Position Summary
The Data Engineer role within the Workforce Planning and Analytics team presents an exciting opportunity to work on large-scale data infrastructure projects through development and maintenance of our new workforce analytics data platform. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in data engineering and data architecture with an interest in performing data analysis and reporting. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams supporting Human Resources and Information Technology with responsibility to build and optimize data pipelines, data integration processes, and data storage solutions.
Responsibilities
Conduct exploratory analysis of workforce data to ensure a deep understanding of workforce data structure, data availability, and data integrity
Establish and maintain metadata about workforce data to ensure clarity and alignment on workforce data definitions, workforce metrics, and workforce data availability
Build data models that support dynamic and efficient data analysis and collaborate with cross functional teams to maintain and evolve those models over time
Create and enable the generation of ad-hoc / on-demand data sets for use by analysts, BI developers and data scientists
Support data integrity through ownership of automated monitoring that identifies occurrence of data problems
Ensure alignment to coding standard methodologies and development of reusable code
Provide ad-hoc reporting and visualization development
Job Requirements
Minimum 3 years of experience working in the following fields: Data Engineer, Analytics Development, Data Science, or Business Intelligence Development
Bachelors' or above in quantitative discipline: MIS, Data Science, Economics, Mathematics, Engineering, or related field required
Experience performing data engineering to support reporting, analysis and data science
Experience harmonizing disparate enterprise data into single version of truth data model for downstream analysis and reporting
Experience supporting data governance, master data management, data catalogs, and enterprise data warehouse architecture
High Proficiency in:
SQL
Python
Dimensional Modeling and Relational Databases
Data pipeline development, workflow management, and orchestration tools
ETL optimization and best practices
Proven ability to succeed in collaborative environments with cross-functional stakeholders and also in independent work environments
Proven ability to communicate clearly and effectively to audiences of varying technical levels
Flexibility to function in a full stack data development capacity including analysis and visualization development as needed
Experience with data visualization platforms preferred including Tableau, Power BI.
Experience with Oracle HCM Analytics platform preferred
Southern Company (NYSE: SO) is a leading energy provider serving 9 million residential and commercial customers across the Southeast and beyond through its family of companies. Providing clean, safe, reliable and affordable energy with excellent service is our mission. The company has electric operating companies in three states, natural gas distribution companies in four states, a competitive generation company, a leading distributed energy infrastructure company with national capabilities, a fiber optics network, and telecommunications services. Through an industry-leading commitment to innovation, resilience, and sustainability, we are taking action to meet our customers' and communities' needs while advancing our commitment to net zero emissions by 2050. Our uncompromising values ensure we put the needs of those we serve at the center of everything we do and are the key to our sustained success. We are transforming energy into economic, environmental and social progress for tomorrow. Our corporate culture and hiring practices have earned the company national awards and recognition from numerous organizations, including Forbes, Military Times, DiversityInc, Black Enterprise, J.D. Power, Fortune, Human Rights Campaign and more. To learn more, visit www.southerncompany.com.
Southern Company is an equal opportunity employer where an applicant's qualifications are considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other basis prohibited by law.
Job Identification: 6720
Job Category: Information Technology
Job Schedule: Full time
Company: Southern Company Services
