Data Engineer III

Who is Forcepoint

Forcepoint simplifies security for global businesses and governments. Forcepoints all-in-one truly cloud-native platform makes it easy to adopt Zero Trust and prevent the theft or loss of sensitive data and intellectual property no matter where people are working. 20 years in business. 2.7k employees. 150 countries. 11k customers. 300 patents. If our mission excites you youre in the right place; we want you to bring your own energy to help us create a safer world. All were missing is you!

Forcepoint is looking for a hands-on Data Engineer to join our growing Business Intelligence team. This is a role for someone who thrives on taking on challenges moves with urgency and takes real ownership of their work. You will design build and maintain data pipelines and infrastructure that power critical decisions across the organization.

• Design build and maintain scalable data pipelines for ingestion transformation and delivery using Fivetran and API Ingestion with AWS S3
• Develop and optimize complex SQL queries and Python scripts to support ETL/ELT workflows
• Manage and maintain data workflows within Databricks ensuring performance reliability and data quality
• Collaborate on data modeling schema design and governance best practices

• Build and maintain Databricks dashboards and reports that surface actionable insights to business stakeholders
• Partner with analysts and business teams to translate reporting needs into scalable data solutions

• Communicate clearly and proactively with stakeholders across business units setting realistic expectations on timelines and deliverables
• Prioritize workload effectively across multiple concurrent projects and shifting business needs
• Document data processes pipeline logic and architectural decisions to enable team-wide transparency
• Participate in sprint planning and contribute to Agile development cycles

• Identify opportunities to leverage AI machine learning or cloud-native tooling to enhance data products
• Stay current on emerging technologies including AI agents LLM integrations and modern cloud data patterns
• Contribute to code reviews and version-controlled development practices via GitHub

You will be expected to work comfortably across our full data platform:

Category

Technologies

Cloud & Storage

AWS S3 Databricks

Languages

Python SQL

Reporting & BI

Tableau Excel Databricks

Data Ingestion

Fivetran API Ingestion

Version Control

GitHub

• 3 years of experience in a data engineering analytics engineering or similar role
• Strong proficiency in SQL able to write complex queries optimize performance and debug efficiently
• Hands-on Python experience for data transformation automation and pipeline development
• Experience with Databricks or equivalent distributed data processing platforms
• Familiarity with version control and collaborative development using GitHub
• Demonstrated ability to communicate technical concepts clearly to non-technical stakeholders

• Experience with Databricks including building pipelines and writing complex queries
• Familiarity with Salesforce and experience integrating or extracting data from CRM platforms
• Experience with API-based data ingestion and building pipelines from third-party data sources
• Exposure to AI/ML tooling cloud AI services or LLM-powered data pipelines and agents
• Familiarity with Agile development methodologies

Beyond the technical skills we want someone who brings the right mindset to the team:

• Self-starter mentality you dont wait to be told what to do next; you identify the problem and get after it
• Clear communicator you keep stakeholders informed manage expectations honestly and ask the right questions early
• Organized and prioritization-focused you juggle multiple asks without dropping the ball and you know how to triage
• Curiosity and a growth mindset especially around AI automation and the future of data engineering
• Team player you share knowledge support your peers and contribute to a culture of continuous improvement

Dont meet every single qualification Studies show people are hesitant to apply if they dont meet all requirements listed in a job posting. Forcepoint is focused on building an inclusive and diverse workplace so if there is something slightly different about your previous experience but it otherwise aligns and youre excited about this role we encourage you to apply. You could be a great candidate for this or other roles on our team.

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