Shure Incorporated · 5 hours ago
Lead, IT Data Engineer
Niles, IL
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$127K/yr - $203K/yr
8+ years expShure Incorporated is a leading global manufacturer of audio equipment, committed to quality, reliability, and durability. The Lead Data Engineer will play a critical role in enabling Shure’s global analytics and data strategy by engineering and supporting robust data pipelines to optimize insights across the organization.
Consumer ElectronicsElectronicsManufacturingProduct DesignWireless
Responsibilities
Lead and perform data engineering development for connecting source systems to Shure’s data lake, ensuring data quality and governance standards
Assist internal business partners in implementing Generative AI-driven analytics solutions, providing guidance on use cases, integration strategies, and best practices to enhance data insights and decision-making
Collaborate with business partners to define analytic use cases, develop business cases, and ensure benefits realization through measurable outcomes and value delivery
Design and implement ETL processes to extract, transform, and load data from multiple sources into Shure’s data lake and data warehouse
Develop and maintain scalable, flexible data models and analytic solutions aligned with business requirements
Drive technical solution design and provide approvals for documentation, proposals, and final designs
Establish and maintain data lineage and cataloging to enable discoverability and support governance initiatives
Oversee code reviews, testing, and validation to ensure high-quality deliverables and adherence to standards
Provide technical leadership and mentorship to data engineers, serving as the first escalation point for complex issues
Collaborate with cross-functional teams and external contacts, offering thought leadership on emerging technologies and trends
Manage medium to large-scope projects, including planning, resource allocation, and execution of technical phases while supporting business users through Service Desk requests
Lead continuous improvement initiatives, including automation, monitoring, and reliability enhancements for the data platform
Qualification
Required
Demonstrated commitment to working in alignment with Shure's core values, fostering collaboration, integrity, innovation, and excellence in all deliverables
Minimum of 10 years of related experience with a Bachelor's degree; or 8 years with a Master's; or 5 years with a PhD; or equivalent experience in enterprise data warehouse/data lake platforms and big data technologies
Strong professional judgment, problem-solving, and communication skills to analyze complex data challenges and deliver well-structured solutions
Expertise across end-to-end data processes, including application integration touchpoints and alignment of local/global requirements
Hands-on experience with AWS Data Engineering stack (S3, Glue, Lambda, EMR/Spark, Step Functions, Athena, Lake Formation, IAM, Redshift)
Advanced proficiency in Snowflake (data modeling, performance tuning, Snowpipe, Streams/Tasks, RBAC, cost governance, query optimization)
Skilled in designing and implementing CI/CD pipelines for data engineering workflows using GitLab, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, Terraform/CDK, and dbt
Experience integrating ERP (SAP, Oracle) and CRM (Salesforce) data into cloud platforms
Knowledge of structured/unstructured data and integration protocols (OData, ODP, REST APIs, JDBC/ODBC, file-based, custom interfaces)
Strong understanding of modern data architecture patterns (Medallion, Lambda, Kappa, Data Mesh), dimensional and Data Vault modeling, and data quality methods
Expertise in SQL, shell scripting, Python or PySpark for data engineering and automation
Familiarity with Machine Learning concepts, Generative AI, and enabling ML pipelines and feature stores
Experience with real-time streaming technologies (Apache Kafka, AWS Kinesis, MSK) for high-throughput, low-latency pipelines
Knowledge of data visualization tools (Tableau, Power BI) and project management methodologies (SAFe Agile, Waterfall)
Ability to rapidly learn new technologies and convert business requirements into technical designs
Benefits
Comprehensive healthcare
Mental health and retirement savings plans
Generous paid time off programs
Employee discounts
Professional development opportunities
Work-life balance initiatives
Employee recognition programs
Volunteering/community involvement opportunities
Company
Shure Incorporated
For 100 years, Shure Incorporated has developed best-in-class audio products that provide high-quality performance, reliability and value.
1001-5000 employees
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