Lead Data Engineer

Company Description

smarter, safer and more beautiful homes and improving lives. Our driving purpose is that we elevate every life by transforming spaces into havens. We believe our work and our brands can have incredibly positive impacts for not just our business and shareholders, but for people and the planet, too.

When you join Fortune Brands, you become part of a high-performing team who are empowered to think big, learn fast and make bold decisions. We support an inclusive and diverse culture where everyone is encouraged and empowered to be their authentic selves, and where our differences and unique perspectives are a key strength.

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Job Description

We are seeking a skilled lead Data Ops Engineer with expertise in Data Ops or Data Engineering, SQL, system automation, and Python to join our team.  Responsibilities include designing the proper data architecture, implementing automation, and be the mentor and leader for the Data & Analytics team.  Join us to drive innovation and operational excellence as we navigate the cutting edge. 

Position Location: Enjoy remote work with the option to engage at our Deerfield office. This role offers career growth and leadership opportunities.

RESPONSIBLIITIES:

What you will be doing

Data Ops and Engineering:

• Utilize Git for version control and collaboration on codebase
• Help design a scalable, reliable, and secure data architecture
• Lead the team in building and integration of ELT and ETL workflows to our production environment
• Support and maintain existing legacy pipelines (Oracle BI and SQLServer)
• Establish observability tools and practices to monitor deployment process, data integrity, and system health

Technical Leadership:

• Identify opportunities to modernize our systems and tech stack, improve quality, and minimize technical debt
• Review team’s work, code, and architecture
• Mentor the team and establish best practices and work culture
• Articulate and lead technical issues, constraints, and risks; involve in critical decision making in the data & analytics domain
• Be a role model for organizing and documenting critical information for the team
• Lead the development and migration our existing infrastructure and codebase to the new ML orchestration platform
• Maintain our Python code for our ML and data pipelines
• Document procedures, configurations, and best practices to ensure knowledge sharing and repeatability of processes

Join us in this exciting role to shape the future of our data integration initiatives, improve processes, and drive impactful results. Your expertise will contribute to the success of our growing Data and Analytics organization.

Qualifications

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

• Technical Expertise
  • 8+ years of experience in Data Ops or Data Engineering
  • 5+ years of hands-on experience in writing highly complex SQL code, preferably in a legacy system, such as Oracle or SQLServer as well as a Cloud-based Datawarehouse, such as Snowflake
  • Intermediate expertise in Git and the integration version control in a development lifecycle process
  • Intermediate to advance knowledge in data pipeline development
  • Proficient in writing clean, robust Python code using coding best practices
  • Experience with prompt engineering, especially using github copilot to co-author SQL queries and Python code
  • Bonus: experience in implementing monitoring and observability solution
• Leadership Skills
  • Excellent communication skills for discussing complex technical with engineers and the ability of translating technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders
  • Proven ability to decompose complex technical challenges and produce a pragmatic solution
  • The ability to adapt and balance delivery, attention to detail with constraints and pragmatism
• Nice to have
  • Great sense of humor

Additional Information

Additional Information:

Fortune Brands believes in fair and equitable pay. A reasonable estimate of the base salary range for this role is Hiring Pay Range: $135,000 USD - $165,000 USD. Please note that actual salaries may vary within the range, or be above or below the range, based on factors including, but not limited to, education, training, experience, professional achievement, business need, and location. In addition to base salary, employees will participate in either an annual bonus plan based on company and individual performance, or a role-based sales incentive plan.

At Fortune Brands Innovations, we support the overall health and wellness of our associates by offering comprehensive, competitive benefits that prioritize all aspects of wellbeing and provide flexibility for our teammates’ unique needs. This includes robust health plans, a market-leading 401(k) program with a company contribution, product discounts, flexible time off benefits (including half-day summer Fridays per policy), inclusive fertility / adoption benefits, and more. We offer numerous ERGs (Employee Resource Groups) to support inclusivity and our associates’ feeling of belonging at work.

Fortune Brands Innovation (FBIN) is built on industry-leading brands and innovation within our operating segments: water, outdoors and security. We have an impressive track record of strong financial results, market outperformance and growth, which translates into career and professional growth opportunities for associates. Please visit our website at fbin.com to learn more.

Equal Employment Opportunity

FBIN is an equal opportunity employer. FBIN evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, disability/handicap status, marital status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, genetic history or information, or any other legally protected characteristic.

We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace and encourage applicants from all backgrounds to apply. To support our efforts, we invite you to voluntarily share your gender, ethnicity, and veteran status. This information is confidential and helps us ensure an inclusive hiring process and improve our diversity initiatives.

Reasonable Accommodations

FBIN is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or interview process, please contact us at fbinleave.fbhs@fbin.com and let us know the nature of your request along with your contact information.