Lead Data Engineer

Impact the Moment

Could your creative thinking build the future? A Lead Data Engineer at McGraw Hill makes a difference for learners and educators across the world. Our team needs individuals with new ideas who connect with people in innovative ways.

How can you make an Impact?

McGraw Hill is seeking a Lead Data Engineer. At McGraw Hill, our mission is to build meaningful enterprise learning solutions that empower students and institutions. You will strengthen McGraw Hill's intelligence and data capabilities by transforming financial, product, customer, and third-party information into timely, actionable insights. It oversees platform performance while architecting scalable reporting, analytics, and modeling solutions, using OCI/Exadata, IICS or Databricks, AWS, and advanced SQL to deliver successful, stakeholder-aligned outcomes.

This is a remote position open to applicants authorized to work for any employer within the United States.

What you will be doing:

• Develop and deliver scalable data solutions using AWS and/or Oracle technologies, leveraging strong data modeling skills, SCD practices, and modern cloud architecture.
• Translate business requirements into technical designs, creating detailed specifications, solution documentation, and end-to-end integration models (facts, dimensions, star schemas, aggregations).
• Build optimized, parallel-processing ETL pipelines using Informatica and advanced transformations, supported by Unix scripting for workflow automation, cleanup, and file management.
• Manage and enhance cloud platform performance to meet daily runbook SLAs, ensuring reliable, efficient data operations across financial and operational systems like Oracle ERP and Oracle DB.
• Provide technical leadership through the full software development lifecycle, offering guidance from requirements through implementation while supporting Agile/Kanban delivery practices.
• Utilize Git, Jira, and other engineering tools to maintain version control, collaborate effectively, and support continuous improvement in data engineering processes.

We're looking for someone with:

• 8+ years of data engineering experience using Informatica/IICS, Oracle DB, Oracle packages, AWS data services such as Athena with Iceberg, Lambda, EMR, Glue, and platforms like Databricks.
• Expertise in data warehousing, modern data lake architectures, and large-scale data engineering practices.
• Strong programming skills in Python, Scala, Java, or Node, along with at least 1 year of Unix shell scripting.
• 5+ years working with cloud environments including OCI, AWS, or Azure with a focus on data technologies.
• Experience working with financial datasets such as sales, revenue, COGS, and manufacturing, and familiarity with Tableau or Alteryx.
• Preferred experience in the publishing or education domain and with IBM Planning Analytics (TM1).

Why work for us?

The work you do at McGraw Hill will be work that matters. We are collectively designing content that will build the future of education. Play your part and experience a sense of fulfillment that will inspire you to even greater heights.

The pay range for this position is between $140,000-$145,000 annually, however, base pay offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and location. Additionally, a full range of medical and/or other benefits may be provided, depending on the position offered. Click here to learn more about our benefit offerings.

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