Who We Are

We’re Dealer Tire, a family-owned, international distributor of tires and parts established in 1918 in Cleveland, OH. We’re laser focused on helping the world’s largest and most trusted auto manufacturers grow their tire business—in fact, we’ve sold more than 60 million tires to date. We’re a thriving company, and we’re looking for driven individuals to join our team. That’s where you come in!

As a Senior Data Engineer at Dealer Tire, you will be a vital contributor and technical thought leader of a team responsible for designing and implementing our Enterprise data lake, data model, and the data pipelines that feed our business and analytical systems. You and your teammates will collaborate with internal and external customers and our affiliate companies, empowering them to solve business problems and gain powerful insights using high-performance datasets, enterprise analytics systems, self-service tools, and other tools such as Snowflake, Alteryx, R, Python, and Power BI.

As a Senior Data Engineer, your essential job functions will include the following:

Collaborate with business and IT teams to implement a comprehensive and easily expandable enterprise data model based on business need.Be a thought leader on future data usage (Data Futurist) and a catalyst for converting data into a knowledge base.Proactively look for process improvements across software stacks and drive their implementation.Design and build robust, scalable, and high-performing data pipelines with real-time & batch design patterns across structured & unstructured data sources.Contribute to the design and enhancement of our enterprise data model, enterprise analytics systems, data marts, and data warehouse/data lake.When necessary, suggest new/alternative design patterns and diagnostic tools.Collaborate with internal and external customers, our affiliates, and other IT teams to define and implement a roadmap for the enterprise data model and the systems that support it, including the maintenance of consistent data definitions and documentation across multiple environments.Participate in and, at times, lead design and code reviews to foster team accountability and maintain a high standard of quality and adherence to establish patterns and practices.Build a deep understanding of our enterprise data, evangelize our data assets, and empower users to leverage data appropriately and effectively with self-service tools.Balance multiple concurrent projects both within your team and with other teams.Articulate ideas and architectural concepts clearly and concisely through verbal and written communication, and mentor team members in their ability to apply those concepts.Monitor and measure system and process performance and make corrections and/or enhancements where needed as part of a focus on continual improvement.Provide on-call/after-hours support for processes and systems owned by the team on a rotating basis.Other duties as assigned relating to data engineering not explicitly listed above.

Minimum Qualifications:

5+ years of experience as a Data Engineer (or comparable role) preferably in designing, developing, and documenting highly robust and scalable data pipelines.Strong experience in SQL (or similar languages) and querying databases.Strong background in various data pipeline tools.Proven experience building and deploying data models (including expertise with data warehouse design concepts such as star schema design, Kimball style, medallion architecture, etc.).Experience performing root cause analysis/reverse engineering on reports, datasets, and data pipelines to answer specific business questions, identify opportunities for improvement, or resolve system or process issues.Strong verbal and written communication skills.Ability to work cross-functionally in a fast-paced, high growth environment and manage multiple concurrent workstreams and priorities.

Preferred Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Statistics, Informatics, Information Systems or another quantitative field.Prior experience leading a migration from an on-premise database and/or analytics solution to a cloud-based solution.Experience implementing high availability (HA) and disaster recovery (DR) solutions.Experience with any of the following technologies is a plus: SAP Data Integrator, Microsoft SQL Server, SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS), Oracle Business Intelligence/Oracle Analytics Server, JD Edwards, DB2, Python, Power Shell, R, Amazon AWS (EC2 instances, Redshift, lambda functions, S3, etc.), Google Analytics, Google Big Query, dbt (Data Build Tool), Apache Airflow, Snowflake, Alteryx, Power BI, Sigma, Windows and Linux servers.

Competencies Required:

Results OrientationAgilityInitiativeInfluenceCustomer FocusBusiness AcumenStrategic ThinkingOrganizational AgilityRelationship BuildingRecognize ImplicationsApply Knowledge

Physical Job Requirements:

Continuous viewing from and inputting data into a computer screen.Sitting for long periods of time.Travel as necessary.

Drug Policy:

Dealer Tire is a drug-free environment. All applicants being considered for employment must pass a pre-employment drug screen before beginning work.

Why Dealer Tire: An amazing opportunity to join a growing organization, built on the efforts of hard working, innovative, and team-oriented people. The compensation offered for this position will depend on qualifications, experience, and geographic location. The total compensation package may also include commission, bonus or profit sharing. We offer a competitive & comprehensive benefit package including: paid time off, medical, dental, vision, and 401k match (50% on the dollar up to 7% of employee contribution). For more information on our benefit offerings, please visit our Dealer Tire Family of Companies Benefits Highlights Booklet.

EOE Statement: Dealer Tire is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, gender, age, veteran status, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status or disability (in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act*), or any other legally protected status, with respect to employment opportunities. 

*ADA Disclosure: Any candidate who feels that they may need an accommodation to complete this application, or any portions of same, based on the impact of a disability should contact Dealer Tire’s Human Resources Department to discuss your specific needs. Please feel free to contact us at ADAAAccommodation@dealertire.com or via phone at 833-483-8232.