People Architects ยท 10 hours ago
Data Operations Engineer
Ohio, United States
Full-time
Onsite
Mid Level
$90K/yr - $110K/yrPeople Architects is proud to partner with a high growth-stage SaaS company to recruit a Data Operations Engineer, a critical, hands-on role that sits at the intersection of data, engineering, and operations. The role involves owning customer data onboarding and operational data workflows, transforming messy data into reliable systems for the engineering team.
Human Resources
Responsibilities
Lead customer data onboarding, including mapping, cleansing, transforming, and importing data from competitor platforms, spreadsheets, and ad-hoc sources
Build and maintain repeatable ingestion processes and scripts using Python, SQLAlchemy, and Postgres
Partner with Customer Success Managers to define data requirements and onboarding timelines
Translate messy, inconsistent customer data into clean internal schemas with accuracy and consistency
Maintain a library of reusable migration utilities, validation scripts, and automation tools
Own internal and external reporting requests requiring SQL or data extraction
Perform one-time data cleanups, corrections, and backfills directly in the SaaS database
Investigate data anomalies and support engineering with root-cause analysis
Improve and maintain ETL pipelines to reduce manual engineering work
Build lightweight automations to streamline recurring operational workflows
Qualification
Required
Strong SQL skills (Postgres preferred)
Comfort working with large, messy Excel, Google Sheets, and CSV datasets
Python proficiency (SQLAlchemy strongly preferred)
Experience designing data transformations, mappings, and validations
Solid understanding of ETL principles, automation, and scripting
Ability to interpret data models and navigate relational schemas
High attention to detail and a strong data quality mindset
Clear communicator with both technical and non-technical partners
Experience with Python-based migration or ETL frameworks
Familiarity with SaaS data structures, multi-tenant databases, or systems like CRM, ATS, or LMS platforms
Experience building reusable internal tools for data operations
Exposure to Git and basic DevOps workflows
Comfort troubleshooting and working in production-like environments
Company
People Architects
At People Architects, we specialize in providing small and mid-sized businesses with flexible, cost-effective Human Resources solutions designed to support growth without the expense of a full-time HR director.
Founded in 2020
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageCompany data provided by crunchbase