Data Engineer, Senior

This is an exciting time to join our team as we modernize Purdue’s enterprise data environment, including our transition to Informatica Intelligent Data Management Cloud (IDMC) and our exploration of AI-enabled approaches to data integration, automation, data quality, and development.

We are looking for someone who thrives with autonomy and ownership. The successful candidate will be expected to learn our systems and processes, take ownership of their area, and continually look for ways to make it better. We value people who are curious, take initiative, challenge existing approaches when appropriate, and bring forward ideas rather than waiting to be told what to do.

This role provides an opportunity not only to work with modern technologies, but also to influence how we use them and help shape the next generation of Purdue’s data ecosystem.

In this role, you will provide technical leadership throughout the BI development lifecycle, from requirements gathering and solution design through development, testing, deployment, and ongoing support. You’ll develop data extracts, ETL processes, and summarization routines while helping maintain and optimize Purdue’s enterprise data warehouses and integrations. As a senior member of the team, you will collaborate with customers and IT colleagues to solve complex data and programming challenges, improve system performance and interoperability, and ensure solutions are reliable, well‑documented, and built using established development practices.

If you enjoy turning complex data challenges into dependable solutions and want your work to support Purdue’s academic, research, and operational mission, this is an opportunity to make an impact at enterprise scale.

A cover letter is required for consideration.

• Bachelor's degree in computer technology, computer science, engineering, or related discipline
• Four (4) years of experience in software systems development and programming
• Two (2) years of experience in data warehousing or business intelligence

• In lieu of degree, consideration will be given to an equivalent combination of related education and required experience (associate’s degree + 4 years of experience; HS/HSE+ 6 years of experience)

• Experience;
  • in a variety of BI environments and experience with BI tools
  • with structured design, development, and implementation of new computing architectures
  • with a variety of data sources (SAP, exposure to dashboards, OLAP and data mining tools, SQL, Oracle, Flat Files, Excel, etc.)
  • in cross functional team environments
• Metadata and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work effectively with a broad group of constituents (e.g., subject‑matter experts, vendors, customers, etc.) on a wide variety of applications and infrastructure to identify and resolve issues
• Knowledge of:
  • databases, data mining, and data warehousing systems
  • application functionality, operating systems, & foundational infrastructure
• Demonstrated ability to administer enterprise level services including version control systems, relational databases, web servers, or other complex applications
• Effective written and verbal communication skills, documentation and collaboration with those supporting and using complex applications and systems

• Purdue University will not sponsor employment authorization for this position
• A background check will be required for employment in this position
• FLSA:
  Exempt (Not Eligible for Overtime)
• Retirement Eligibility:
  Defined Contribution Waiting Period
• Benefit Statement:
  Purdue University offers a substantial Benefit Package including medical, dental, and vision insurance as…