervision, while escalating only the most complex issues to appropriate staff.
- Other duties as assigned.
**MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS**
- Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience
- Proficiency in at least one backend programming language such as Java, Python, Scala, Golang.
- Experience building CI/CD pipelines ensuring Code Quality and best standards with market tools (SonarQube, Veracode, Vela.io)
- Proven experience using SQL (stored procedures) or NoSQL, performance tuning and query optimization.
- Understanding of Cloud Computing, preferability for AWS
- Experience with Unix shell scripting
- Experience developing software using agile methodologies such as Scrum and/or Kanban
- Strategic thinking, problem solving, and analytical skills
- Strong interpersonal skills, ability to build trust and relationships and influencing others
- Result orientation and ability to work in ambiguous situations where requirements are not clean
**PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS**
- Experience with data modeling, data warehousing and/or analytical tools
- Experience in building batch and streaming data pipelines using AWS Glue, Kafka and/or Spark.
- 5 + experience in data and Intelligence
- Data Warehouse
- Snowflake.
- Proven experience using Snowflake to build solutions that deliver value through leveraging data as an asset and assuring best practices around the solution usage.
**About NTT DATA Services**
**NTT DATA Services is an equal opportunity employer and considers all applicants without regarding to race, color, religion, citizenship, national origin, ancestry, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, physical or mental disability, veteran or marital status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment for all employees. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please inform your recruiter so that we may connect you with the appropriate team.