Data Engineer III

Iridium Satellite, LLC•Chandler, AZ

7h•Hybrid

About The Position

Iridium is seeking an experienced Data Engineer III to join their Enterprise Data team. This role is crucial for advancing Iridium's enterprise data modernization and consolidation initiatives, focusing on designing and optimizing cloud-based data pipelines, ingestion frameworks, and data models. The Data Engineer III will ensure scalable, reliable, and secure data foundations to support evolving business needs, including the modernization of QoS-related data pipelines. This position is ideal for someone who enjoys solving complex technical challenges, collaborating with cross-functional partners, and building high-quality data infrastructure that drives strategic decision-making.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field.
5+ years of relevant experience in data engineering
Prior experience in effectively collaborating and communicating with engineering teams and business stakeholders to build and maintain productive working relationships
Strong proficiency in Snowflake, DBT, SQL, Python, and modern ETL/ELT frameworks
Experience with data pipeline design, data modeling, streaming and batch ingestion technologies such as Kafka and NiFi/Openflow
Hands‑on experience with AWS cloud services and data quality, governance, and performance‑tuning practices
Ability to translate business requirements into scalable data architectures
Strong organizational skills with the ability to set personal priorities and assist others in executing assigned tasks, with guidance; proactively communicates bandwidth issues to manager
Good communication skills, with the ability to comfortably present products, deliverables, analyses, and/or issues to groups within your team
Able to create, edit, and structure documents with minimal guidance
Demonstrates active listening and asks substantive, thought-provoking questions
Possess an analytical mindset, with the ability to understand key outputs of data analysis, make routine decisions using data, and recognize and propose solutions to issues
Proactive in providing formal and informal feedback to peers and managers
Facilitates teamwork, positively impacts team/peer group, and demonstrates ownership of assigned tasks and activities

Nice To Haves

Telecom or satellite industry experience is a plus
Experience with data orchestration tools such as Airflow
Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure‑as‑code, or data quality frameworks
AWS certifications or Snowflake certifications

Responsibilities

Contribute to the design, development, and optimization of scalable, reliable, and efficient data pipelines and ETL processes
Build and enhance data ingestion frameworks using AWS services such as Glue and DataSync, along with platforms including Snowflake and DBT
Support the implementation of strategies for ingesting structured and unstructured data from databases, APIs, and streaming sources, ensuring data quality, accuracy, and security
Troubleshoot, diagnose, and resolve issues related to data pipelines and ingestion processes
Develop and maintain data models to support analytics, reporting, and cross‑functional business needs
Ensure adherence to data governance, compliance requirements, and security best practices
Monitor, maintain, and optimize the health and performance of the data infrastructure to proactively identify bottlenecks or inefficiencies
Work with cross‑functional teams to translate business requirements into scalable data solutions
Support the onboarding and integration of QoS data initiatives, enabling more real‑time operational visibility