Lead Data Engineer

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What We'll Bring:

We are looking for the right individual to embrace the opportunity to tackle challenging problems and use their influence to drive continual improvement. You will use various methods to transform raw data into useful data systems. For example, you’ll create algorithms and conduct statistical analysis. Overall, you’ll strive for efficiency by aligning data systems with business goals. 

To succeed in this data engineering position, you should have strong analytical skills and the ability to combine data from different sources. Data engineer skills also include familiarity with several programming languages and knowledge of learning machine methods.

What You'll Bring:

Responsibilities 

• Analyse and organize raw data  

• Build data systems and pipelines 

• Evaluate business needs and objectives 

• Interpret trends and patterns 

• Conduct complex data analysis and report on results  

• Prepare data for prescriptive and predictive modelling 

• Build algorithms and prototypes 

• Combine raw information from different sources 

• Explore ways to enhance data quality and reliability 

• Identify opportunities for data acquisition 

• Develop analytical tools and programs 

• Collaborate with data scientists and architects on several projects 

 

 

Impact You'll Make:

Requirements and skills 

• Previous experience as a data engineer or in a similar role 

• GCP experience is a must for this role 

• Experience with Big query, GCS, Dataflow and other tools and techniques used for building pipeline is a must 

• Good hands on experience in programming languages  (e.g. Java and Python)\ 

• Technical expertise with data models, data mining, and segmentation techniques 

• Hands-on experience with SQL and NoSQL database design 

• Great numerical and analytical skills 

• GCP Data engineering certification is a plus 

 

 

This is a hybrid position and involves regular performance of job responsibilities virtually as well as in-person at an assigned TU office location for a minimum of two days a week.

TransUnion Job Title

Lead Engineer, Data Development