JOB TITLE: Data Engineer, Baseball Systems

DEPARTMENT: Baseball Operations: Research & Development - Baseball Systems

REPORTS TO: Director, Baseball Systems

FLSA STATUS: Exempt

Description:

The Chicago Cubs Baseball Systems Department is seeking to potentially fill a Baseball Systems Data Engineer position. We are a department focused on creating innovative software tools and data solutions that directly impact all facets of baseball operations and are used by scouts, coaches, players, player development staff, and the baseball operations front office. This role will focus on the import and maintenance of the Chicago Cubs baseball information system data warehouse, including building automated ETL processes which feed it; maintaining back-end databases; automating data quality checks; and troubleshooting data source issues.

Responsibilities:

Develop and maintain ETL processes for loading and processing new data sources
Create automated processes to identify data integrity problems
Diagnose and resolve data source issues

Required Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or Related Subjects
Expertise with modern database technologies and SQL
Expertise in Python, Java, C# or a similar language
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
High level of attention to detail

Desired Qualifications:

Experience building and supporting ETL processes
Experience with Airflow or related scheduling tools
Experience working in a Linux environment
Experience working with cloud-based computing
Working knowledge of advanced baseball statistics and sabermetric concepts
Knowledge of statistical concepts

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, gender identity, marital or veteran status, or any other protected class.