Job Description

Overview and Responsibilities:
Paramount Data technology Solutions (DTS) team plays a crucial role in Paramount's global engineering organization. Through our projects we ensure that millions of users worldwide can enjoy Paramount content through web, mobile, and TV applications. We are seeking a motivated and diligent Junior Data Engineer to join our team! This role will focus on designing, implementing, and maintaining scalable data pipelines, ensuring data quality, and enabling robust analytics solutions. The ideal candidate is passionate about working with data, has experience with Python, Airflow, and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP), and is eager to learn and grow in a fast-paced environment!

Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain robust and scalable data pipelines using Python and Apache Airflow
• Implement ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) processes for diverse data sources, ensuring data quality and consistency.
• Collaborate with data scientists, analysts, and other engineers to understand data needs and translate them into efficient, well-documented solution
• Monitor and solve data pipelines, proactively identifying and resolving issues to maintain high availability.
• Contribute to the development and improvement of our data infrastructure, using open-source technologies and cloud-native services. While our current platform is GCP, experience with other cloud providers (AWS, Azure) is highly valued as we strive for platform-agnostic solutions.
• Work with Kubernetes to manage and orchestrate our data pipelines.
• Participate actively in agile development sprints, contributing to sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and retrospectives.
• Create code that is clean, well-documented, and can be easily tested, following established coding standards.
• Participate in code reviews, offering constructive feedback and continuously improving our codebase.
• Stay abreast of the latest technologies and trends in data engineering, proactively suggesting improvements to our processes and tools.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
• 3+ years of experience in data engineering or a related field
• Strong programming skills in Python
• Experience with Apache Airflow or similar workflow management tool
• Experience with Kubernetes for container orchestration
• Experience with at least one major cloud provider (GCP, AWS, or Azure); experience with multiple is a strong plus
• Demonstrated ability to adapt to different cloud environments is crucial
• Understanding of data warehousing concepts and principles.
• Proficiency with SQL and experience with relational and/or NoSQL database
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, essential for working effectively within an agile team

Additional Qualifications:

• Experience with data modeling and schema design
• Experience with big data technologies (e.g., Spark, Hadoop)
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and terraform
• Experience with containerization tools (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes)
• Experience using Git

Paramount Global (NASDAQ: PARA, PARAA) is a leading global media and entertainment company that creates premium content and experiences for audiences worldwide. Driven by iconic studios, networks and streaming services, Paramount's portfolio of consumer brands includes CBS, Showtime Networks, Paramount Pictures, Nickelodeon, MTV, Comedy Central, BET, Paramount+, Pluto TV and Simon & Schuster, among others. Paramount delivers the largest share of the U.S. television audience and boasts one of the industry's most important and extensive libraries of TV and film titles. In addition to offering innovative streaming services and digital video products, the company provides powerful capabilities in production, distribution and advertising solutions.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Hiring Salary Range: $80,000.00 - 95,000.00. The hiring salary range for this position applies to New York, California, Colorado, Washington state, and most other geographies. Starting pay for the successful applicant depends on a variety of job-related factors, including but not limited to geographic location, market demands, experience, training, and education. The benefits available for this position include medical, dental, vision, 401(k) plan, life insurance coverage, disability benefits, tuition assistance program and PTO or, if applicable, as otherwise dictated by the appropriate Collective Bargaining Agreement. This position is bonus eligible.

Paramount is an equal opportunity employer (EOE) including disability/vet.

At Paramount, the spirit of inclusion feeds into everything that we do, on-screen and off. From the programming and movies we create to employee benefits/programs and social impact outreach initiatives, we believe that opportunity, access, resources and rewards should be available to and for the benefit of all. Paramount is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, creed, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship status, marital status, disability, gender identity, gender expression, and Veteran status.

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