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Southwest Airlines · 1 day ago

Associate Data Engineer - Direct College Hire

Southwest Airlines is committed to providing a stable work environment with equal opportunities for growth. They are seeking an Associate Data Engineer to support their Artificial Intelligence and Data & Architecture teams, focusing on building data pipelines and preparing data for AI models.

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Growth Opportunities
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Responsibilities

Monitor and maintain the components of our data engineering pipeline, and various container-based services configured through UIs, SQL, PL/SQL, Python, and Shell, with code managed in GitHub, deployed through Jenkins
Work as a part of our production support team to ensure the highest standards of product configuration that meet client requirements
Test and troubleshoot data pipeline using sample and live client data, utilizing Jenkins, Python, and Java to automate these tests. Must be able to parse logs to determine next actions
Utilize dashboards for Kubernetes/OpenShift to diagnose high level issues and ensure services are healthy
Support Implementation immediately after go live and work with implementation team to transition support
Work with data providers to clarify requirements and remove roadblocks
Drive automation into everyday activities
May perform other job duties as directed by Employee's Leaders

Qualification

AWSSQLETL developmentPythonJavaGitLabTerraformAgile developmentCloud technologiesDataLake

Required

High School Diploma or GED
Bachelor's Degree in Business, Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Cybersecurity, or related field; or equivalent formal training
Entry level experience, developing skills and knowledge in: Cloud infrastructure, DataLake, AbInitio
ETL experience ensuring source to target data integrity
Various file types (Delimited Text, Fixed Width, XML, JSON, Parque)
Unit Testing, Code Quality tools, CI/CD Technologies, Security and Container Technologies
Agile development experience and Agile ceremonies and practices
Ability to perform work duties from [limited space work station/desk/office area] for extended periods of time
Ability to communicate and interact with others in the English language to meet the demands of the job
Ability to use a computer and other office productivity tools with sufficient speed and accuracy to meet the demands of the job
Must maintain a well-groomed appearance per Company appearance standards as described in established guidelines
Must be a U.S. citizen or have authorization to work in the United States as defined by the Immigration Reform Act of 1986
Must be at least 18 years of age
Must be able to comply with Company attendance standards as described in established guidelines

Preferred

Proficient in cloud technologies, including AWS (Lambda, S3, EMR, SageMaker) and Microsoft Azure, and SQL for data management and analysis
Experience with ETL development and tools, including Ab Initio and AWS Glue
Knowledge of AWS services such as S3, Glue, Lambda, VPC, API Gateway, EC2, EMR, CloudWatch, and AWS Q Developer
Proficiency in Java, Python, and SQL, with experience using GitLab for version control
Familiarity with Terraform for infrastructure automation and deployment

Benefits

Fly for free, as a privilege, on any open seat on all Southwest flights (your eligible dependents too)
Southwest will help fund your 401(k) retirement savings with Company contributions up to 9.3% of your eligible earnings
Potential for annual ProfitSharing contribution in the Southwest Retirement Savings Plan- when Southwest profits, you profit
Competitive health insurance for you and your eligible dependents (including pets)
Southwest offers health plan coverage options that start from the very first day of employment. You will have 30 days to select and enroll in your health plan with coverage retroactively available to your first day of employment.

Company

Southwest Airlines

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Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) continues to differentiate itself from other carriers with exemplary Customer Service delivered .

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$3.51B
Key Investors
Elliott Management Corp.
2025-10-27Post Ipo Debt· $1.5B
2024-10-04Post Ipo Equity· $107M
2024-06-10Post Ipo Equity· $1.9B

Leadership Team

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Robert E. Jordan
President, Chief Executive Officer, & Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors
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Brendan Conlon
Vice President Crew Scheduling
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