Data Engineer

Posted Yesterday
Gaithersburg, MD
75K-95K Annually
Entry level
Digital Media • Fintech • Information Technology
The Role
The Data Engineer will develop and maintain database architecture while participating in an agile team. Responsibilities include writing SQL queries, creating database objects, optimizing database performance, and troubleshooting data quality issues.
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Job Description:

About Our Organization:

Dow Jones is a global provider of news and business information, delivering content to consumers and organizations around the world across multiple formats, including print, digital, mobile and live events. Dow Jones has produced unrivaled quality content for more than 130 years and today has one of the world’s largest news-gathering operations globally. It is home to leading publications and products including the flagship Wall Street Journal, America’s largest newspaper by paid circulation; Barron’s, MarketWatch, Mansion Global, Financial News, Investor’s Business Daily, Factiva, Dow Jones Risk & Compliance, Dow Jones Newswires, OPIS and Chemical Market Analytics. Dow Jones is a division of News Corp (Nasdaq: NWS, NWSA; ASX: NWS, NWSLV).

About the Team:

OPIS, a Dow Jones company, provides price transparency across the global fuel supply chain, including the Spot, Wholesale Rack and Retail markets. OPIS enables customers to buy and sell energy commodities with confidence with multi-platform access to accurate data, real-time news, powerful software and educational events. Our commitment to reliability is reinforced by personalized customer service and constant innovation. OPIS listens to what the energy community needs and responds with flexible and easy-to-use products. Navigating world fuel markets is complex – OPIS makes it simpler.

About the Role:

We are looking for a Data Engineer with SQL experience that will develop and maintain database architecture and code initiatives, delivering excellent products in scope and on time, and meeting current and long-term business needs for the business area. Participate in an agile team of motivated, driven, high-energy developers, building trust and confidence with team members and business stakeholders. Play a key role in analyzing data, identifying data patterns/anomalies and implementing algorithms with a focus on accuracy and completeness. 

You Will:

  • Work in a collaborative agile development environment

  • Develop database code, objects and scripts to support project initiatives

  • Manage code and releases through Azure DevOps CI/CD build/release pipelines

  • Optimize database systems for performance and optimal resource utilization

  • Identify and troubleshoot issues related to data quality

  • Continue to enhance your skills in data analysis, database development and data validation

You Have:

  • Bachelor’s Degree in computer science, related technical field, or equivalent experience

  • 6 months database experience or related coursework (SQL Server, PostgreSQL preferred)

  • Ability to create and maintain stored procedures, views and functions

  • Ability to write SQL queries and statements to explore source data and data issues

  • Familiarity with agile development, code repositories such as Git, and CI/CD principles

  • Familiarity with Python and  Snowflake

  • Must speak and write in English fluently

Our Benefits

  • Comprehensive Healthcare Plans

  • Paid Time Off

  • Retirement Plans

  • Comprehensive Insurance Plans

  • Lifestyle programs & Wellness Resources

  • Education Benefits

  • Family Care Benefits & Caregiving Support

  • Commuter Transit Program

  • Subscription Discounts

  • Employee Referral Program

Learn more about all our US benefits

Reasonable accommodation: Dow Jones, Making Careers Newsworthy - We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.EEO/AA/M/F/Disabled/Vets. Dow Jones is committed to providing reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities, in our job application and/or interview process. If you need assistance or accommodation in completing your application, due to a disability, email us at [email protected]. Please put "Reasonable Accommodation" in the subject line and provide a brief description of the type of assistance you need. This inbox will not be monitored for application status updates.

Business Area:

Dow Jones - OPIS

Job Category:

Data Analytics/Warehousing & Business Intelligence

Union Status:

Non-Union role

Pay Range: $75,000 - $95,000

We recognize that attracting the best talent is key to our strategy and success as a company. As a result, we aim for flexibility in structuring competitive compensation offers to ensure we are able to attract the best candidates. The quoted salary range represents our good faith estimate as to what our ideal candidates are likely to expect, and we tailor our offers within the range based on the selected candidate's experience, industry knowledge, location, technical and communication skills, and other factors that may prove relevant during the interview process.

Pay-for-performance is a key element in our strategy to attract, engage, and motivate talented people to do their best work. Similarly to salary, for bonus eligible roles, targets are set based on a variety of factors including competitive market practice.

For benefits eligible roles, in addition to cash compensation, the company provides a comprehensive and highly competitive benefits package, with a variety of physical health, retirement and savings, caregiving, emotional wellbeing, transportation, and other benefits, including "elective" benefits employees may select to best fit the needs and personal situations of our diverse workforce..

Top Skills

Python
SQL
The Company
HQ: New York, NY
4,898 Employees
Hybrid Workplace
Year Founded: 1882

What We Do

When you join Dow Jones, you become part of the most dynamic, creative and savvy news and information companies in the world. As a global leader in news and business intelligence, we're newswires, websites, newspapers, apps, newsletters, databases, magazines, and video --including some of the widest-read and most-respected brands, like The Wall Street Journal, Factiva, Barron’s, MarketWatch, Financial News, DJX, Dow Jones Risk & Compliance, Dow Jones Newswires, and Dow Jones VentureSource.

Our products inform the discussions and decisions that are vital to the world's commerce, while our databases make the business world more transparent. We continually develop technology to transform information into insight and prosperity. We enlighten and inspire audiences around the globe with authoritative, differentiated and trusted content.

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