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2mo ago

Senior Data Engineer

First Help Financial Needham, MA 🇺🇸 Remote

Needham, MA

2mo ago Closed

$60k - $90k/yr Full time Senior Cloud Cloud Platform

This position is no longer accepting applications (closed Jun 22, 2026).

Job Description

Senior Data Engineer role at First Help Financial, remote across the US, focused on leading data engineering delivery, governance, and analytics support using Snowflake and Sigma.

Responsibilities

Lead the data engineering program to deliver reliable, scalable pipelines that leverage Snowflake, Sigma, and related tools to enable complex analytics and self-service reporting.
Drive integration with key tools and services across the broader data warehousing ecosystem.
Optimize performance across the data stack by tuning execution parameters and applying best-practice strategies to maximize efficiency and throughput.
Establish and evolve a data governance operating model covering data quality, lineage, metadata management, stewardship, cataloging, and lifecycle management.
Perform in-depth code-level analysis and resource profiling to identify root causes and mitigate systemic issues, ensuring stability of high-scale production workloads.
Coordinate with internal stakeholders to ensure effective communication, issue resolution, and on-time delivery of projects.
Participate in weekend and weekday on-call rotation.

Requirements

8+ years of experience designing, building, testing, and maintaining data pipelines and data platforms.
5 years of hands-on experience as a technical lead on a Data Engineering team, serving as the go-to person for critical issues.
Expertise in SQL databases or data warehouses (Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL, Postgres, and AWS RDS).
ETL technologies (Rivery, Informatica, DataStage, Talend, Fivetran).
Strong knowledge of data architecture, distributed processing, data modeling, and platform reliability engineering.
Hands-on experience with modern data warehouse and cloud data platform architectures including AWS and Snowflake.
Experience establishing and operating enterprise data governance capabilities, including data quality, lineage, metadata, and stewardship practices.
Demonstrable mastery of AI tools to enhance productivity and efficiency in daily tasks is a plus.
Working experience in financial services, especially auto finance and lending, is preferred.
Proven ability to influence cross-functionally with internal stakeholders or engineering teams.
Expert level knowledge in Python is desired.
Self-motivated and proactive, with a strong ability to identify issues and challenge the status quo.
Degree in Computer Science or related field/experience.

Technologies

Snowflake
Sigma
Rivery
Informatica
DataStage
Talend
Fivetran
AWS
Postgres
Oracle
SQL Server
MySQL
AWS RDS
Python
SQL

Benefits

Competitive salary framework with opportunities for growth, social activities, monthly team lunches, and a strong employee recognition and development program.
Culture that supports work-life balance and values time for family, friends, and personal well-being.
Clear growth trajectory aligned with company expansion, with career planning and ongoing investment in individual development.

Location

Location: Needham, MA (remote). Remote/US-based.

Compensation

Salary: USD 60,000 - 90,000 per year. Total compensation: USD 125,000+ depending on experience plus a bonus.

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