• Job Description

  Req#: J-039589

  IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. seeks a Data Engineer Sr. in Westbrook, ME (telecommuting may be permitted) to build robust, fault-tolerant data pipelines that collect, assemble, and potentially transform and aggregate unorganized data distributed into databases or data sources such as operational data stores, data integration hubs and data lakes or estuaries. The Data Engineer Sr. compiles and installs database systems, writes queries, scales to multiple machines and puts disaster recovery systems into place; builds groundwork for data consumers (software or human) to easily retrieve needed data for evaluations and experiments; builds operational data use cases such as moving large volumes of data across applications via operational data stores, data hubs and data lakes, and builds private/segregated data pipelines between specific applications. Duties include designing and implementing scalable, reliable distributed data processing frameworks and analytical infrastructure using multiple technologies, including data sets or data warehouses, data virtualization and services and repositories of semi-structured data sets; designing metadata and schemas for assigned projects based on a logical model; creating scripts for physical data layout; writing scripts to load test data; validating schema design; developing and implementing node cluster models for unstructured data storage and metadata to meet performance and financial guidelines; designing advanced level Structured Query Language (SQL), data definition language (DDL) and Python scripts to assist in data validation or performance tuning steps; defining, designing, and implementing data management, storage, backup and recovery solutions that ensure high performance of the organization's enterprise data; designing automated software deployment functionality that allows efficient management of applications across distributed platforms; understanding structural requirements and defining standards for how data will be stored, consumed, integrated and managed; monitoring structural performance and utilization, identifying problems and implements solutions; leading the creation of standards, best practices and new processes for operational integration of new technology solutions; ensures environments are compliant with defined standards and operational procedures; and implementing measures to ensure data accuracy and accessibility, constantly monitoring and refining the performance of data management systems; and completing problem tickets including bug fixes, design modification and enhancement based on customer requirements.

  The minimum requirements are a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Systems or a related field; 3 years of related professional experience building and managing data solutions; and the following proficiencies and skills: Hadoop-based technologies including Hive and Presto; database modeling tools including DBeaver, SQL based technologies including Oracle, PostgreSQL and MySQL; Python or equivalent high-level language; NoSQL technologies including MongoDB; data warehousing solutions including Snowflake; building distributed and cloud-based data pipelines; AWS infrastructure components including CodeCommit, RDS, and Lambda; data integration tools including Talend; analytics tools including Tableau; and Agile and Scrum methodologies. This position is eligible for IDEXX’s Employee Referral Program. Apply at https://careers.idexx.com/us/en/ or e-mail hireme@idexx.com

• About the company

  IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. is an American multinational corporation engaged in the development, manufacture, and distribution of products and services for the companion animal veterinary, livestock and poultry, water testing, and dairy markets.

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