Senior Data Engineer

Musco Sports Lighting is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to join its Information Technology team at the Oskaloosa, IA office. In this onsite role, you will help build and evolve enterprise data platform capabilities that support analytics, AI, and LLM-driven use cases, with an emphasis on semantic modeling, data quality, and reliable delivery practices.

What you will do

• Design and implement enterprise semantic and ontology models to enable advanced analytics, AI, and LLM-driven solutions.
• Establish and maintain data quality and validation frameworks that identify, monitor, and communicate data integrity issues, supporting trusted and reliable data organization-wide.
• Collaborate with business and technology stakeholders to design data pipelines and solutions aligned with evolving business needs and strategic objectives.
• Architect scalable data engineering patterns and optimize for performance, scalability, observability, and long-term maintainability across data warehouses and lake houses.
• Develop and maintain CI/CD processes, deployment standards, and engineering best practices for consistent and efficient delivery of semantic models and data solutions.
• Integrate data lineage, metadata management, and observability capabilities to improve transparency, traceability, and operational effectiveness.
• Support enterprise data governance, security, and compliance efforts by implementing data access controls, including Row Level Security (RLS), and promoting adherence to organizational standards.
• Provide technical leadership through code reviews, mentoring, and knowledge sharing to strengthen data modeling and analytics engineering capabilities.

What you bring

• A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, Information Systems, Software Engineering, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 5-7 years of experience designing, developing, and supporting enterprise data platforms, analytics solutions, and data architectures.
• Experience creating cloud-based data integration and analytics solutions using modern data engineering technologies.
• Advanced knowledge of data architecture, modeling, integration, and engineering principles, with the ability to deliver scalable, maintainable, high-performing data solutions for analytics and AI initiatives.
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills to identify, diagnose, and resolve complex data and technology challenges.
• Ability to promote data quality, governance, security, and privacy best practices to ensure trusted, compliant, and well-managed data assets.
• Experience providing technical leadership, knowledge sharing, and mentoring for less experienced team members.
• Clear communication of complex technical concepts and the ability to build collaborative relationships across business and technology teams.
• Capability to work independently, prioritize effectively, and take ownership in a dynamic, evolving environment.
• Ability to create, maintain, and share clear technical documentation to support operational effectiveness, solution sustainability, and knowledge transfer.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, innovative problem-solving, and a team-oriented mindset.
• Familiarity with Musco solutions is a plus.

Benefits

• Varying health insurance plans
• Vision and dental insurance
• PTO
• 401k
• Profit sharing
• Generous benefit package
• Flexibility for community involvement, family activities, and personal time

Team culture and partnerships

• Meaningful work in a team-first culture with continuous learning and professional development
• Work-life balance with flexibility for community involvement, family activities, and personal time
• Support for recreational organizations to help ensure safer and more enjoyable playing experiences worldwide

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