• Job Description

  Req#: R0092501

  Why USAA?

  At USAA, we have an important mission: facilitating the financial security of millions of U.S. military members and their families. Not all of our employees served in our nation’s military, but we all share in the mission to give back to those who did. We’re working as one to build a great experience and make a real impact for our members.
  
  We believe in our core values of honesty, integrity, loyalty and service. They’re what guides everything we do – from how we treat our members to how we treat each other. Come be a part of what makes us so special!

  The Opportunity

  We are seeking a dedicated Data Engineer – Mid Level for our Plano, TX Office. The candidate selected for this position is going to work with the Enterprise Data Engineering Services Certified Metrics team. They will work with data engineering technologies and support the team responsible for developing and maintaining USAA’s digital reporting and analytical environment in Snowflake. The resource should be experienced in building analytical applications in the cloud. SQL skills are a must and knowledge of Snowflake, dbt, and other cloud-based data movement tools would be highly beneficial.

  This position is a hybrid work type and will be based in Plano, TX. Hybrid roles help employees gain the best of both worlds – collaborating in-person in the office and working from home when needed to achieve focused results.

  What you'll do:

  • Independently conducts work on the full life cycle of data engineering to include analysis, solution design, data pipeline engineering, testing, deployment, scheduling, and production support.
  • Designs and implements complex technical solutions for data engineering and analytic systems.
  • Identifies and solves significant technical problems and architecture deficiencies to include design, security, and performance.
  • Collaborates on design reviews by providing feedback on trends and makes recommendations for solutions.
  • Breaks down business features and into technical stories and approaches. Influences stakeholders in technical adoption for best solutions.
  • Creates proof of concepts and prototypes that drive the vision and the outcome for complex initiatives to be delivered.
  • Collaborates with the team and other engineers on new technologies and alternatives to plan and execute complex assignments and tasks.
  • Helps on-board entry level engineers. May begin mentoring junior engineers.
  • Acquires data from multiple data sources and maintains resulting databases, data warehouses, and/or data lakes.
  • Assists to develop, maintain, and enforce the company’s data development tools and standards. Conducts code reviews on a regular basis to improve quality and ensure compliance.
  • Ensures risks associated with business activities are effectively identified, measured, monitored, and controlled in accordance with risk and compliance policies and procedures.

  What you have:

  • Bachelor’s degree; OR 4 years of related experience (in addition to the minimum years of experience required) may be substituted in lieu of degree.
  • 4 years of data engineering, data analysis or software development experience implementing data solutions with at least 1 year of data engineering or data management experience.
  • Extensive knowledge and working experience in SQL and Relational Databases.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • Basic understanding of cloud technologies and tools.

  What sets you apart:

  • Experience with Snowflake
  • Experience with AWS
  • Visualization experience with Tableau or similar tool
  • Experience with DBT
  • Experience with Python
  • Experience providing technical leadership, guidance, or mentorship to other engineers

  The above description reflects the details considered necessary to describe the principal functions of the job and should not be construed as a detailed description of all the work requirements that may be performed in the job.

  What we offer:

  Compensation: USAA has an effective process for assessing market data and establishing ranges to ensure we remain competitive. You are paid within the salary range based on your experience and market data of the position. The actual salary for this role may vary by location. The salary range for this position is: $86,520.00 – $165,340.00.

  Employees may be eligible for pay incentives based on overall corporate and individual performance and at the discretion of the USAA Board of Directors.

  Benefits: At USAA our employees enjoy best-in-class benefits to support their physical, financial, and emotional wellness. These benefits include comprehensive medical, dental and vision plans, 401(k), pension, life insurance, parental benefits, adoption assistance, paid time off program with paid holidays plus 16 paid volunteer hours, and various wellness programs. Additionally, our career path planning and continuing education assists employees with their professional goals.

  For more details on our outstanding benefits, please visit our benefits page on USAAjobs.com.

  Relocation assistance is not available for this position.

  USAA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

• About the company

  The United Services Automobile Association (USAA) is a San Antonio-based Fortune 500 diversified financial services group of companies including a Texas Department of Insurance-regulated reciprocal inter-insurance exchange and subsidiaries offering banking, investing, and insurance to people and families who serve, or served, in the United States Armed Forces. Since 1922, USAA has served the military community and their families.

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