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Principal Data Engineer

Houston, TX

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Job ID R173663 Date posted 10/16/2024

Employment Type Full time

Company name US6469 Sysco Payroll, Division of Sysco Resources Services, LLC

Compensation Range The pay range provided is not indicative of Sysco’s actual pay range but is merely algorithmic and provided for generalized comparison. Factors that may be used to determine rate of pay include specific skills, work location, work experience and other individualized factors

Requirements Responsible for the technical leadership of the data engineering team. Build scalable data and analytics models and architecture from event formation to ingestion to reporting, from scratch. Evaluate and lead the implementation of robust systems used by every team within Sysco Labs. Establish strategy, vision and architecture of end-to-end pipeline while following industry best practices. Operate as an expert-level individual contributor and develop reporting and analytics with minimal technical oversight on multiple products or subject matter areas, while understanding the relationships and impact within the broader system.

Description Essential Functions: • Manage all aspects of the data and analytics system from stream configuration to ETL to aggregate tables and cubes for reporting needs. Establish and maintain the data pipeline architecture. Anticipate and understand the impact of technical decisions across the organization. • Partner with all facets of the business to include development, operations and consumers of data. Form and maintain relationships with stakeholders to understand needs and translate those needs into priorities and executable plans. • Provide technical guidance to data engineers. Mentor engineers throughout the data and analytics organization. Review and provide feedback on technical deliverables from peer and junior data engineers. • Write scripts to schedule data ingestion and syncing. Evaluate, lead and form back end logic to create data marts from requirements for the purposes of self-serving stakeholders. • Oversee the code creation from junior members of the team. Troubleshoot issues and obstacles independently and act as a first level of escalation support for the team. • Fix and research highly complex or difficult technical problems as a final source of escalation. • Assist data architects to build the working framework for data search and retrieval. • Identify required changes to the design and communicate to the architects. • Other duties as assigned. Minimum Qualifications • 10 years experience of hands-on data platform design and development in large-scale and complex environments. • Experience with SQL and Python. • Experience with Redshift and Postgres. • Experience with AWS platform and technologies including Kinesis, Firehose and Glue. • Experience with cloud storage such as S3. • Experience orchestrating data ingestion and syncing metadata with event data. • Experience with ETL for reporting and business users (marketing, finance, product owners). Preferred Qualifications • Recognized degree in computer science or certification in technical related field. • 12 years experience of hands-on data platform design and development in large-scale and complex environments. • Experience with Tableau and Tableau Server.

Overview Sysco is the global leader in foodservice distribution. With over 71,000 colleagues and a fleet of over 13,000 vehicles, Sysco operates approximately 333 distribution facilities worldwide and serves more than 700,000 customer locations. We offer our colleagues the opportunity to grow personally and professionally, to contribute to the success of a dynamic organization, and to serve others in a manner that exceeds their expectations. We’re looking for talented, hard-working individuals to join our team. Come grow with us and let us show you why Sysco is at the heart of food and service.

AFFIRMATIVE ACTION STATEMENT Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer, and consider qualified applicants without regard to race, color, creed, religion, ancestry, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, veteran status or any other protected factor under federal, state or local law. This opportunity is available through Sysco Corporation, its subsidiaries and affiliates.

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