Data Engineer #1038177
Job Description:

• Our Company is embarking on a critical digital transformation initiative to modernize its timekeeping infrastructure across the US and Canada.
• We are seeking an experienced and highly skilled Technical Consultant to play a pivotal role in replacing our legacy timekeeping applications, TWOS and Kronos, with a state-of-the-art WorkForce Software solution for our hourly employee population.
• This role is essential to ensuring a seamless transition and establishing a robust, integrated workforce management system that supports Company's operational excellence.
• As a Technical Consultant, you will leverage your deep technical expertise to own complex integrations, understand and configure the application environment, contribute to our data lake strategy, and develop comprehensive reporting and dashboarding solutions.
• This is an opportunity to make a significant impact on how manages its workforce, driving efficiency and accuracy in a large-scale enterprise environment.

 
Responsibilities:

• Integration Ownership: Design, develop, implement, and maintain robust integrations between WorkForce Software and various internal and external systems, ensuring seamless data flow and process synchronization. This includes utilizing web services (SOAP, REST) and other integration technologies.
• Application Environment Expertise: Possess in-depth knowledge of WorkForce Software configuration, modules (Time, Scheduling, Integrations), and functionalities to effectively tailor the system to Company's specific business requirements and policies.
• Data Lake Contribution: Collaborate with data architecture teams to ensure WorkForce Software data is accurately captured, transformed, and integrated into Company's data lake, supporting advanced analytics and insights.
• Reporting & Dashboarding: Lead the design, development, and implementation of custom reports and dashboards within WorkForce Software, providing key stakeholders with actionable insights into workforce data, timekeeping metrics, and compliance.
• Technical Consultation: Provide expert technical guidance and support throughout the project lifecycle, including requirements gathering, solution design, testing, deployment, and post-implementation support.
• Troubleshooting & Optimization: Identify, analyze, and resolve complex technical issues related to WorkForce Software, integrations, and data processes, ensuring system stability and optimal performance.
• Documentation: Create and maintain comprehensive technical documentation, including integration specifications, configuration guides, and reporting logic.
• Collaboration: Work closely with cross-functional teams, including HR, Payroll, IT, Labor Affairs, and analytics teams, to ensure alignment and successful project delivery.

 
Skills Required:

• System Design
• Systems Engineering
• Testing
• SaaS
• Workforce Management
• Software Documentation
• SQL
• Oracle
• Web Applications
• System Administration
• Six Sigma Methodology
• Warehousing
• Access Controls
• API
• GCP

 
Experience Required:

• Engineer 3 Exp: 7+ years Data Engineering work experience

 
Experience Preferred:
Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related technical field.
• 5+ years of extensive experience in the implementation, configuration, and support of WorkForce Software (WFS) or other enterprise-level Workforce Management (WFM) systems.
• Proven experience owning and delivering complex system integrations, including working with APIs, web services (SOAP, REST), and ETL processes.
• Strong proficiency in SQL for data querying, analysis, and reporting.
• Experience with data architecture concepts and integrating data into data lakes or similar analytical platforms.
• Demonstrated experience in designing and developing reports and dashboards.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills, with the ability to translate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.

 
Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's degree in a relevant technical field.
• WorkForce Software certifications.
• Experience with other scripting languages such as JavaScript.
• Prior experience with large-scale HRIS or payroll system implementations.
• Familiarity with Global Data & Insight & Analytics (GDIA) processes and tools.
• Experience working in the automotive industry or a large manufacturing environment with hourly employee populations.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and manage multiple priorities simultaneously.

 
Education Required:

• Bachelor's Degree

 
Additional Info:
 
At FastTek Global, Our Purpose is Our People and Our Planet. We come to work each day and are reminded we are helping people find their success stories. Also, Doing the right thing is our mantra.  We act responsibly, give back to the communities we serve and have a little fun along the way.
We have been doing this with pride, dedication and plain, old-fashioned hard work for 24 years!
FastTek Global is financially strong, privately held company that is 100% consultant and client focused.
We've differentiated ourselves by being fast, flexible, creative and honest. Throw out everything you've heard, seen, or felt about every other IT Consulting company. We do unique things and we do them for Fortune 10, Fortune 500, and technology start-up companies.
Our benefits are second to none and thanks to our flexible benefit options you can choose the benefits you need or want, options include:
 

• Medical and Dental (FastTek pays majority of the medical program)
• Vision
• Personal Time Off (PTO) Program
• Long Term Disability (100% paid)
• Life Insurance (100% paid)
• 401(k) with immediate vesting and 3% (of salary) dollar-for-dollar match

 
Plus, we have a lucrative employee referral program and an employee recognition culture.
FastTek Global was named one of the Top Work Places in Michigan by the Detroit Free Press in 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023!
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