DataOps Engineer

Who We Are:

Since 1906, New Balance has empowered people through sport and craftsmanship to create positive change in communities around the world. We innovate fearlessly, guided by our core values and driven by the belief that conventions were meant to be challenged. We foster a culture in which every associate feels welcomed and respected, where leaders and creatives are inspired to shape the world of tomorrow by taking bold action today. At New Balance, We Got Now.

JOB MISSION:

New Balance is seeking a DataOps engineer in the Global BI, Data & Analytics team. As a DataOps Engineer, you will play a significant role in the smooth operations of our global data platform by designing, implementing, and operating processes and tools that enable data innovation, increase trust in the data and speed up the development cycle. You will work collaboratively with data engineers, analysts, and cross functional teams to help deliver quality data products.

MAJOR ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Lead the agile DataOps process for the design, processing, and maintenance of data in our heterogeneous and distributed architecture.
• By your actions, improve data quality and outcome for the data engineering, analytics and data science users and producers of data.
• Document those improvements by producing reports on data quality, trustability, observability to inform the team and the management on our operations and data KPIs.
• Improve and motivate change into our development and delivery process across the whole data environment. Implement a true CI/CD environment for infrastructure, code, and data.
• Evaluate database / schema change management tools. Integrate such tools in our development and deployment processes.
• Design and implement a unified way to get logging information on our processes to monitor, alert and report on them.
• Help administrate and operate our Data Dictionary and Data Quality tool.
• Be a steward of our data processes and help create and maintain documentation and conduct trainings inside and outside the team to foster good data operations and practices. Encourage test driven development and provide a framework for automated testing based on reusable environments.
• Help implement data governance policies wherever the data is accessed (Databricks, Snowflake, Spotfire). Document and version control those policies and grants.
• Take part in general Snowflake and Databricks administration and automate administrative tasks.
• Be part of discussions on evaluating build vs buy and be involved with third-party vendors.

REQUIREMENTS FOR SUCCESS:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science with focus on data engineering preferable.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in data engineering/Dev Ops or related field in data services.
• Fluency with a scripting or programming language, Python preferred, as well as SQL.
• Experience with a cloud environment, Azure preferred.
• Experience with the operations of cloud databases, orchestration tools and processing engines. Azure Data Factory, Databricks (PySpark) and Snowflake preferred.
• Familiarity with both batch and streaming data operations.
• Experience with GitHub, including GitHub Actions.
• Experience with a data catalog and data governance tool such as Alation.
• Familiarity with data quality, data testing or DataOps tools.
• Proactive and collaborative approach in implementing tooling and proper DataOps practices to achieve the team's and the business' goals.
• Possess intellectual curiosity and a desire to learn new skills/technologies
• Excellent work ethic and communication skills

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Regular Associate Benefits

Our products are only as good as the people we hire, so we make sure to hire the best and treat them accordingly. New Balance offers a comprehensive traditional benefits package including three options for medical insurance as well as dental, vision, life insurance and 401K. We also proudly offer a slate of more nontraditional perks – opportunities like online learning and development courses, tuition reimbursement, $100 monthly student loan support and various mentorship programs – that encourage our associates to grow personally as they develop professionally. You’ll also enjoy a yearly $1,000 lifestyle reimbursement, 4 weeks of vacations, 12 holidays and generous parental leave, because work-life balance is more than just a buzzword – it’s part of our culture.

Temporary associates are provided three options for medical insurance as well as dental and vision insurance and an associate discount.

Part time associates are provided 401k, short term disability, a yearly $300 lifestyle reimbursement and an associate discount.

Flexible Work Schedule

For decades we have fostered a unique culture founded on our values with a particular focus on in-person teamwork and collaboration. Our North American hybrid model encourages rich in-person experiences, showcasing our commitment to teamwork and connection, while maintaining flexibility for associates. New Balance Associates currently work in office three days per week (Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday). Our offices are fully open, and amenities are available across our North American office locations. To continue our focus on hybrid work we have introduced “Work from Anywhere” (WFA) for four weeks per calendar year. This model will help us enhance our culture while continuing to maintain elements of flexibility.

Equal Opportunity Employer

New Balance provides equal opportunities for all current and prospective associates and takes affirmative action to ensure that employment, training, compensation, transfer, promotion and other terms, conditions and privileges of employment are provided without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, handicap, genetic information and/or status as an Armed Forces service medal veteran, recently separated veteran, qualified disabled veteran or other protected veteran.