Associate Data Engineer

Inclusiv is the largest network of Community Development Credit Unions (CDCUs) with a mission to promote financial inclusion in low-income communities across the country. Through our network of more than 500 community-based lenders, Inclusiv reaches more than 20 million consumers with limited incomes and residing in historically redlined communities.

Inclusiv is seeking an Associate Data Engineer to contribute to the design, build and maintenance of automated data pipelines and analytics systems at Inclusiv. This role supports the timely delivery of data and analytics to both Inclusiv staff and its credit union members, who use this data to help low- and moderate-income people and communities achieve financial independence through credit unions.

Under the direction of the Director of Data Analytics, the Associate Data Engineer will maintain and contribute to the development of Inclusiv’s critical data infrastructure, as well as support enterprise data analysis and reporting workflows across Inclusiv. An ideal candidate has strong SQL skills and experience with data warehousing concepts, familiarity with complex data integration, and possess a keen interest in data analysis. While we want all our team members to have familiarity with all aspects of ELT, we welcome specialists who may be more experienced on either the data engineering or analytics engineering side.

The ideal candidate should live within commuting distance of an Inclusiv office and be able to work on-site in the local office in compliance with Inclusiv’s hybrid work schedule (2 days in-office, 3 days remote).

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the design and implementation of data warehousing structures that support data analysis and reporting workflows.
• Deploy and maintain infrastructure as code for databases (e.g. Snowflake) and data products following best practices from software engineering.
• Design and implement complex pipelines to integrate data coming from a mix of APIs, flat files, or other database sources, especially sources to support new features for Inclusiv’s Financial Inclusion Data Analytics Platform (FIDAP).
• Help implement code testing, continuous integration, and deployment strategies to ensure system reliability. This includes managing git repositories and keeping software on the latest or most appropriate versions.
• Develop and improve internal tools and systems to efficiently deliver high-quality, actionable metrics.
• Work collaboratively within a team of create analytics solutions that are scalable, easy to maintain, and support high quality analyses and reports.
• Explore and apply new cutting-edge tools to drive innovation across a variety of projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or 2-3 years of work experience in lieu of a degree; master’s degree a plus.
• Passion for community development and bringing technology to improving financial access to underserved communities
• Experience architecting cloud-based data warehouse and data lake structures that are intuitive and performant.
• Hands-on experience with AWS and leveraging its services.
• Fluency in SQL, experience with Python and Linux.
• Experience designing, implementing, and maintaining modern ELT pipelines with a clean codebase, using tools such as dbt or Airflow.
• Hands-on experience building CI/CD pipelines, preferably with GitLab.
• Knowledge of data engineering best practices, particularly in team-based development using Git.
• Ability to proactively identify and defend against potential data quality & processing issues.
• Love for collaborating and working with people in understanding data needs as well as scoping and executing on projects.
• Strong collaborative development experience (e.g., PR reviews, documentation), especially in collaboration with vendors or contractors.
• Have authorization to work in the U.S.

To Apply

Please send a cover letter, resume and salary requirements. Resumes will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled.

Compensation

The salary range for this position starts at $90,000 annually, depending on experience. Additionally, we offer a comprehensive benefits package, including healthcare coverage, retirement plans, opportunities for professional development, discretionary time off and much more

Inclusiv is an equal opportunity employer that works with member credit unions which serve ethnically, economically, and geographically diverse markets and communities. We value our diverse staff and membership and seek to maintain that tradition of diversity in all of our recruitment efforts. It is the policy of Inclusiv to provide equal opportunity in all aspects of employment to all employees or applicants for employment without discrimination on the basis of regard to sex, race, color, religion, age, ancestry, national origin, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status and any additional categories protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.

The ideal candidate will have strong verbal and written communication skills. They should be comfortable communicating with groups at varying levels of technology understanding. The person hired for the position will sometimes be asked to make presentations for staff and at conferences.