Senior Data Operations Engineer

At Beyond Finance, we've made it our mission to help everyday Americans escape the endless cycle of crippling debt and step into a brighter financial future. Through compassionate, individualized care, a culture focused on compliance and ethics, supportive user-centric technology, and customized financial solutions, we've helped over 300,000 clients on their path to a brighter future.

While we're proud of what we've already accomplished, we're searching for new collaborators to help us get to the next level! If you're looking to join a forward-thinking, rapidly growing organization with helping people as its number one goal, we want to hear from you.

About The Role

As a Senior Engineer on the Data Operations team you’ll be ensuring the pipelines are working, the platforms are up and healthy, and our systems are operating at their optimal efficiency. You’ll convert proof of concept dashboards to utilize production data while working closely with the Data Architect.  The increased performance of the converted dashboards will make you very popular with our business users!   You’ll also help with client questions and the triage of data systems issues, and you’ll build tools to help keep data operations functioning smoothly.

We’re a Chicago-based company looking for candidates willing to come into our downtown office 2-3 days a week. Enjoy in-person team collaboration, mentorship, and catered lunches — not to mention a free fitness center and relaxation lounge! 

What You'll Do

• Work deeply in our BI tool to create dashboards needed for all areas of the company by modeling our virtual data layer and researching where other curated data might exist.
• Assess the ongoing performance and usage of BI tools, databases, and data systems
• Facilitate the regular sharing of data within and outside the company
• When needed, create frameworks and models to standardize approaches to one platform.
• Respond to questions in the support channel and propose solutions
• Support and contribute to good data governance development and practices
• Archive data from systems when needed
• Create data audit alerts and respond to them

What We Look For

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or other technical field or equivalent work experience
• Strong experience using analytics platforms and BI tools with Looker experience heavily preferred.
• Excellent SQL experience with working through complex queries.
• Stellar ability to troubleshoot issues and attempt to resolve the issue. Coordinate issues with the other teams so a root cause can be identified and created.
• Demonstrated good understanding of how data flows throughout a company and can talk to data governance as each phase.
• Willingness to be be on an on-call rotation

Strong multitasking skills with the ability to balance competing priorities

Why Join Us?

While you make a difference for others, we’ll work to make a difference for you, providing an uplifting, collaborative work environment and benefits that reflect your value to us. For eligible full-time employees, we offer:

• Considerable employer contributions for health, dental, and vision programs
• Generous PTO, paid holidays, and paid parental leave
• 401(k) matching program
• Merit advancement opportunities
• Career development & training

And finally, our team spirit and culture! We cultivate an environment of community, connection, and belonging across our entire organization.

Beyond Finance does not accept unsolicited resumes from individual recruiters or third-party recruiting agencies in response to job positions.  No fee will be paid to their parties who submit unsolicited candidates directly to Beyond Finance employees or the Beyond Finance HR team.  No placement fee will be paid to any third party unless such a request has been made by the Beyond HR team.