Build & Release Engineer

Your Job

Koch Capabilities is building something new and valuable, a data platform that enables efficient and repeatable process transformation across our enterprise and makes many types of data available for automation that was not previously possible. Developing this new platform in support of our Innovation Vision will be critical to our success at Koch Industries. The Build Engineer role is a key part of the Platform Delivery team. This role will be working closely with Data Engineers from different data product teams and will operate the daily build lifecycle, resolve issues in the DBT (Data Build Tool) project mesh and communicate defects and prospective resolutions to the data engineering teams. You will maintain responsibility for daily development testing, defect resolution, development best practices. You will collaborate with architecture and software engineering teams to design and implement DBT macros to drive reusability and development efficiencies in our data engineering processes. You will evaluate and recommend implementation patterns for new DBT and Snowflake performance related tools.

Our Team

As a member of the Data Management, Enablement & Transformation (DMET) team, you will have the opportunity to drive innovation and leverage your technical knowledge in an exciting data driven environment. This key role will create value by partnering across capabilities to drive sustainable transformation. The successful candidate must be self-directed, able to manage multiple projects, lead teams, seek out opportunities to modernize processes, set priorities and meet deadlines.

What You Will Do

As a Build Engineer on our team, your major responsibilities will include:

• Own the release cycle for running DBT builds into the platform.
• Ensure that defects and bugs are communicated and mitigated while partnering with the data engineer.
• Communicating impact and resolution of defects and bugs.
• Own the QA process.
• Identify patterns for solution and code reusability and scaling.
• Identify data quality measures to improve data product stability.
• Be an escalation point on issues specific to DBT and its adoption.
• Create product documentation and quality standards.
• Improve testing processes and data validation.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify and solve complex problems.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Experience with DBT (Data Build Tool) or a similar data transformation tool.
• Experience owning the software release cycle and mitigating technical and business conflicts.
• Experience collaborating with and communicating across a broader working team with varying levels of technology experience.
• Experience with software and data engineering development lifecycles.
• Experience with Azure Dev Ops or a similar Agile Lifecycle Management tool.
• Strong understanding of Data Governance, Security, and Compliance requirements in a cloud environment.
• Must have analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.

What Will Put You Ahead

• 4+ years strong hands-on experience in Data Engineering using Snowflake, DBT, Python Data Frame programming models (Pandas and Snowpark).
• Up to date knowledge of DBT Mesh, Packages and the DBT roadmap.
• SnowPro Core Certification.
• Experience with CICD and code promotion specifically using DBT, Snowflake and GIT.
• Experience with Snowflake performance best practices and monitoring.
• Experience with Sigma Computing.
• Experience with multiple SQL dialects and/or PySpark.

Hiring Philosophy

All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here.

Who We Are

As a Koch company, Koch Global Services (KGS) creates solutions spanning technology, human resources, finance, project management and anything else our businesses need. With locations in India, Mexico, Poland and the United States, our employees have the opportunity to make a global impact.

At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.

Our Benefits

Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.

Equal Opportunities

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please click here for additional information.