Act Two Program - Data Engineer

Company Description

At NBCUniversal, we believe in the talent of our people. t's our passion and commitment to excellence that drives NBCU's vast portfolio of brands to succeed. From broadcast and cable networks, news and sports platforms, to film, world-renowned theme parks and a diverse suite of digital properties, we take pride in all that we do and all that we represent. It's what makes us uniquely NBCU. Here you can create the extraordinary. Join us.

Job Description

The Act Two career relaunch program at NBCUniversal is a 6-month paid, fixed-term role for experienced professionals returning to the workforce after taking time off for personal reasons such as caregiving. The program is open to women and men who have at least 5 years of professional experience and have been out of the paid workforce (in an office/ corporate environment) for at least two years to focus on caring for a child or another dependent. If you meet these criteria, we welcome you to apply.

At NBCU, we appreciate the skills you can offer, the diverse perspective you can provide, and the contributions you will make. We understand that while careers may pause, talent doesn't. Our Act Two program offers you a chance to revamp your skills, gain new experience and get professional development support through our partnership with Path Forward.

The Data & Analytics team (D&A) at NBCUniversal is looking for a passionate problem solver who's looking to build the next generation of data pipelines and applications. Working across one or more of our main subject areas - research, marketing, engineering frameworks - the Data Engineer role is right for you if you're a "hands-on" coder who can build and cleanse large datasets in order to report out actionable insights.

As part of the global Operations & Technology organization, the D&A is focused on data and analytics strategies for the future. We support NBCU's vast portfolio of brands - from broadcast, cable, news, and sports networks to film studios, world-renowned theme parks, and a diverse suite of digital properties. We take pride in supplying our business groups with data to advise and shape strategic business decisions related to our content.

In the Data Engineer role, you'll be working with internal stakeholders, data engineers, visualization experts, data scientists, and other technologists across the business. If you're someone who loves to take large, disparate data sets and build them into flexible and scalable analytics applications and databases, you've come to the right place. Here you can create the extraordinary. Join us.

• Collaborate with business leaders, engineers, and product managers to understand data needs.
• Interface with other technology teams to extract, transform, and load data from a wide variety of data sources using cloud-native data engineering principles
• Design, build, and scale data pipelines across a variety of source systems and streams (internal, third-party, as well as cloud-based), distributed/elastic environments, and downstream applications and/or self-service solutions
• Identify, design, and implement internal process improvements: automating manual processes, optimizing data delivery, re-designing infrastructure for greater scalability, etc.
• Implement the appropriate design patterns while optimizing performance, cost, security, and scale and end user experience
• Participate in development sprints, demos, and retrospectives, as well as release and deployment
• Build and manage relationships with supporting IT teams in order to effectively deliver work products to production

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in a data engineering role
• Direct experience with data modeling, ETL/EL T development principles, and data warehousing concepts
• Knowledge of data management fundamentals and data storage principles
• Experience in building data pipelines using Python/SOL or similar programming languages
• Demonstrable experience in Airflow, Luigi or similar orchestration engines
• General understanding of cloud data engineering design patterns and use cases
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Statistics, Informatics, Information Systems or related field.

Desired Characteristics :

• Analytical - You have experience in delivering data analytics solutions that promote data discovery
• Experience with Snowflake, Amazon Web Services, or related cloud platforms a plus
• Understanding of big data technology stacks (Hive /Spark etc) is a plus
• Media-focused - Strong knowledge/passion for media including broadcast TV, digital, and film
• Direct experience working with sources like Nielsen, Adobe Analytics, comScore, and other
• Media/entertainment industry datasets a plus
• Communicator - You have excellent verbal and written skills with the ability to communicate ideas effectively across all levels of the organization, both technical and non-technical
• Action-oriented - You're constantly figuring out new problems and are regularly showing results with a positive attitude, always displaying ethical behavior, integrity, and building trust
• Strong understanding of Agile principles and best practices
• You've dealt with ambiguity and can make quality decisions in a dynamic, fast-paced environment

Pay range: $50/hr

Additional Information

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