About EAB
At EAB, our mission is to make education smarter and our communities stronger. We work with more than 2,500 institutions to drive transformative change through data-driven insights and best-in-class capabilities. From kindergarten to college to career, EAB partners with leaders and practitioners to accelerate progress and drive results across five major areas: enrollment, student success, institutional strategy, data & analytics, and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I). We work with each partner differently, tailoring our portfolio of research, technology, and marketing and enrollment solutions to meet the unique needs of every leadership team, as well as the students and employees they serve.
At EAB, we serve not only our partner institutions but each other—that's why we are always working to make sure our employees love their jobs and are invested in their communities. See how we've been recognized for this dedication to our employees by checking out our recent awards.
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The Role in Brief:
Associate Data Engineer (Full Time Starting Summer 2024)
Are you a data enthusiast who seeks to tease out meaning from complex data flows and assets? Are you a talented problem solver who can transform abstract problems into elegant technical solutions? We are looking for a Data Engineer to join our team of engineers and data analysts focused on designing, creating, and delivering data solutions as part of our state-of-the-art cloud based products. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to build a world-class solution to help our higher education clients solve challenging problems through data
Open to remote or can be based in one of our EAB locations; Washington, DC., Richmond, VA., or Birmingham, AL.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Responsible for translating functional requirements and processes into scaled solutions through logical implementation of code (e.g., SQL, python)
- Responsible for data modeling and schema design that will range across multiple business domains within higher education
- Partner with multiple stakeholders including clients, new product development, BI engineers to develop scalable standard schemas
- Work with clients to research and conduct business information flow studies
- Codify high-performing SQL for efficient data transformation
- Coordinate work with external teams to ensure a smooth development process
- Support operations by identifying, researching and resolving performance and production issues
Basic Qualifications:
- Experience working with relational or multi-dimensional databases, including statistical and business intelligence solutions.
- Demonstrated mastery in database concepts through technically accurate representation of functionally meaningful data
- Foundational knowledge and eagerness to expand skills in SQL
- Proven ability to work with stakeholders to define requirements and a clear understanding of data-generative processes
- Excellent analytic and troubleshooting skills
- Strong written and oral communication skills
Ideal Qualifications:
- Experience working in an AGILE environment
- Experience developing commercial software products
- Proven ability to synthesize complex topics into intuitive and generalizable taxonomies
- Demonstrated mastery of large-scale database implementations and design patterns
- Experience developing ETL processes
- Demonstrated mastery in one or more SQL variants: PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle, SQL Server, or DB2
- Experience developing logical data models within a data warehouse
- Experience with AWS infrastructure (Lambda, Python, Aurora DB)
- Familiar with Snowflake database
- Experience working with BI Platforms such as: Tableau, PowerBI, etc. etc.
- GIT expertise
- Commitment to valuing diversity, practicing inclusive behaviors, and contributing to an equitable working and continual learning environment in support of EAB’s DE&I Promise
If you’ve reached this section of the job description and are unsure of whether to apply, please do! At EAB, we welcome diversity of background and experience. We would encourage you to submit an application if this is a role you would be passionate about doing every day.
Benefits:
Consistent with our belief that our employees are our most valuable resource, EAB offers a competitive and inclusive benefits package.
- Generous PTO annually, in addition to paid firm holidays
- Daytime leave policy for community service or fitness activities (up to 10 hours a month each)
- Paid parental leave for birthing or non-birthing parents
- Phase Back to Work program for employees returning from parental leave
- Adoption or surrogacy assistance
- Dynamic growth opportunities with merit-based promotion philosophy
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At EAB, we believe that to fulfill our mission to “make education smarter and our communities stronger” we need team members who bring a diversity of perspectives to the table and are committed to fostering a workplace where each team member is valued, respected and heard.
To that end, EAB is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and we make employment decisions on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need. We don’t discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law.