About Us

At SoCalGas, we believe that every Californian deserves a resilient energy future. We are working to achieve that future by empowering California to reach its sustainability goals through innovation, collaboration, and decarbonization. As our state's energy needs change, we will be there providing reliable energy that is clean, safe, and affordable to our 22 million customers.

In addition to helping shape the future of hydrogen technology and clean energy, as an employee of SoCalGas you'll also enjoy an aggressive total compensation plan, multiple upward mobility opportunities and the ability to find a true work life balance. We also strive to reflect the communities we serve by attracting top talent and maintaining a diverse workforce. To discover more about how rewarding it is to work here, we invite you to visit these pages on our website: Our Mission; Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Sustainability, In the Community, and Employee Benefits. Join SoCalGas today to share in our mission to build the cleanest, safest, and most innovative energy company in America!

Primary Purpose

Acts in a lead role in the design, development, implementation, maintenance, and enhancement of full cycle of data services - integration/transport, processing and/or visualization - and associated systems to support the analytics needs of data/business analysts or data scientists. Consults with and provides technical guidance to business partners, IT peer teams, regarding data requirements, design, processes, and technical solutions. Leads analytics project workstreams and/or smaller integration or visualization projects. Works with multiple business subject areas/data domains and applies expertise in multiple technology stacks and data services capabilities (integration, storage/processing, visualization). Definite best practices templatization, execution methodologies and skills development for solutions based on AVEVA Unified Engineering intelligent design tools. Create templates, architecture and deployment approaches.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Lead strategic conversion with other organizations to guide them through use case discovery and leverage intelligent design tools to address different business and compliance needs. Lead efforts to design, build, maintain, and troubleshoot data pipelines and processing systems to analytics applications. Lead small data analytics projects or initiatives. Manage the data catalog, metadata repository and any associated data management efforts. Work with vendor partners and/or coach junior IT staff to ensure data analytics solutions are designed and developed in a way that complies with architectural standards and established methodologies and practices.
• Solution development and support; Compile data requirements, perform data analysis and logical data modeling, define data and object elements. Build and scale data ingestion and transformation processes, to include batch (ETL, ELT), streaming, and/or virtualization. Build datasets, tools and documentation to enable analysts in all parts of the company to build their own analytics and reports. Design, build and implement applications to visualize performance data to enable actionable operational improvements. Provide after-hours support on a rotation basis.
• Collaboration/Continuous Improvement: Expand and continuously improve knowledge of business subject areas/data domain. Monitor and report to management on the status of project efforts, anticipating and identifying issues that inhibit the attainment of project goals and implementing corrective actions. Identify, design, and implement internal process improvements: automating manual processes, optimizing data delivery, re-designing infrastructure for greater scalability, etc. Lead and/or participate with IT staff, business/vendor partners, and other stakeholders in new product reviews, tests, and pilots. Foster and maintain good relationships with business partners, IT colleagues and vendor partners. Develop business knowledge and relationships to integrate activities with other IT departments to ensure successful implementation and support project efforts.
• Performs other duties as assigned (no more than 5% of duties).

$106,300- $159,500 / yr

Education

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Systems, Statistics or another quantitative field or equivalent experience and/or training Required.
• Master's Degree Preferred

Experience

• 6 years Professional experience as a data engineer or equivalent. Required
• Experience building and optimizing 'big data' pipelines, architectures and data sets. Preferred
• Experience with Object-oriented programming or scripting languages desired (e.g., Python, Java, C++, Scala) Preferred
• Experience with AVEVA design tools and AVEVA Information Management solutions required.
• Proven experience acting as a technical lead with ability to mentor and lead data engineers. Required
• Experience dealing with competing priorities in a fast-paced environment Required.
• Proven track record of translating technical objectives into engineering reality Required.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Expertise in several toolsets required such as big data tools: AVEVA unified Engineering, Hadoop, Spark, and Kafka. Advanced Preferred
• Expertise in Data integration tools such as SAP Data Services, Informatica, and MS SSIS Advanced Preferred
• Proficient knowledge of data modeling, data architecture, data security and data governance practices Intermediate Preferred
• Working knowledge of SQL and experience working with relational databases, query authoring (SQL) as well as working familiarity with a variety of databases tools. Intermediate Preferred
• Fundamental technical knowledge of infrastructure concepts, including configuration setup on servers, routers, switches, firewalls etc. Intermediate Preferred
• Knowledge of Data Virtualization tools such as PowerBI, Business Objects, SAP Analytics Cloud, Cloud Services and Metadata Management tools. Intermediate Preferred
• Strong analytic skills related to working with structured and unstructured datasets. Advanced Required
• Solid teamwork and interpersonal skills; ability to work well on cross-functional project teams and with vendor partners. Advanced Required
• Self-directed and comfortable supporting the data needs of multiple teams, systems and products Advanced Required
• Strong verbal and written communications skills, with an ability to express complex technical concepts in business terms Advanced Preferred
• Strong attention to detail with excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills. Advanced Preferred
• Strong project management and organizational skills desired, operating as part of a team scoping, organizing, planning, and executing projects from the envisioning stage through implementation. Advanced Preferred
• Strong organizational and mentoring skills with experience in leading projects Advanced Preferred.

Benefits

SoCalGas offers a comprehensive benefits program to help support employees both personally and professionally. These benefits include, but are not limited to:

• Competitive pay & Annual Bonus program
• Medical, dental, and vision packages (plus free Mental Health resources/sessions)
• 401K company match & Company provided Pension Plan
• Work/Life Balance including generous PTO
• Wellness Programs/Classes
• Tuition/Education Reimbursement
• Career Development Tools & Resources through SoCalGas University

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SoCalGas strives to ensure that employees are paid equitably and competitively. Starting salaries may vary based on factors such as relevant experience, qualifications, and education.

SoCalGas offers a competitive total rewards package that goes beyond base salary. This position is eligible for an annual performance-based incentive (bonus) as well as other merit-based recognition. Company benefits include health and welfare (medical, dental, vision), employer contributions to retirement benefits, life insurance, paid time off, as well as other company offerings such as tuition reimbursement, paid parental leave, and employee assistance programs.