Data Engineer

DATA ENGINEER // EAGLE BROOK CHURCH

JOB OBJECTIVES

• Helps build and maintain reliable data infrastructure that supports reporting, analytics, and business intelligence across Eagle Brook Church
• Ensures data is accurate, accessible, and fit for purpose by maintaining data pipelines, warehouses, and integrations
• Partners with the Data team and ministry stakeholders to understand data needs and deliver effective technical solutions
• Supports the reliability, scalability, and usability of the data environment through ongoing technical contributions
• Reports to the Technology Data Manager

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

• Designs and implements data models, schemas, and integration topology in alignment with established data architecture direction and standards

• Helps establish and maintain data engineering standards, naming conventions, coding patterns, and development best practices across the Data team

• Maintains technical documentation for pipelines, schemas, integrations, data flows, and architectural decisions

• Develops, documents, and supports data pipelines, workflows, and automation for ingestion, transformation, processing, and scheduling

• Ingests data from external sources through APIs and system-to-system integrations

• Maintains and supports the Data Warehouse and the HR Data Warehouse, ensuring performance, reliability, and continuity of all data feeds

• Prepares and models incoming data into clean, analysis-ready datasets for reporting and analytics consumers

• Maintains data accuracy and integrity across pipelines and warehouses through auditing, validation, and monitoring

• Administers data security controls, including permissions, roles, and access policies across warehouse and pipeline environments, in accordance with established security and compliance standards

• Assists with incident response when critical data feeds or pipelines fail, including diagnosis, remediation, and stakeholder communication

• Collaborates with reporting and analytics consumers, including ministry stakeholders, to understand data needs and ensure pipelines deliver fit-for-purpose datasets

• Shares engineering best practices and documentation with the Data team

• Provides input on tools and platform improvements for the data engineering stack

OTHER JOB FUNCTIONS

• Assists with onboarding new team members, as needed

• Other duties as assigned

QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Qualifications

• Follower of Jesus and aligns with Eagle Brook Church's 9 core beliefs

• 3+ years of related experience

• Strong SQL and Python skills

• Proficient in data pipeline and ETL/ELT development, using tool such as Azure Data Factory or Azure Synapse

• Proficient in data warehouse design and management

• Strong API and system integration skills

• Familiarity with data security, access governance, and role-based permission models

• Experience with Microsoft Azure (Logic Apps, Functions, Storage)

• Experience with Git-based source control and CI/CD

• Experience using AI-assisted development tools such as Claude, Gemini, or similar

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in a related field

• Experience with Azure SQL or Microsoft Fabric

• Experience with Data Analysis Expressions (DAX) and Power BI

JOB DETAILS

· Location: Centerville, MN

· FLSA Status: Exempt / Salary

· Salary Range: $75,000 - $78,000

· Employment Classification: Full Time

· Regular / Temporary: Regular

· Workdays: Monday – Friday (generally)

· Work Hours: 8:00 am – 4:30 pm (generally)

· Remote Eligible: may be eligible to work remotely 1 day per week

· Ministry / Department: Operations

· Team: Technology

WORK ENVIRONMENT / PHYSICAL DEMANDS

· Regular communication with others to exchange information

· Regular remaining in a stationary position, often standing or sitting for prolonged periods

· Regular repeating motions that may include wrists, hands, and/or fingers

BENEFITS

Eagle Brook Church’s benefit plan is designed to help you stay healthy, feel secure, and maintain work/life balance. Offering a competitive benefits package is just one way we strive to provide our employees with a rewarding workplace. We offer the following benefits to our full-time employees:

· medical, dental, and vision coverage

· health savings account (HSA)

· dependent care FSA

· employer-provided life insurance + additional voluntary life insurance

· accident and critical illness insurance

· employer-provided short-term and long-term disability

· paid family and medical leave (PFML)

· member assistance program (MAP)

· generous paid time off and holidays

· 403(b) retirement plan with employer contribution

· development dollars for team members to invest in their professional growth

· casual dress and work environment

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