Data Engineer - Football
Job Description
The Tennessee Titans are seeking a Data Engineer - Football in Nashville to build the data infrastructure that supports football solutions.
Responsibilities
- Design, build, and optimize scalable ETL pipelines and data models for a data warehouse with focus on performance, cost-efficiency, and adaptability
- Own the import process for third-party football data, including cleaning, transforming, reconciling inconsistencies and errors, and merging into the existing data model
- Manage Docker-based deployments for data services to support repeatable, reliable delivery across development and production
- Oversee end-to-end project delivery for data engineering initiatives, ensuring timely, high-quality outcomes for internal stakeholders
- Explore practical ways to use AI to support data model design, pipeline management, and detection or handling of data anomalies
Requirements
- 3+ years of hands-on data engineering experience in a professional setting
- Expertise in SQL and Python, including building production-grade ETL pipelines
- Hands-on experience with Snowflake and dbt, or a comparable cloud data warehouse and transformation framework
- Strong foundation in data warehousing concepts and best practices
- Experience with cloud platforms: Azure, AWS, or GCP
- Experience with CI/CD best practices, infrastructure-as-code, and automated testing frameworks
- Experience deploying and managing containerized applications with Docker in production environments
- Proficient with Git, including branching, pull requests, and code review workflows
Technical Focus / Technologies
- SQL, Python
- Snowflake, dbt
- Azure, AWS, GCP
- CI/CD, infrastructure-as-code
- Docker, Git
- AI
Preferred Qualifications
- Familiarity or prior experience working with football or sports data
Core Competencies
- Data Stewardship: Owns data quality end-to-end and resolves inconsistencies before they reach stakeholders
- Technical Rigor: Builds scalable, reliable pipelines with attention to performance and cost
- Ownership: Drives data engineering work from design through delivery with minimal oversight
Location & Work Environment
- Nashville, TN (onsite)
- Work Environment: Office / Field
Physical Requirements
- Ability to sit for extended periods of time
- Ability to lift up to 25 lbs