Data Engineer II

FedEx is a global logistics and transportation company, and they are seeking a Data Engineer II to deliver engineering innovation and execute key business initiatives. The role involves designing and implementing data pipelines, ensuring data quality, and collaborating with multi-disciplinary teams to support data-driven insights.

Responsibilities:

• Design and implement data pipelines to collect, process, and store data efficiently
• Ensure data quality, integrity, and accessibility
• Create data models to support business analytics and reporting
• Work with business partners, analysts, and other stakeholders to understand data needs, and design schemas
• Build and manage ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) processes for data integration and automate data ingestion and transformation tasks
• Optimize ETL pipelines and databases (both SQL and NoSQL). Monitor database performance and troubleshoot issues
• Collaborate with software engineers to integrate data systems with applications
• Utilize big data tools for processing large datasets, such as Spark, BigQuery, SQL, Pub/Sub, or DataProc
• Experience with Ab Initio ETL is preferred
• Implement distributed systems for real-time data processing
• Ensure data governance and security through compliance with data governance policies and data security standards
• Implement data access controls and encryption techniques
• Document data architecture, pipelines, and processes

Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, a related quantitative field such as Engineering or Mathematics or equivalent formal training or work experience
• Two (2) years equivalent work experience in measurement and analysis, quantitative business problem solving, simulation development and/or predictive analytics
• Strong knowledge in data engineering and machine learning frameworks including design, development and implementation of highly complex systems and data pipelines
• Strong knowledge in Information Systems including design, development and implementation of large batch or online transaction-based systems
• Strong understanding of the transportation industry, competitors, and evolving technologies
• Experience as a member of multi-functional project teams
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Experience with Ab Initio ETL is preferred