Sr Data Engineer

NBCUniversal is one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies. They are seeking a Senior Data Engineer to design, build, and evolve their data platforms and pipelines, empowering business units with trusted, scalable data solutions that drive strategic decision-making.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the design, development, and scaling of complex data pipelines and platforms
• Partner with business leaders and engineering teams to translate requirements into production-ready data solutions
• Own end-to-end data solutions including modeling, performance, reliability, and cost optimization
• Apply cloud-native design patterns to ensure scalability, security, and maintainability
• Implement CI/CD, testing, monitoring, and data quality best practices
• Provide technical mentorship to junior team members by leading design reviews, conducting thoughtful code reviews, and sharing best practices to raise the overall quality and consistency of data engineering solutions
• Actively participate in agile ceremonies and collaborate with platform and IT teams

Requirements:

• 5+ years of experience in data engineering, demonstrating a foundational understanding of data modeling, ETL/ELT principles, and data warehousing
• Experience with data management fundamentals, data storage principles, and cloud-based data warehouses such as cloud Storage (AWS S3, GCP Cloud Storage, Azure Blob Storage, Iceberg), GCP BigQuery, Snowflake, or similar platforms
• Proficiency in building data pipelines using Python/SQL
• Demonstrate experience with workflow orchestration tools like Airflow, or a willingness to learn
• Experience in applying CI/CD principles and processes to data engineering solutions
• General understanding of cloud data engineering design patterns and use cases
• A bachelor's degree in computer science, Data Science, Statistics, Informatics, Information Systems, Mathematics, Computer Engineering, or a related quantitative discipline is preferred
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to operate in ambiguous environments
• Demonstrated interest in mentoring and developing other engineers