Goodwill of Central Illinois · 8 hours ago
Database Administrator & Data Engineer
Indianapolis, IN
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
5+ years expGoodwill of Central Illinois is seeking a Database Administrator & Data Engineer to support their enterprise data platforms. The role focuses on data engineering, system integration, and business-driven analytics, requiring collaboration with various stakeholders to deliver reliable data solutions.
Retail
Responsibilities
Designs, builds, and maintains ETL/ELT pipelines integrating data from multiple internal and external source systems
Engineers scalable, reliable datasets aligned to documented business requirements and operational use cases
Develops unified and trusted data models to support reporting, analytics, and operational insights
Ensures data accuracy, consistency, integrity, and reliability across all data solutions
Maintains SQL Server environments, including monitoring, backups, recovery, patching, and basic performance optimization
Implements and maintains database security, access controls, and compliance with PCI, PII, FERPA, and HIPAA requirements
Partners directly with business sponsors, operational leaders, and end users to understand workflows, decision-making needs, and data challenges
Translates business questions into technical data models, pipelines, and analytics solutions
Conducts site visits to Goodwill locations to understand operational processes, customer models, and data generation methods
Advises stakeholders on data availability, limitations, best practices, and appropriate analytical approaches
Collaborates with IT leadership, developers, analysts, and business partners on enterprise data initiatives
Troubleshoots data quality, performance, and accessibility issues to improve user trust and adoption
Maintains technical documentation for databases, pipelines, data models, and data health metrics
Provides visibility into data usage, reliability, and improvement opportunities
Evaluates, pilots, and supports deployment of new data platforms, tools, and technologies in collaboration with IT leadership
Balances operational support responsibilities with project-based data engineering and analytics work
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience
Five (5) or more years of experience in database administration, data engineering, or related technical roles
Strong expertise in SQL Server and relational data architectures
Proven experience designing and delivering data pipelines and datasets based on business requirements
Experience ensuring data integrity, accuracy, and reliability across multiple systems
Oversees multiple workstreams and delivers against complex scopes implementing strategies that outline time, resources, requirements, deadlines, and answers to unexpected events in order to streamline operations
Comprehends the needs of the end-user and translates them into network requirements
Produces outline designs and estimates costs of new systems, specifies the operations the system performs, and the way data will be viewed by the end-user
Presents the design to the users and works closely with the users to implement the solution
Maps current vs. future states process flows
Demonstrates leadership skills, especially around problems, concerns, issues, and roadblocks
Manages any vendors and/or contractors related to the project
Articulates thoughts and expresses ideas effectively using oral, written, visual, and non-verbal communication skills, as well as listening skills to comprehend customers' needs
Delivers information in person, in writing, and in a digital world
Develops, maintains, and strengthens partnerships at all levels with others inside or outside the organization who can provide information, assistance, and support
Is able to receive as well as provide feedback to improve performance or processes
Adjusts priorities quickly in response to frequently changing circumstances while maintaining a positive attitude
Continually assesses tasks and responds to those requiring extra attention
Foresees and seeks to avoid crisis management
Plans and attends to details and pursues quality in accomplishing multiple tasks in an organized and timely fashion
Identifies and comprehends issues, problems, and opportunities; compares data from different sources to draw conclusions; uses effective approaches for choosing a course of action or developing appropriate solutions; takes action that is consistent with available facts, constraints, and probable consequences
Stays current on trends related to IT industry technologies and trends
Has a thirst for knowledge and applies it appropriately
Compelled to find answers through research and collaboration
Willing to travel to various locations throughout the territory of Goodwill locations
Is available to work a 24x7 on-call duty rotation with occasional after hours and weekends
All candidates must pass a pre-employment background check
Must have a valid driver's license, up-to-date auto insurance, and a good driving record
Preferred
Experience with cloud data platforms such as Azure SQL or AWS RDS (Azure preferred and the future standard)
Experience with modern ETL/orchestration tools and analytics architectures
Scripting experience using Python and/or PowerShell
Familiarity with BI and reporting tools (Power BI and Domo preferred)
Benefits
Continuing education and leadership development as well as tuition reimbursement
Comprehensive health plan
Generous paid time off (PTO) and paid holidays
Sabbatical and parental leaves
Life, dental and vision insurance
Short- and long-term disability plans
Nationally recognized preventive health and wellness program
Section 125 pretax health spending account, dependent care spending account, and premiums
Retirement planning options with generous company % match
Eligible for the Public Student Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program
Company
Goodwill of Central Illinois
Through the sale of donated goods at our stores, Goodwill of Central Illinois is able to fund free programs for the people of central Illinois.
201-500 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageCompany data provided by crunchbase