IT Data Engineering is responsible for designing and developing enterprise data collection, aggregation, and access systems for IDEXX's global business environment. We work with traditional data architectures such as enterprise data warehousing and cloud-based data centralization systems like data integration hubs. Our products are used to synchronize billions of data points between enterprise applications such as global ERP and CRM applications, collect and normalize reference lab results and clinical utilization, and create easy-to-access data sources for enterprise analytics, sales enablement tools, and data science initiatives.
We are seeking a Data Engineer to join our centralized enterprise data engineering team. In this role, you will design, build, and maintain reliable, scalable data pipelines and data models that support analytics, reporting, and operational use cases across the organization.
You’ll work with shared, enterprise-wide datasets, and collaborate with data engineers, data analysts, and business partners to ensure data is accurate, accessible, well-governed, and easy to use.
Location: We are looking for those local to our HQ in Westbrook, Maine where we require a minimum of 8 days per month on-site, allowing flexibility of hybrid.
In this role, you will...
- Design, build, and maintain ETL/ELT pipelines using SQL, Python and Apache Airflow
- Develop, optimize, and maintain data models and transformations in Snowflake
- Integrate and manage data from source systems including MySQL and Oracle
- Build shared enterprise datasets that support analytics, reporting, and operational workflows
- Implement data quality checks and monitoring to ensure accuracy, completeness, and reliability
- Monitor, troubleshoot, and improve pipeline performance, reliability, and cost efficiency
- Contribute to data governance, documentation, naming conventions, and testing standards
- Work in an established scrum team
- Collaborate with technical and non-technical partners to understand data requirements and explain data solutions clearly
- Support ongoing maintenance and continuous improvement of enterprise data platforms
What You Will Need To Succeed...
- Typically 2–5 years of experience in data engineering or a related role, or equivalent practical experience
- On-call is required
- Strong SQL skills and experience working with cloud data warehouses, especially Snowflake
- Proficiency in Python for data pipeline development and orchestration
- Familiarity with AWS services commonly used in data platforms, such as EC2, S3, and Lambda
- Experience building and scheduling workflows with Apache Airflow
- Experience working with relational databases such as MySQL and Oracle
- Solid understanding of data warehousing concepts and relational data modeling
- Experience supporting shared datasets in a centralized or enterprise data environment
- Familiarity with Git and collaborative development practices
Nice to Have
- Experience working in enterprise or regulated environments, or with complex data ecosystems
- Exposure to data governance, data quality frameworks, or metadata management
- Experience optimizing performance and cost in Snowflake
- Familiarity with CI/CD practices for data pipelines
- Familiarity with Terraform for infrastructure-as-code (IaC)
- Experience working in Agile development environments
What you can expect from us:
• Base annual salary target: $90000 - $100000 (yes, we do have flexibility if needed)
• Opportunity for annual cash bonus
• Health / Dental / Vision Benefits Day-One
• 5% matching 401k
• Additional benefits including but not limited to financial support, pet insurance, mental health resources, volunteer paid days off, employee stock program, foundation donation matching, and much more!
Why IDEXX?
We’re proud of the work we do, because our work matters. An innovation leader in every industry we serve, we follow our Purpose and Guiding Principles to help pet owners worldwide keep their companion animals healthy and happy, to ensure safe drinking water for billions, and to help farmers protect livestock and poultry from diseases. We have customers in over 175 countries and a global workforce of over 10,000 talented people.
So, what does that mean for you? We enrich the livelihoods of our employees with a positive and respectful work culture that embraces challenges and encourages learning and discovery. At IDEXX, you will be supported by competitive compensation, incentives, and benefits while enjoying purposeful work that drives improvement.
IDEXX values a diverse workforce and workplace and strongly encourages women, people of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply.
IDEXX is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will not be discriminated against because of race, color, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, religion, national origin, citizenship status, disability, ancestry, marital status, veteran status, medical condition, or any protected category prohibited by local, state, or federal laws.
Let’s pursue what matters together.
Top Skills
What We Do
10,000 people, one global focus - enhancing the health and well-being of pets, people, and livestock
We are passionate about what we do at IDEXX – and why wouldn’t we be? When you’re working to raise the standard of care for pets, make drinking water safe for billions and keep our livestock population around the globe healthy and free of disease, it’s no wonder that what we do each day is more than just a job. There’s an energy across IDEXX that is contagious – where caring and committed people come together to make things better.
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. (NASDAQ: IDXX), a member of the S&P 500, is a leader in pet healthcare innovation, serving practicing veterinarians around the world with a broad range of diagnostic and information technology-based products and services. Headquartered in southern Maine, we conduct operations through more than 70 locations around the world and serve customers in over 175 countries.
Our primary business focuses on pet health, a growing market around the world. Our products —in-clinic diagnostic tests and instrumentation, reference laboratory and telemedicine consultation services, and practice management software—enhance the ability of veterinarians to provide advanced medical care, improve staff efficiency and to build more economically successful practices.
We also develop and manufacture diagnostic tests and information for the global production animal industry, including poultry and livestock, as well as tests for the quality and safety of water and milk.
Please visit our website, IDEXX.com/careers, for further information and to view all of our job opportunities.
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