First American

Senior ETL Data Engineer - Remote Opportunity

Job description

Join a team that puts its People First! As a member of First American's family of companies, National Commercial Services provides single-point service for simple to multi-property/multi-state national commercial real estate transactions. Since 1889, First American (NYSE: FAF) has held an unwavering belief in its people. They are passionate about what they do, and we are equally passionate about fostering an environment where all feel welcome, supported, and empowered to be innovative and reach their full potential. Our inclusive, people-first culture has earned our company numerous accolades, including being named to the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For® list for six consecutive years. We have also earned awards as a best place to work for women, diversity and LGBTQ+ employees, and have been included on more than 50 regional best places to work lists. First American will always strive to be a great place to work, for all. For more information, please visit www.careers.firstam.com.

Job Summary

The Engineer will provide support in all aspects of the design, mapping, development, and testing of data movement for a data warehouse environment, with emphasis on the Extract-Transform-Load (ETL) process.

Essential Functions

  • Devises/modifies processes to maintain high quality efficient ETL processes and applications moving large volumes of data.
  • Designs, codes, tests, debug, and document those processes.
  • Prepare detailed specifications from which processes will be written, designed, coded, tested and debugged.
  • May consult with users and develop business relationships and integrate activities with other IT departments to ensure successful implementation
  • Monitor and report to management on the status of project efforts, anticipating/identifying issues that inhibit the attainment of project goals and implementing corrective actions.
  • Contribute to technical and system architectural planning and the development of innovative solutions for the business
  • Required to perform duties outside of normal work hours based on business needs.

Knowledge and Skills/Technology Used

  • 5+ years experience in a data warehousing environment
  • Solid understanding of relational database models and dimensional data models
  • Strong experience in ETL design and development experience working with SQL stored procedures and/or ETL tools such as Microsoft SSIS and Informatica
  • 5+ years experience working with Microsoft SQL Server 2000 / 2005 / 2008
  • 3+ years experience designing and developing complex stored procedures with Transact-SQL preferably in either an ETL or reporting environment
  • Extensive experience with both Microsoft SSIS and DTS
  • Constantly updating personal technical and business knowledge and skills


Typical Education

  • Bachelor's Degree or equivalent combination of education and experience


Typical Range of Experience

  • Typically 5-7 years of directly related experience
  • Previous supervisory experience is must
  • Experience working with distributed team is preferred

First American invests in its employees' development and well-being, empowers them to provide superior customer service and encourages them to serve the communities where they live and work. First American is committed to diversity and inclusion. We are an equal opportunity employer.

Based on eligibility, First American offers a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, 401k, PTO/paid sick leave and other great benefits like an employee stock purchase plan.

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