Job Posting: Detroit Tigers Baseball Operations Data Engineer
Position: Data Engineer, Baseball Operations
Location: Detroit, MI
Job Description:
The Data Engineer, Baseball Operations will be responsible for working closely with the Analytics team to maintain the data infrastructure supporting internal baseball systems, reports, and procedures.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design, maintain, and support data warehouses for reporting and analytics within Baseball Operations.
- Automate and optimize data workflows and pipelines.
- Document, troubleshoot, and resolve issues with Baseball Operations data processes.
- Understand and document data structures, format, definitions, and content of internal and external data feeds.
- Develop data quality assurance tools to ensure data integrity and system performance.
- Collaborate with other members of the Baseball Operations team to develop best practices for storing and retrieving baseball data.
- Recommend new tools and techniques for collecting and processing data.
- Complete ad-hoc database queries and analysis as directed.
Minimum Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- 3+ years of related work experience with data management and infrastructure.
- Degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related technical field.
- Strong passion for baseball and robust understanding of current baseball research.
- Expertise with SQL and relational database concepts and design.
- Experience ingesting and transforming data from a variety of sources and formats.
- Experience with at least one programming language such as C#, Java, Python, or similar.
- Experience with R, Shiny, Plotly, or ggplot is a plus.
- Ability to communicate complex concepts to colleagues possessing a wide range of backgrounds and perspectives.
- Willing and able to relocate to Detroit.
To Apply:
To apply, please complete the application found here.
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