Senior Data Engineer

What is the job

As a Senior Data Engineer you will play a critical role in designing building and optimizing scalable data pipelines and architectures that support advanced analytics machine learning and business intelligence initiatives.

You will own the full path data takes through the platform: ingesting from source databases third-party APIs and vendor file feeds; landing and transforming it into governed warehouse models; and provisioning the underlying warehouse infrastructure as code. The platform spans on-premises and cloud source systems across a large multi-domain estate (hundreds of source tables and transformation models) supporting business areas such as point-of-sale/box-office loyalty payments and digital analytics.

You will collaborate closely with data scientists analysts and business stakeholders to ensure data is accessible reliable and actionable. This role requires a deep understanding of data engineering best practices cloud platforms and modern data stack technologies.

What will you be doing

• Design develop and maintain robust scalable and efficient data pipelines
• Build and maintain SQL-based transformation models in a version-controlled analytics engineering framework (e.g. dbt) including incremental processing strategies and macros
• Architect and implement robust data models dimensional models and aggregate models.
• Provision and maintain warehouse infrastructure - databases schemas roles and grants - as code
• Collaborate with enterprise business units to understand data requirements
• Optimize data systems for performance scalability and cost-efficiency including compute sizing and cost/credit budget monitoring
• Ensure data quality and integrity through automated testing source-to-target reconciliation freshness monitoring and documentation
• Implement and maintain performant CI/CD pipelines for data workflows
• Implement and maintain data governance and security controls including role-based access column-level data masking and support for privacy/compliance requests
• Migrate and modernize legacy data and reporting systems onto current platform capabilities
• Mentor junior engineers review peers code and contribute to team knowledge sharing and best practices
• Create comprehensive documentation of existing and planned data processes

About you

• Bachelors degree or above in Computer Science Information Systems or related science field or equivalent practical experience
• 5 years of experience as a Data Architect Data Engineer Analytics Engineer or similar role
• Strong SQL skills and experience integrating relational source databases on-premises and/or cloud-hosted (e.g. SQL Server MySQL/Amazon RDS)
• Hands-on experience with a cloud data warehouse platform (e.g. Snowflake)
• Experience ingesting from non-relational sources - REST APIs cloud analytics exports (e.g. BigQuery/GA4) and vendor file feeds (e.g. SFTP fixed-width/CSV)
• Proficiency in data modeling ETL/ELT processes and data warehousing solutions
• Experience with a general-purpose programming language and associated testing/code-quality practices (e.g. Python)
• Experience with a SQL transformation/analytics engineering framework (e.g. dbt)
• Experience with Python-based ingestion frameworks or managed connectors (e.g. dlt Fivetran Airbyte)
• Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (e.g. Azure - Blob/ADLS Data Factory Key Vault Entra)
• Hands-on experience with orchestration tools (e.g. Airflow Prefect)
• Hands-on experience with infrastructure as code tools (e.g. Terraform)
• Experience with version control and CI/CD (e.g. GitHub Actions Bitbucket Pipelines)
• Implementation experience with data governance security and compliance standards (e.g. RBAC column-level masking PII handling)
• Excellent analytical problem-solving and written communication skills - able to document decisions and trade-offs clearly for technical and non-technical audiences
• Ability to work cross-functionally with technical and non-technical teams

Preferred Criteria:

• Experience with hybrid connectivity between cloud and on-premises networks (e.g. VPN/VNet private endpoints DNS forwarding)
• Experience with CDP reverse-ETL or audience activation tooling (e.g. RudderStack Braze Google Ads Customer Match)
• Experience with BI platform security models (e.g. Power BI row-level security Sigma)
• Familiarity with data catalog and lineage tooling (e.g. DataHub)
• Experience migrating off legacy ETL/BI stacks (e.g. SSIS SSAS SQL Server Agent)

About Regal

Regal Cinemas where movie magic meets unforgettable experiences!

At Regal Cinemas part of Regal Global Entertainment each day is a celebration of everything film and entertainment. From the first popcorn crunch to the closing credits were all about creating moments that spark joy laughter and a little bit of movie magic.

With over 7600 screens across 625 locations in 9 countries including Cineworld Picturehouse Cinema City Yes Planet and Regal Cinemas right here in the US - we bring the joy of movies to millions.

Based out of our buzzing Theatre Support Office in Knoxville Tennessee we offer a variety of roles with a mix of hybrid field-based or remote working options depending on the role.

What really makes Regal shine Our people. Were passionate about supporting your growth and helping you carve out your dream career within the Regal Global Entertainment family. Fancy joining us on this epic film adventure Dive into the Regal stories and see what lifes like behind the scenes of the big screen!

Read more about the Regal culture here Regal Careers

Our Benefits

• Discretionary annual bonus
• Free movie passes and discounted concessions at any Regal location
• Paid vacation time and sick leave to support a healthy work-life balance
• Eligibility to participate in our 401(k) retirement plan with company match after age 21 and one month of service
• Summer half-day Fridays during the summer season
• Medical and prescription coverage with company contributions toward the cost
• Company-paid life insurance and disability insurance at no cost to employees
• Dental vision and supplemental life insurance options available for employees and their dependents
• Additional coverage options including accident critical illness and hospital indemnity insurance

Inclusion & Belonging

At Regal Global Entertainment we believe our strength comes from the diversity of our people. We are committed to fostering a workplace where everyone feels valued respected and empowered to bring their authentic selves to work. Our commitment to inclusion and belonging embraces all aspects of identity including gender ethnicity age disability sexual orientation religion and background.

We take pride in creating an environment where differences are celebrated and everyone has equal opportunities to succeed. Our hiring process is designed to be fair and accessible welcoming applicants from all backgrounds. If you need any accommodations during the hiring process or in the workplace to support your needs please contact the Talent team.

If you have any questions about this role or working at Regal Global Entertainment please contact . We may close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible

Required Experience:

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