Lead IT Data Engineer

About Pierce, an Oshkosh company

At Pierce Manufacturing, we build trucks that protect people and communities around the world. To our team, there is no room for anything less than providing the absolute best. Since 1913, building truck bodies on Model T Ford chassis in an old converted church has evolved to creating highly customized, carefully designed and engineering pumpers, aerials, tankers and rescue units that have no equal. Today, you'll find more than 30,000 Pierce apparatuses on the road that are making a difference in people's lives, every day. To us, every step in the process of building our trucks is personal. From innovation and expertise, to the customization and service. Our trucks are designed to perform under the toughest conditions.

* This is an onsite role in Appleton, WI *

Working within the Oshkosh Vocational Digital Technology team, the Lead Data Engineer will partner with cross-functional teams to solve business problems and achieve solutions using data and analytics. Our team focuses transforming data into information to drive business decisions.  This role will work on simple to complex projects and lead the data development lifecycle, including coordinating activities with internal and external resources. These activities will contribute to building enterprise data warehouse, source, segment, and enterprise level data for use in a variety of business analytics and reporting tools.

YOUR IMPACT:   

• Facilitate discussions between business and information technology partners and subject matter experts to understand data needs and design and develop supporting data technical solutions.

• Partner closely with the business to solve problems using data visualization tools such as Tableau, PowerBI and Qlik.

• Act as mentor amongst the team, being both a technical lead and modeling how to best support the business.

• Discover, acquire, explore, prepare, assess, and maintain datasets from a variety of sources to support analyses and ad-hoc investigative requests.

• Help identify valuable data sources and automate related tasks (ETL, reporting, etc.).

• Undertake the processing of structured and unstructured data. Analyze large amounts of information to discover trends and patterns.

• Present information using data visualization techniques and chart/dashboard tools.

• Prepare and concisely deliver analysis results in visual and written forms that communicate data insights to both technical and non-technical audiences.

• Provide support to ensure timely and accurate delivery of data to user; respond and identify root cause of problems stemming from recurring incidents and requests.

• Continuously evaluate tools including prototyping new capabilities to stay abreast of the Business Intelligence (BI) industry.

• Understand and adhere to current department standards and continuous improvement activities.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:    

• Bachelors degree with five (5) or more years of experience in the field or in a related area. 

STANDOUT QUALIFICATIONS:   

• Ability to translate business and technical requirements into data solutions.

• Knowledge of key data warehouse processes.

• Highly organized and detail-oriented, with strong critical thinking, analytical, and problem-solving skills.

• Ability to handle multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment, both independently and as part of a team.

• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from leadership and peers.

• Strongly motivated in learning new technologies and skills in data fields.

• Experience and proficiency with various web-based software applications including Microsoft Office Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, etc.

Pay Range:

The above pay range reflects the minimum and maximum target pay for the position across all U.S. locations. Within this range, individual pay is determined by various factors, including the scope and responsibilities of the role, the candidate's experience, education and skills, as well as the equity of pay among team members in similar positions. Beyond offering a competitive total rewards package, we prioritize a people-first culture and offer various opportunities to support team member growth and success.

Oshkosh is committed to working with and offering reasonable accommodation to job applicants with disabilities. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to disability for any part of the employment process, please contact us at corporatetalentacquisition@oshkoshcorp.com.

Oshkosh Corporation is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. This company will provide equal opportunity to all individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status. Information collected regarding categories as provided by law will in no way affect the decision regarding an employment application.

Oshkosh Corporation will not discharge or in any manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with Oshkosh Corporation's legal duty to furnish information.

Certain positions with Oshkosh Corporation require access to controlled goods and technologies subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations or the Export Administration Regulations. Applicants for these positions may need to be "U.S. Persons," as defined in these regulations. Generally, a "U.S. Person" is a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, or an individual who has been admitted as a refugee or granted asylum.