Senior Data Engineer

This is an on-site role based in Columbia, MO or Kansas City, MO. Candidates must be within driving distance and able to work in-office regularly. Remote work is not available for this position.
It’s a broad role with real ownership, which is both the appeal and the challenge: there isn’t a senior engineer above you reviewing every decision. We’re looking for someone ready to own the whole platform and confident enough to ask questions when needed.
What you’ll do:
Own the data pipelines
Manage automated replication and ingestion into the warehouse
Monitor performance, troubleshoot failures, and handle schema changes
Add new data sources as business needs evolve
Own the platform architecture
Maintain and evolve the cloud warehouse architecture
Define layering, naming conventions, performance standards, and cost efficiency
Ensure scalability across multiple subsidiaries
Own the data modeling
Design and maintain dimensional models (facts and dimensions)
Partner directly with Finance, HR, and Operations leaders to translate business needs into data structures
Build models that support accurate, decision-ready reporting
Ensure data trust and reliability
Build in testing, documentation, and data quality checks
Maintain clear data lineage and transparency
Ensure stakeholders trust the accuracy of reporting
What we’re looking for
Strong data engineering fundamentals — clean, maintainable SQL and Python
Experience building and operating production data pipelines
Hands-on experience with a cloud data warehouse (BigQuery preferred; Snowflake, Redshift, or similar acceptable)
Experience with transformation frameworks (dbt strongly preferred) and layered data architecture (raw → staging → modeled)
Solid understanding of dimensional modeling (facts vs. dimensions, star schema design)
Experience with ELT / data replication tools (Fivetran or similar)
Ability to partner with non-technical stakeholders and translate business needs into scalable data solutions
Comfortable owning decisions and operating independently
Nice to have
Experience with Google Cloud Platform (Cloud Run, Cloud SQL/PostgreSQL, Pub/Sub, Cloud Scheduler, Secret Manager)
Experience integrating ERP systems (Viewpoint Vista or similar) and HCM platforms (Workday)
Familiarity with CI/CD-driven data workflows and version-controlled transformations
Experience managing warehouse cost optimization
Background in construction, engineering, or operations-heavy industries
Reminders:
This is strictly an on-site role
Must be located within driving distance of Columbia, MO or Kansas City, MO
No remote or hybrid work options available
Who Thrives Here: The person who does well here likes owning the whole thing rather than a corner of it, cares more about whether the numbers are right than whether the pipeline is clever, and would rather ship a model the finance team actually uses than a perfect one nobody asked for. You're comfortable being the person who knows how the data fits together, and you treat "the business owner doesn't quite know what they want yet" as part of the job rather than a blocker.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)