Job Description: Data Engineer

Position Overview

• Location Type: Remote
• Employment Type: Full time
• Salary: Not specified
• Description: This role is within the data engineering team at Medtronic, responsible for deploying, monitoring, and supporting the data mart platform. The engineer will create tools and automate operational tasks to integrate the data platform with external systems. This position involves a 24x7 on-call rotation to ensure platform uptime. The goal is to create solutions that meet business needs and optimize customer experience, directly impacting the organization and affecting the lives of millions.

Requirements

• Experience: Overall, 7-12 years of IT experience with a Bachelor’s degree in computer engineering, Software Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related technical field.
• Data Engineering Experience: Minimum 6 years of relevant Data Engineering experience, or an advanced degree with 4 years of experience.
• Technical Skills:
  • Programming: Strong Python experience (Mandatory)
  • Big Data Technologies: Experience with HDFS, Hive, PySpark
  • Job Orchestration: Experience with Airflow or Oozie preferred.
  • SQL: Strong Expertise in writing SQL Queries.
  • Cloud: Minimum 1 year of experience in AWS and AWS native tools (S3, Glue, Lambda, EMR, Athena, Step Functions)
  • Version Control: Git/GitHub experience
• Other: Security and data-privacy mindset.

Responsibilities

• Platform Deployment & Monitoring: Deploy, monitor, and support the data mart platform.
• Automation: Create automation to enable a self-service model for developers.
• Troubleshooting: Troubleshoot production issues.
• Infrastructure Optimization: Use platform metrics to provide guidance on right-sizing infrastructure.
• Collaboration: Work with IT and business partners to identify opportunities to improve existing processes.
• Mentorship: Mentor and guide junior engineers.
• On-Call Rotation: Participate in a 24x7 on-call rotation to ensure platform uptime.

Application Instructions

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Company Information

• Company: Medtronic
• Mission: To champion healthcare access and equity for all.
• Values: Innovation, purpose, diversity and inclusion. Medtronic believes that when people from diverse cultures, genders, and points of view come together, innovation is the result —and everyone wins.