[Remote] Staff Data Engineer
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Forterra is a leading provider of autonomous systems for ground-based movement, focusing on building technology that protects front-line soldiers and enables civilian workers. They are seeking an experienced Staff Data Engineer to support the development of data pipelines and the data platform, playing a crucial role in building the data foundation for their autonomy products.ResponsibilitiesBuild and orchestrate pipelines for ingestion and transformation of data collected from Forterra's vehicles and internal systemsDesign, build, and maintain our enterprise data warehouse on Snowflake, ensuring optimal performance, cost-efficiency, and scalabilityGather requirements from both technical and non-technical stakeholders to deliver end-to-end data productsSupport user and role provisioning, implement RBAC policies, support audits and conduct user access reviewsEstablish data modeling standards and data governance frameworks, creating dimension and fact tables that serve analytics, machine learning, and reporting use casesImplement data quality monitoring, anomaly detection, tests, and alertingDocument definitions, metrics, and KPIs and assist in the development of a data dictionarySkills6+ years of hands-on experience in data engineering, data warehousing, or analytics engineering rolesExpert SQL knowledge and Python proficiencyExperience with the modern data warehouses (Snowflake, Redshift, BigQuery, etc), data transformation, and orchestration tools (dbt, Airflow, Dagster, Prefect)Experience with cloud infrastructureUnderstanding of software engineering best practices including version control, CI/CD pipelines, code review processes, and infrastructure-as-codeUnderstanding of MLOps and experience with implementation of AI/ML technologiesBachelor's Degree STEM field or Related degreeBig Data/IoT Data experienceExperience working with unstructured dataExperience working with GovCloud and FedRampBenefitsPremium Healthcare Benefits: Three plan options, including an HSA-eligible plan, with Forterra covering 80% of the plan premium for you and your dependents.Basic Life/AD&D, short and long-term disability insurance plans 100% covered by Forterra, plus the option to purchase additional life insurance for you and your dependents.Extremely generous company holiday calendar including a winter break in December.Competitive paid time off (PTO) offering 20 days accrued per year.A minimum of 7 weeks fully paid parental leave for birth/adoption.A $9k annual tuition reimbursement or professional development stipend.Fully stocked beverage refrigerators with all the Celsius your little heart desires.401(k) retirement savings plan, including traditional, Roth 401(k), and after-tax deferral with company match up to 4%.Company OverviewForterra delivers autonomous mission systems for defense. It was founded in 2002, and is headquartered in Clarksburg, Maryland, USA, with a workforce of 201-500 employees. Its website is https://www.forterra.com.