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Motion Recruitment

Senior Data Engineer / Based in Chicago, IL

Motion Recruitment, Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60290

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The fastest-growing energy brokerage firm is hiring a full-time Senior Data Engineer to join their rapidly expanding team. In this role, you’ll be responsible for maintaining robust data infrastructure and systems that power the organization’s decision-making.

This position blends architecture, development, deployment, and client-facing work, where you will design, build, and maintain scalable data pipelines while implementing comprehensive data quality controls, governance standards, and privacy frameworks. You will also build and maintain MLOps infrastructure to support model development, deployment, and monitoring. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys working at the intersection of product, engineering, and business.

Required Skills & Experience

7+ years of experience in data engineering

Experience with cloud services such as containerization, IaaS, observability systems, and multi-environment architecture

Strong knowledge of data architecture principles, data modeling, ETL processes, privacy frameworks, governance standards, and quality controls

Proficiency in Python, SQL, NoSQL, PostgreSQL, Airbyte, Airflow, dbt, and Spark

Desired Skills & Experience

Experience working directly with stakeholders

Experience mentoring team members on engineering best practices

Proven collaboration and leadership skills

What You Will Be Doing Tech Breakdown

35% Data Architecture & Governance

30% Data Engineering & Modern Data Stack

25% Cloud Infrastructure

10% Integration & System Optimization

Daily Responsibilities

Implement and monitor data quality controls, governance standards, and privacy frameworks to ensure reliable, compliant datasets

Manage and optimize cloud environments, containers, and observability tools to support efficient, secure data operations

Design, build, and maintain scalable data pipelines

Mentor junior engineers and promote data best practices

Develop and maintain MLOps systems

The Offer

Competitive salary + bonus

Health, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance

Employer 401(k) contribution up to 5% of salary

PTO + all major holidays off

Wednesday catered lunches + gym membership at onsite fitness facilities

4-day hybrid schedule in the River North office + 20 work-from-home days per year

Applicants must be authorized to work in the US on a full-time basis now and in the future.

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