Key skills
ETL processesUnixLinuxBash scriptingPython scriptingData transformationData integrationData quality validationPerformance optimizationOperational security proceduresDoD 8570-compliant certificationPythonBashETLPerformance OptimizationCommunication
About this role
OM Group, Inc. is hiring a Data Engineer / Senior ETL Developer with strong Unix/Linux experience and Bash/Python scripting skills to build and support secure, high-performing enterprise data pipelines. The role involves designing and maintaining ETL processes, automating workflows, and collaborating with various teams to support enterprise data initiatives.
Responsibilities:
- Design, develop, and maintain complex ETL processes to support enterprise data integration and reporting needs
- Develop, test, debug, and optimize scripts in Bash and Python within Unix and Linux environments
- Extract data from diverse sources including databases, flat files, and external systems
- Transform and cleanse data to ensure consistency, accuracy, and usability across downstream systems
- Load and validate data within enterprise data platforms, data warehouses, or analytical environments
- Automate ETL workflows and scheduling processes to ensure reliable and repeatable data operations
- Monitor ETL jobs and troubleshoot failures, performance bottlenecks, and data quality issues
- Apply performance tuning techniques to optimize ETL pipelines and data processing efficiency
- Ensure adherence to security policies, data governance standards, and operational best practices
- Document ETL processes, data flows, and technical configurations to support maintainability and knowledge transfer
- Collaborate with data architects, analysts, and system administrators to support enterprise data initiatives
- Support production data environments and participate in troubleshooting and incident resolution when required
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience)
- Minimum of 8 years of experience developing and supporting ETL processes or data integration solutions
- Strong experience working in Unix and Linux environments
- Proficiency developing and maintaining scripts in Bash and Python
- Experience designing, debugging, and optimizing complex data transformation pipeline
- Experience extracting, transforming, and loading data across multiple systems and formats
- Strong understanding of data integration best practices, data quality validation, and performance optimization
- Experience supporting secure environments and following operational security procedures
- Ability to troubleshoot ETL failures and analyze system logs to resolve data processing issues
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to document technical processes clearly
- DoD 8570-compliant certification required (Security+ or equivalent)
- Active Secret clearance required