IT Data Engineer

Why Valmont
 

We’re Here to Move the World Forward.

Valmont impacts millions of people around the world every day, yet they might not realize the many ways. Our technology is helping feed the growing population, supplying the world with more reliable energy and access to renewables, enhancing connectivity in remote and urban locations to create a sustainable future and so much more. Simply put, Valmont is advancing agricultural productivity and reimagining vital infrastructure to make life better.

Join a Fortune 1000 company that respects hard work, honors diversity and invests in our employees as we focus on creating the world of tomorrow, today. We are the modern workforce. Are you ready to move the world forward? Apply now.

• This position reports to the IT Manager, Data and Analytics and has no direct or indirect reports.

• Collaborate with cross functional teams to define metrics, guidelines, and strategies for effective use of data and information.
• Plan, document, and enforce data standards and architecture with teams.
• Engage with Data and Analytics and business teams to identify, design, and implement data management and analytical tools.
• Assist in the development of data management policies and procedures and data lifecycle management.
• Conduct research and make recommendations on big data infrastructure, database technologies, analytics tools, services, protocols, and standards.
• Support user community with Data Management tools.
• Drive the collection of new data and the refinement of existing data sources.
• Develop tools and libraries that will help Data Analytics team members more efficiently interface with large amounts of data.
• Develop, implement, and maintain change control and testing processes for modifications to data analytics.
• Collaborate with database and disaster recovery administrators to ensure effective protection and integrity of data assets.
• Manage and/or provide guidance to junior members of the Data Analytics team.

Required Qualifications of Every Candidate (Education, Experience, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities):

• Preferred Bachelor’s degree with 3+ years relevant experience or Associate’s degree with 5+ years relevant experience or 7+ years of relevant experience.
• Strong working SQL knowledge and experience working with relational databases, query authoring (SQL) as well as working familiarity with a variety of databases.
• Strong analytical skills related to working with structured and unstructured datasets.
• Build processes supporting data transformation, data structures, metadata, dependency, and workload management.
• Ability to manipulate, process, and extract value from large, disconnected datasets.
• Working knowledge of message queuing, stream processing, and highly scalable ‘big data’ data stores.
• Experience supporting and working with cross-functional teams in a dynamic environment.
• Strong project management experience.
• Ability to learn and understand organization’s goals and objectives.
• Knowledge of applicable data privacy practices and laws.

Valmont does not discriminate against any employee or applicant in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, veteran status, disability or any other characteristic protected by law.  Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

If you have a disability and require any assistance in filling out the application for employment email [email protected].

Highly Qualified Candidates Will Also Possess These Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s and/or Graduate degree in the field of computer science, informatics, or another quantitative field.
• Experience with big data, data pipeline, stream processing and workflow management tools.
• Experience with Microsoft Azure Cloud and the associated tools.