Founded in 1910, KONE is a global leader that provides elevators, escalators and automatic building doors, as well as solutions for maintenance and modernization that add value to buildings throughout their life cycle. Our mission is to improve the flow of urban life and make our world’s cities better places to live by providing innovative solutions that help make people’s journeys safe, convenient and reliable.
Our operations in over 60 countries around the world has helped us achieve our position as an innovation and sustainability leader with repeated recognitions by Forbes, Corporate Knights for clean capitalism and others.  

Job Overview

Are you ready to make your next career move to join our team as our Data Engineer for KONE Americas in KONE Lisle, IL?

• Do you enjoy (ensuring continuous integration and delivery, as well as automate deployment processes for efficient data operations?

• Does collaborating with data architects, enterprise data owners, and development teams to design data architectures motivate you?

• Do you thrive in areas where you work closely with Data Engineers, Data Architects, Data Scientists, and Global Business functions to align data architecture with business needs and objectives?  

• Are you skillful with technological tools such as SAP ERP, Salesforce, and MES?

If you answered a resounding YES to these questions, then we have an amazing opportunity for you!  

Other Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain data pipelines on AWS and Databricks, utilizing a Lake house architecture with Delta Lake and multi-hop medallion architecture for data quality and reusability.

• Implement and optimize data workflows and ETL jobs using Python, Scala, and DBT for end-to-end data processing.

• Support DevOps practices by writing clean, maintainable code and using GitLab, AWS CDK, and Terraform for Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC).

• Take responsibility for ensuring the data flow from the data movement layer to business-optimized data consumption layers on the cloud platform.

• Design data models, ensuring high-quality data assets with a focus on data modeling and data quality assurance activities.

• Address technical issues by providing data architecture leadership to engineering teams, analyzing data quality flaws, and developing solutions to mitigate data-related incidents.

• Contribute to the creation of innovative data products, translating strategic business goals into clear technical data requirements.

• Provide guidance on existing data products and consumption capabilities, ensuring that teams maximize the use of available data assets.

• Drive data-related innovation by identifying opportunities for improvement in architecture and integrating those into platform and roadmaps.

• Participate in the incident resolution process when issues related to data arise, helping to pinpoint root causes in data flow, data quality, and data system integrations.

• Propose change actions to address long-term solutions and minimize the impact of data-related incidents.

Location of position: Lisle, IL

Job Duties:

As our Data Engineer, you will engage in hands-on data engineering and architectural decision-making to ensure high-quality data products, seamless integration, and optimized data consumption layers for the business. You will also work on various data engineering tasks for delivering solutions on AWS and Databricks, from development to resolving technical issues, maintaining and optimizing workloads.

You will bring your strong background in software engineering or data science and are committed to a DevOps mindset to achieve goals collaboratively to KONE. You will use the knowledge gained through your bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Software Engineering, Data Engineering, Data Science, Computer Science (or a related field).

Hiring requirements:

• Previous hands-on professional experience in developing and maintaining data pipelines on AWS and Databricks: Lake house architecture based on Databricks and Delta Lake, multi-hop medallion architecture to divide the data lake into bronze, silver and gold layers based on the quality and reusability of the data stored there, data product publishing in Unity catalog.

• Proficient in Python, Scala, DBT, and other programming languages for developing ETL solutions.

• Proven expertise in working with enterprise data landscapes like SAP ERP, Salesforce, and PDM systems, ensuring seamless integration and data flow.

• Experience in data modeling, data quality assurance, and data governance best practices.

• Strong familiarity with DevOps methodologies and tools like GitLab, Jira, Confluence, and Terraform for infrastructure and workflow management.

• Knowledge of data privacy regulations, cybersecurity best practices, and compliance standards for handling sensitive data.

• Ability to work in a global, multi-cultural team, with excellent communication and problem-solving skills.

About KONE

At KONE, we foster an innovative and collaborative culture, valuing each individual's contribution. Employee engagement and sustainability are key focuses, promoting ethical practices and mutual respect. We're proud to offer experiences and opportunities to help you achieve career and personal goals while maintaining a healthy work-life balance.

We hire individuals who value culture because we believe culture drives innovation

• We value your authentic self. 

• Collaborative, creative, and supportive work environment.

• Passionate about safety, quality, and innovation 

• We care about the communities where we live and work. 

Just some of our many benefits include: 

• Competitive salary 

• Flexible work schedule 

• Opportunities to learn and grow 

• 401K Employer Match

• 401k Employer Non-elective Contribution 

• Well-being Program

• Medical, Prescription, Dental and Vision Insurance

• Digital Health Solutions & Telehealth

• Health Savings Account (HSA)

• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)

• Employee Family Assistance Program (EFAP)

• Family & Medical Leave

• Parental Leave

• Leave to Care for a Domestic Partner

• Paid Time Off & Holidays

• Company Paid Life and AD&D Insurance

• Supplemental Life and AD&D Insurance  

• Company Paid Short-term and Long-term Disability

• Buy-Up Long-term Disability

• Critical Illness Insurance

• Hospital Indemnity & Accident Insurance

• Identity Theft Protection

• Legal Insurance

• KONE Credit Union

• Tuition Reimbursement

• Commuter Benefits

Annual Base Pay Range:

The hiring range for this role is $90,300 – $124,190.  The compensation package offered will depend on their ability to meet the requirements of the role and a range of factors unique to each candidate, including their skill set, years and depth of experience, certifications, and location.

Variable Compensation:

KONE Annual Bonus plan at 10% Target Incentive (50/50) based on achievement of company goals and individual goals.
 

Come share your passion and energy to make a positive impact at KONE for our customers and your career! 

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We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.

Read more on www.kone.com/career

At KONE, we are focused on creating an innovative and collaborative working culture where we value the contribution of each individual. Employee engagement is a key focus area for us and we encourage participation and the sharing of information and ideas. Sustainability is an integral part of our culture and the daily practice. We follow ethical business practices and we seek to develop a culture of working together where co-workers trust and respect each other and good performance is recognized. In being a great place to work, we are proud to offer a range of experiences and opportunities that will help you to achieve your career and personal goals and enable you to live a healthy and balanced life.

Read more on www.kone.com/careers