Slalom Consulting
Principal Data Engineer
Slalom Consulting, Saint Louis, MO
Principal Data Engineer
*Please note: This role is not eligiblefor 100% remote work. Employees must live within a commutable distance of the St. Louis Market and must be willing to be onsite at the client and/or Slalom office when needed.
What will you be doing at Slalom?
Who are you?
You know data and you know how businesses are using data to make an impact in the world. You are a smart, collaborative person who takes ownership and gets things done. You are intellectually curious in business process as well as technology tools, platforms and languages. You plan, but you are a master of adaptation and improvisation. You are highly fungible and willing to wear multiple hats. You are a fast learner who can connect seemingly disparate ideas and help others create those same connections. You understand the best parts of tools and methodologies and can use them to create masterpieces of innovation. You are comfortable solving highly critical problems for some of most recognized organizations in the world. You bring your passion to work.
You come from a background in data with experience in architecture, data modeling, data engineering, or data governance using all different types of databases. You are comfortable explaining technical problems to leadership, business, and other technologist. 5-8+ years of experience working on and leading technical teams while delivering outcomes. You are comfortable with agile methodologies and enterprise development frameworks with deep experience in applying it in a real-world, team setting.
What technologies will you be using?
Everything, depending on clients' needs. Python, SQL, AWS, GCP, Golang, Hadoop, Snowflake, RDBMS, Kakfa, BI reporting tools, and Data Science toolkits. Projects may also require understanding of how to move from a legacy system (SQL Server, relational databases, etc) into a more modern architecture. No one needs to be an expert in everything on day 1 but we are always learning new things to solve problems, like:
About Us
Slalom is a modern consulting firm focused on strategy, technology, and business transformation. In almost 50 markets across the US and around the world, Slalom's teams have the autonomy to be responsive to the market and do what's right for our teams and clients. They are backed by regional innovation hubs, a global culture of collaboration, and partnerships with the world's top technology providers. Founded in 2001 and headquartered in Seattle, Slalom has organically grown to more than 12,000 employees. Slalom is one of Fortune's 100 Best Companies to Work For and is regularly recognized by employees as the best place to work. Learn more at slalom.com.
Compensation and Benefits
Slalom prides itself on helping team members thrive in their work and life. As a result, Slalom is proud to invest in benefits that include meaningful time off and paid holidays, parental leave, 401(k) with a match, a range of choices for highly subsidized health, dental, & vision coverage, adoption and fertility assistance, and short/long-term disability. We also offer additional benefits such as a yearly $350 reimbursement account for any well-being related expenses as well as discounted home, auto, and pet insurance.
EEO and Accommodations
Slalom is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to inclusion, diversity, and equity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veterans' status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. Slalom will also consider qualified applications with criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. Slalom welcomes and encourages applications from individuals with disabilities. Reasonable accommodations are available for candidates during all aspects of the selection process. Please advise the talent acquisition team if you require accommodations during the interview process. #LI-DK2
*Please note: This role is not eligiblefor 100% remote work. Employees must live within a commutable distance of the St. Louis Market and must be willing to be onsite at the client and/or Slalom office when needed.
What will you be doing at Slalom?
- Solving our clients most critical and difficult problems with data and cloud-driven technologies.
- Growing our delivery expertise and transformation capabilities, internally and externally.
- Leading teams of the best and brightest minds in any industry.
- Collaborating with our clients to create solutions to fully leverage their business and technology capabilities.
- Creating and implementing strategic roadmaps to help our clients achieve impactful outcomes.
- Working with a fun, collaborative team, with diverse backgrounds and skills, where everyone can be themselves and are provided the opportunity to love their life.
Who are you?
You know data and you know how businesses are using data to make an impact in the world. You are a smart, collaborative person who takes ownership and gets things done. You are intellectually curious in business process as well as technology tools, platforms and languages. You plan, but you are a master of adaptation and improvisation. You are highly fungible and willing to wear multiple hats. You are a fast learner who can connect seemingly disparate ideas and help others create those same connections. You understand the best parts of tools and methodologies and can use them to create masterpieces of innovation. You are comfortable solving highly critical problems for some of most recognized organizations in the world. You bring your passion to work.
You come from a background in data with experience in architecture, data modeling, data engineering, or data governance using all different types of databases. You are comfortable explaining technical problems to leadership, business, and other technologist. 5-8+ years of experience working on and leading technical teams while delivering outcomes. You are comfortable with agile methodologies and enterprise development frameworks with deep experience in applying it in a real-world, team setting.
What technologies will you be using?
Everything, depending on clients' needs. Python, SQL, AWS, GCP, Golang, Hadoop, Snowflake, RDBMS, Kakfa, BI reporting tools, and Data Science toolkits. Projects may also require understanding of how to move from a legacy system (SQL Server, relational databases, etc) into a more modern architecture. No one needs to be an expert in everything on day 1 but we are always learning new things to solve problems, like:
- Big Data Platforms (Apache Spark, Presto, Amazon EMR)
- Cloud Data Warehouses (Amazon Redshift, Snowflake, Google BigQuery)
- Object Oriented Coding (Java, Python)
- NoSQL Databases (DynamoDB, Cosmos DB, MongoDB)
- Container Management Systems (Kubernetes, Amazon ECS)
- Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning (Amazon Sagemaker, Azure ML Studio)
- Streaming Data Ingestion and Analytics (Amazon Kinesis, Apache Kafka)
- Visual Analytics (Tableau, PowerBI)
- Modern Data Workflows (Apache Airflow, dbt, Dagster)
About Us
Slalom is a modern consulting firm focused on strategy, technology, and business transformation. In almost 50 markets across the US and around the world, Slalom's teams have the autonomy to be responsive to the market and do what's right for our teams and clients. They are backed by regional innovation hubs, a global culture of collaboration, and partnerships with the world's top technology providers. Founded in 2001 and headquartered in Seattle, Slalom has organically grown to more than 12,000 employees. Slalom is one of Fortune's 100 Best Companies to Work For and is regularly recognized by employees as the best place to work. Learn more at slalom.com.
Compensation and Benefits
Slalom prides itself on helping team members thrive in their work and life. As a result, Slalom is proud to invest in benefits that include meaningful time off and paid holidays, parental leave, 401(k) with a match, a range of choices for highly subsidized health, dental, & vision coverage, adoption and fertility assistance, and short/long-term disability. We also offer additional benefits such as a yearly $350 reimbursement account for any well-being related expenses as well as discounted home, auto, and pet insurance.
EEO and Accommodations
Slalom is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to inclusion, diversity, and equity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veterans' status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. Slalom will also consider qualified applications with criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. Slalom welcomes and encourages applications from individuals with disabilities. Reasonable accommodations are available for candidates during all aspects of the selection process. Please advise the talent acquisition team if you require accommodations during the interview process. #LI-DK2