OppFi · 1 month ago
Senior Data Engineer I (Postgres DBA)
United States
Full-time
Remote
Mid, Senior Level
$123K/yr - $185K/yr
5+ years expOppFi is a leading tech-enabled digital finance platform that works with banks to provide financial products and services for everyday Americans. The Senior Data Engineer I will focus on PostgreSQL database administration and data engineering, ensuring data quality and supporting the infrastructure for data reporting and analytics.
Customer ServiceFinancial ServicesFinTechInformation Technology
Responsibilities
Postgresql Database Administration
Hands-on work administering and architecting our PostgreSQL Databases in AWS RDS
Provision new database instances and update configuration of RDS instances with CI/CD tooling (ie: Terraform)
Enforce corporate data security and privacy standards in the PostgreSQL environment
High Availability and Disaster Recovery Planning, Drills, and Execution
Performance tuning and analysis
Data-related monitoring & alerting in Datadog and Cloudwatch
User support, Documentation, & Audit support
Tool evaluation and testing
Capacity planning and budgeting assistance
On-call Rotation for Production Support of all Database and ETL Systems
Conduct regular tests of the RDS (Postgres) disaster recovery plan and document the results of each quarterly test
Architect and support deployment of complex workloads supporting dozens of micro-services
Automate common database administration tasks, such as user and environment provisioning
Develop and train members of the team in following SOPs for common operational tasks
Use Apache Airflow, Hevo, dbt, and Snowflake to make several layers of OppFi data available for reporting, data science, and analytics
Develop and document audits and controls to ensure the data meets quality standards and alerts the team when thresholds are breached
Support and refine internal Business Intelligence and Data Warehouse environments
Collaborate closely with development & internal business teams to build data integrations for our internal applications and services as well as external vendors and partners
Operate in close partnership with the platform (DevOps) team to develop and maintain database and ETL infrastructure
Contribute energy and opinions to the data engineering team
Participate in the hiring process for technology candidates within a well-defined process
Promote a culture of testing and data quality improvement within data engineering (ie: unit testing, integration testing, data quality checks, etc)
Architect ETL solutions for moving large quantities of data across disparate data stores (inter- or intra-cloud environments)
Contribute to and lead solutioning sessions for new initiatives and technological problems
Participate in and lead data modeling and schema design using various data modeling methodologies (ie: Data vault, Kimball, etc)
Qualification
Required
5+ years of related experience working in data teams
3+ years managing production PostgreSQL instances
3+ years of related data engineering experience
Substantial SQL experience
Scripting proficiency in Python or equivalent
Strong collaboration skills
A strong sense of customer service and empathy
Preferred
Experience with Airflow, AWS, Snowflake, Hevo, and DBT strongly preferred
Experience with containerization technologies and CI/CD tools
Experience with Kubernetes, Terraform, EventStoreDB, and MySQL
Understanding of Domain Driven Design and Data Vault methodologies
Benefits
401(k) matching program
Generous paid time off
Medical, dental, and vision coverage
Tuition reimbursement
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Figo pet insurance
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Access to LinkedIn Learning
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Company
OppFi
OppFi a financial technology platform that powers banks to help the everyday consumer gain access to credit.
501-1000 employees
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