Data Engineer at Bridgeforce in Remote

Summary: Bridgeforce Data Solutions is a financial technology firm that provides automated credit reporting and disputes compliance solutions. They are seeking a Data Engineer to design and create enhancements to the data environment, focusing on data modeling, database development, and maintaining data routines that support analytics and products. Responsibilities: - Translate business and data requirements into technical designs (data models, schemas, validation rules, and processing specifications) - Enhance data exception handling by implementing robust validation, reconciliation, monitoring, and alerting for data quality issues - Improve data processing efficiency by tuning, optimizing tables and schemas, and reducing runtime and operational overhead - Extend the data environment to support new data sources and data types, including ingestion, normalization, and backward-compatible schema evolution - Create derivative datasets (e.g., benchmarking datasets) and implement de-identification approaches that remove or protect PII while preserving analytical value - Document requirements and track progress against defined milestones - Document and maintain processes, procedures, and user guides related to the analytics suite - Support onboarding of new data sources and new client data feeds by defining mapping rules, validation checks, and go-live readiness criteria - Support the data environment on behalf of clients and internal efforts - Maintain user confidence and protect operations by keeping information confidential Required Qualifications: - Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science or a related field - 1-2 years of direct experience or the equivalent experience obtained through internships - Detail oriented, analytical and inquisitive - Highly organized with strong time-management skills - Ability to work independently and with others - A “can-do” attitude that finds ways to get things done with limited direction - Talented at taking initiative and being self-motivated - Capable of completing milestones and work toward multiple deadlines simultaneously - Willingness to learn on the job and share experiences with other members of the team - Strong work ethic with the ability to work in unstructured situations and bring order to undefined solutions - SQL and Redshift development experience - Experience with python and shell scripting - Strong knowledge of Datawarehouse/dimensional model concepts - Actively embraces AI-enabled coding assistants as part of daily development work (e.g., Kiro, Claude Code, or similar) - Effective interpersonal and clear communication skills when meeting with clients - Excellent written English skills Preferred Qualifications: - Familiar with ETL (using at least one like Ab initio/Informatica/Data Stage or similar) tool - Experience in financial services, especially consumer lending - Experience writing procedures and technical documentation - Familiar with AWS environments - Previous work experience with dynamic, start-up software teams Required Skills: SQL, Redshift, Python, Shell scripting, Data warehouse concepts, Dimensional modeling, AI-enabled coding assistants, ETL tools, Financial services domain, AWS, Analytical thinking, Inquisitiveness Benefits: 30% bonus potential