Senior Business Intelligence Data Engineer

(6 Month Contract) The Senior Business Intelligence Data Engineer is a key member of our global Data and Analytics team, responsible for maintaining and enhancing our enterprise data warehouse and system integrations. This role involves ingesting new data, building system integrations, and supporting BI reporting development. The ideal candidate will possess a strong data background, collaborate with subject matter experts and business leaders to elevate data-driven decisions, and thrive in a fast-paced environment with a continuous drive to learn. Core Responsibilities: • Create and maintain a data warehouse pipeline using Fivetran and Hightouch with Snowflake. • Creating and enhancing data integrations between core business systems using Informatica. • Experience with quickly learning data structures across diverse application databases. • Writing and optimizing complex SQL queries and procedures. • Testing and verifying data queries based on business requirements. • Scheduling data job tasks during optimum maintenance windows. • Architecting optimum data models for BI consumption. • Writing data transformations and converting data from one system to another. • Designing data solutions that have a global perspective, but can be flexible for regional specific requirements. • Working with colleagues across the company to obtain requirements, business logic, and technical details for data and analytical questions. • Documenting code changes and implementation in Jira. • Maintaining high standards of data quality and integrity. • Mentoring team members on data best practices. • Presenting solutions to technical and non-technical audiences at all levels of the organization. • Working in close collaboration with team members and taking the lead on initiatives. • Must be able to work 9-5 EST Skills and Knowledge: • 7+ years of SQL development experience. • 3+ years of Qlik or comparable BI application experience and syncing data for reporting. • Strong proficiency with SQL and its variation among popular database systems • Hands-on experience with Informatica is required • Experience with Fivetran, Snowflake, Hightouch or other related tools is a plus • Hands-on experience optimizing, tuning, and writing complex SQL queries for OLAP environments. • Excellent knowledge of database and data warehouse design best practices. • Strong analytical skills to troubleshoot data issues and identify solutions. • A clear sense of urgency and a desire to learn. • Ability to manage communications effectively with global cultures and across multiple time zones. • Team player with solid communication and presentation skills. • Working knowledge of AI and LLM tools for data is a plus What Makes Applause a Great Place to Work: Applause is a world leader in digital quality testing. Since 2007, Applause has been the driving force in testing and digital quality innovation. Our expertise continues to help leading brands deliver quality digital products to their customers. Utilizing the skills of 1.5+ million testers in more than 200 countries and territories, Applause helps the world’s leading brands to deliver quality digital products and experiences to their customers on a global scale. With insightful, actionable testing results that can directly inform go/no go release decisions, we enable our customers to release digital products and experiences better, faster and with confidence. At Applause, living our core values - In it Together, Be Accountable, Create Value for Our Customers, Celebrate Authenticity, and Crush Your Goals - informs our choices as individuals, as teammates and in our everyday interactions with customers. Our values help to keep us on track to deliver the best outcomes, and to be the very best team we can. Embracing a culture of respect, authenticity and inclusion, we value and celebrate diversity. Together as one Applause Nation, we strive to enable professional opportunities for all employees. Please visit https://www.applause.com/life-at-applause to learn more about the employee experience at Applause Nation! Applause is a place where everyone belongs and where we believe everyone deserves the exceptional. Since our founding, we have continued to celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment. If you believe you require a reasonable accommodation under any of the legally protected characteristics, please click hereto complete an accommodation request. Please note Applause will only review requests for applications that have been submitted. We will review your qualifications and follow up with you regarding your request if your qualifications meet our current needs.