Job Description

We have an exceptional opportunity for a Principal Data Engineer (Architect) that can help us disrupt the logistics industry and take our technology to new heights in our Global Forwarding division. This person will be responsible for leading the architecture, design, and implementation of our data engineering capabilities at scale for C.H. Robinson and our customers and carriers.

In this position you’ll be working closely with enterprise architecture, data engineers, analytics teams, and various stakeholders to take ideas from discovery to production with scalable and well-engineered solutions. This leader will ensure that teams are successful in our data strategy modernization by partnering on roadmaps, providing technical guidance for new use cases, and defining solutions.

C.H. Robinson recognizes the importance of workplace flexibility. We are committed to providing a remote-friendly work environment, both now and in the future. Our global technology teams will continue to have the flexibility that enables you to work where you are most effective, whether that be remote or in the office.

Responsibilities:

• Provide technical leadership in the architecture, design and implementation of Global Forwarding data management initiatives and best practices; including hands-on development & prototyping where needed
• Work collaboratively with engineers, analytical teams, business sponsors, Enterprise Architecture, and broader Robinson engineering teams to bring products to production
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to team engineers
• Collaborate with other senior level engineers/architects to help shape and influence our modern data strategy leveraging cloud-first technologies with event driven data streams; including technologies such as Azure Data Lake, Snowflake, dbt, Databricks, and Kafka
• Create and maintain architectural vision, diagrams, and technical documentation
• Promote and encourage an environment of innovation and entrepreneurial mindset
• Coordinate and lead technical discussions and decision making
• Guide, mentor, and influence architectural direction and principles adoption
• Maintain positive, productive relationships with external teams
• Ability to quickly review, analyze, and understand complex software spanning multiple product teams

Required Qualifications:

• 8+ years of enterprise software data engineering experience
• Proficiency with building highly available enterprise grade data integration pipelines
• Experience with optimization of data pipelines (Microsoft Azure, Databricks, Snowflake)
• Knowledge about data replication, data integration, and data masking
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience and a GED/high school diploma

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with cloud database technologies such as Azure, Snowflake, Databricks, Google, AWS or similar
• Experience with cloud-based data integration tools/frameworks such as dbt, Talend, Matillion, or similar
• Experience with enterprise data governance and data catalog tools such as Alation, Collibra, or similar
• Experience with: C#.NET, Elastic, Angular JS React, Node.JS, HTML5, CSS, RESTful Services, Hadoop, Spark, Python, R, Kafka, Redis
• Experience with Business Intelligence tools such as PowerBI, Tableau, Alteryx or similar
• Ability to combine strong analytical and technical skills with business skills to engage with a wide range of stakeholders
• Proven ability in change management and conflict resolution
• Values a diverse and inclusive work environment
• Ability to provide honest feedback to business stakeholders, peers, and management

Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer

C.H. Robinson is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We believe in equality for all and celebrate the diversity of our employees, customers and communities. We believe this increases creativity and innovation, drives business growth and enables engaged and thriving teams. We’re committed to providing an inclusive environment, free from harassment and discrimination, where all employees feel welcomed, valued and respected.

Affirmative Action Employer/EOE/M/F/Disabled/Veteran

Benefits

Your Health, Wealth and Self

Your total wellbeing is the foundation of our business, and our benefits support your financial, family and personal goals. We provide the top-tier benefits that matter to you most, including:

• Two medical plans (including a High Deductible Health Plan)
• Prescription drug coverage
• Enhanced Fertility benefits
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Health Savings Account (including employer contribution)
• Dental and Vision
• Basic and Supplemental Life Insurance
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
• Paid and floating holidays
• Paid time off (PTO)
• Paid parental leave
• Paid time off to volunteer in your community
• Charitable Giving Match Program
• 401(k) with 6% company matching
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Plus a broad range of career development, networking, and team-building opportunities

Dig in to our full list of benefits on OUR CULTURE page.

Why Do You Belong at C.H. Robinson?

Standing out among the world’s largest logistics platforms, C.H. Robinson solves logistics problems for companies across the globe and across industries, from the simple to the most complex. For 100+ years, our global suite of services has innovated trade to seamlessly deliver the products and goods that drive the world’s economy. With 19 million shipments annually for 105,000 customers, our people and technology literally move the world.

As a FORTUNE 200 company, FORTUNE has also named C.H. Robinson one of the World’s Most Admired Companies 2021. Headquartered in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, we are proud to be recognized as one of LinkedIn’s Top Companies in Minneapolis-St. Paul 2021. And we’re not stopping there... Join us as we collaborate, innovate, and work as one global team to make life better and more sustainable for our customers, communities, and world.