Bi-Lingual-Senior Data Engineer

Job Title SR Data Engineer Location Hybrid, located in San Diego Employment Type Contract to Hire Role Summary As a Data Engineer, you will design, build, and operate reliable, governed, and cost-efficient data pipelines that connect core platforms and support analytics, operations, and digital decision-making at scale. This role blends hands-on engineering with ownership of how data moves across the enterprise, with a strong focus on automation, observability, and performance. You will partner closely with analysts, product owners, automation engineers, and architects to turn complex business needs into well-designed, automated data products. Key Responsibilities Data Engineering & Pipelines • Design, develop, and optimize ETL/ELT pipelines • Build reusable and governed data models • Translate business requirements into reliable data products • Implement data pipeline monitoring and alerting • Optimize performance and manage data platform costs Data Platforms & Tools • Develop pipelines using Snowflake, Informatica IICS, and dbt • Build analytics-ready datasets for forecasting, logistics, and member analytics • Support BI and reporting use cases Automation & DevOps • Implement CI/CD pipelines for data workflows • Automate testing and deployments • Manage source control using Git Governance & Security • Apply data governance, security, and compliance standards • Document data lineage, transformations, and operational processes Collaboration & Leadership • Partner with analysts, product owners, automation engineers, and architects • Mentor junior engineers • Contribute to data engineering standards and best practices Required Skills Data Engineering • ETL / ELT • Data Pipelines • Data Warehousing • Data Modeling (Kimball, Inmon) • Data Lineage • Data Observability Cloud & Platforms • Snowflake • Informatica IICS (CDI, CAI) • Azure Data Services • Power BI Programming & Querying • SQL • Python DevOps & Automation • Git • CI/CD Pipelines • Azure DevOps • DataOps • Automated Testing Governance & FinOps • Data Governance • Data Security • Compliance • Cost Optimization • FinOps Ways of Working • Cross-functional collaboration • Technical documentation • Mentorship Qualifications • 8+ years of experience as a Data Engineer, Software Developer, or Automation Engineer • Strong hands-on experience with SQL and Python • Experience building cloud-based data pipelines and data warehouses • Production experience with Snowflake and Informatica IICS • Experience with Git and CI/CD pipelines • Strong understanding of data modeling concepts (Kimball or Inmon) • Ability to translate business and operational needs into automated data solutions • Comfortable working with cross-functional, multicultural teams • Fluent in English and Spanish Nice-to-Have Skills • Experience with dbt • Experience implementing monitoring and alerting for data platforms • Experience with FinOps or cost governance for cloud data platforms • Experience supporting analytics and BI teams Cultural Attributes • Self-directed and comfortable working with minimal supervision • Calm under pressure and adaptable when constraints change • Comfortable moving forward with imperfect information • Brings positive energy and curiosity to the team • Enjoys building things and solving messy problems