Junior Data Engineer

Company Description

Are you looking to join an organization that is growing and dynamic? What about a high-energy, collaborative environment that rewards hard work?

J.S. Held is a global consulting firm that combines technical, scientific, financial, and strategic expertise to advise clients seeking to realize value and mitigate risk. Our professionals serve as trusted advisors to organizations facing high stakes matters demanding urgent attention, staunch integrity, proven experience, clear-cut analysis, and an understanding of both tangible and intangible assets.

The firm provides a comprehensive suite of services, products, and data that enable clients to navigate complex, contentious, and often catastrophic situations.

Job Description

We are seeking a Junior Data Engineer to join our IT team. The ideal person for this role will need to not only have a strong grasp of data solutions and their functionalities but also be flexible and a strategic thinker able to take on a variety of tasks. As a Junior Data Engineer, you will develop and maintain data solutions (ETL, warehouses, lakehouses, etc) for corporate systems.

Job Responsibilities

• Data pipelines: Design, create, and manage the processes that move data from various sources to a destination like a database, data warehouse, or analytics platform. 
• Data warehouses: Optimize data warehouses to enable fast data retrieval and queries.
• Data security: Ensure systems comply with data security legislation and policies. 
• ETL: Implement ETL packages to copy and transform data. 
• Algorithms and prototypes: Build algorithms and prototypes.
• Data acquisition: Identify opportunities for data acquisition. 
• Analytical tools: Develop analytical tools and data science solutions.
• Collaboration: Collaborate with the business intelligence team and other IT and business stakeholders.
• We work a flexible schedule, including support on some Colombian holidays, with US holidays off.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications 

• Professional level English fluency
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field.
• 2-3 years of experience as a data engineer or a similar role.
• Proficiency in SQL and experience with database management systems (e.g., SQL Server, MySQL, PostgreSQL).
• Experience with data manipulation using Python.
• Familiarity with data warehousing concepts and tools.

Preferred Qualifications 

• Experience with Microsoft Fabric.
• Thriving in a fast-paced, high-volume environment.  

Physical and Mental Job Qualifications 

• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.  

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Additional Information

Some of the Benefits We Have Include

J.S. Held understands that all our employees are people, and sometimes life needs flexibility. We work to always provide an environment that best supports and suits our team’s needs.

• Our flexible work environment allows employees to work remotely when needed
• Generous Annual Leave Policy
• Comprehensive Medical Insurance

Other Duties

Please note that this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

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Please explore what we’re all about at www.jsheld.com.

EEO and Job Accommodations

We embrace diversity and our commitment to building a team and environment that fosters professional and personal enrichment is unwavering. We are greater when we are equal!

J.S. Held is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to hiring a diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request for a reasonable accommodation, please email jobs@jsheld.com and include “Applicant Accommodation” within the subject line with your request and contact information.