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Job Description Job Description Founded in 1936, the National Wildlife Federation has grown into America's largest and most trusted grassroots conservation organization with 52 state/territorial affiliates and more than six million members and supporters, including hunters, anglers, gardeners, birders, hikers, campers, paddlers, and outdoor enthusiasts of all ages and stripes. The mission of the National Wildlife Federation is to unite all Americans to ensure wildlife thrive in our rapidly changing world. We advance this mission through programming focused on conserving wildlife, restoring habitats and waterways, expanding outdoor opportunities, connecting children with nature, advancing environmental justice, and addressing the causes and consequences of climate change. To support our mission, we are seeking a Data & Systems Specialist to join our Data & Technology Department. This role works at the intersection of data, systems, and stakeholder support. The Data & Systems Specialist is responsible for managing, maintaining, and optimizing data and business processes for NWF's mission-critical supporter systems. This role is a vital resource for system users, developers, project managers, data analysts, and vendors. They work with stakeholders to ensure alignment with the organization's fundraising, engagement, programmatic, and operational goals. They provide user support, manage process documentation, and execute training plans to enhance user adoption and optimization. The Data & Systems Specialist plays a key role in ensuring the data hygiene, data governance, and integrity of our supporter systems. The person in this role is expected to be proactive, detail-oriented, and an effective communicator. The Data & Systems Specialist will be part of the Data & Systems team and report to the Senior Manager of System Strategy & Projects. Principle Duties (major areas of responsibility): System Administration Serve as primary administrator for the CRM database (currently Microsoft Dynamics). Configure fields, forms, views, automations, reports, dashboards, and user security permissions. Troubleshoot system issues and partner with key stakeholders to identify and deploy practical solutions. Execute system improvements and upgrades in collaboration with system users, developers, project managers, data analysts, and vendors. Create and perform quality assurance testing scripts related to functionality enhancements or bug fixes. Build queries and run reports to distribute to system stakeholders. Serve as a backup for NWF's Data Operations Manager to perform key functions when coverage is needed. User Support and Training Manage the CRM support inbox, acting as primary point of contact for CRM-related questions and feedback. Provide hands-on support to CRM users, addressing database questions, data inquiries, technical issues, and ensuring efficient and effective system utilization. Regularly meet with CRM super users and gather feedback to improve functionality and data processes. Develop and deliver optimized help documentation, training sessions, user surveys, and newsletter communications. Create and maintain documentation related to system usage, processes, and connections across systems. Data Hygiene and Data Governance Manage NWF's Data Protection inbox to resolve data privacy and data removal requests from our supporters. Monitor and manage data integrity tasks for NWF's supporter data. Conduct regular data integrity checks to identify and resolve any data issues. Perform data management tasks such as data imports, exports, appends, and merges. Research, develop, and maintain data governance policies for NWF's supporter data, ensuring compliance with applicable organization and policy standards. Collaboration and Strategy Partner with cross-functional teams and data owners (e.g. development, fundraising, legal, marketing, and operations) to align system capabilities with organizational requirements. Develop and implement strategies for improving operational efficiency, such as streamlining processes, eliminating redundancies, and elevating system capabilities. Collaborate with data owners and the Data Strategy team to ensure system configuration allows for seamless analytics and reporting. Help evaluate and adopt emerging technologies - including AI-powered tools - to enhance productivity. Qualifications: Skills and Competencies Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. Ability to troubleshoot creatively and critically think through implications beyond what is immediately apparent. Ability to manage multiple priorities while maintaining a positive outlook. Excellent communication skills. Comfortable sharing technical concepts in a way everyone can understand. Ability to collaborate effectively with diverse teams and stakeholders. Excellent organizational skills with strong attention to detail and accuracy. Flexibility, reliability, determination, and a sense of humor. A passion for continuous improvement and learning new technologies. Willingness to adapt to changing organizational needs and proactively seek solutions. The employee's actions are expected to reflect the values of the National Wildlife Federation. Minimum Experience 2+ years experience in an administrator role for an enterprise CRM (Microsoft Dynamics, Salesforce, Blackbaud CRM). 2+ years experience serving as a support contact for CRM users, technical staff, and vendors. 2+ years experience implementing data hygiene best practices, crafting data governance principles, and performing data integrity tasks. 2+ years experience conducting data imports, exports, and validation activities for enterprise systems. Preferred Experience Knowledge of nonprofit operations, including donor database management, fundraising campaigns, and program delivery. Experience with Salesforce nonprofit applications or Salesforce Administrator certification. Experience implementing system data integrations and APIs. Experience with Tableau or a similar reporting platform. Experience working with complex data sets in SQL Server. Minimum Education Requirements Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university. pplicants are invited to learn more about National Wildlife Federation's required equity competencies at -Us/Careers. Travel Requirements: There may be 1-10 travel days per year to attend conferences and perform field office visits. Location and Work Mode: This position will be based in Reston, Virginia. The National Wildlife Federation is committed to a flexible and empowered work environment with an authentic community of care for all staff. In this position, the employee may work hybrid or fully remote to be decided jointly with their supervisor in the final stages of the interview process. For more information on Work Modes, please review the benefits section of our careers page: -Us/Careers Physical Requirements of the Job: Remaining in a normal seated or standing position for extended periods; reaching and grasping by extending hand(s) or arm(s); dexterity to manipulate objects with fingers, for example, using a keyboard; communication skills using the spoken word; ability to see and hear within normal parameters; ability to move about the workspace. The position requires mobility, including moving materials weighing up to several pounds (such as a laptop computer or tablet). Persons with disabilities may be able to perform the essential duties of this position with reasonable accommodation. Requests for reasonable accommodation will be evaluated on an individual basis. Please Note: This job description sets forth the job's principal duties, responsibilities, and requirements; it should not be construed as an exhaustive statement, however. Unless they begin with the word "may," the Essential Duties and Responsibilities described above are "essential functions" of the job, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act. Compensation and Benefits: The salary range for this position is $60,000 - $70,000, commensurate with experience. We are proud of our designation by Mogul as a Top 100 Workplace with the Best Benefits, and by Forbes as one of America's best small employers! We value work-life balance and a family-friendly atmosphere with flexible scheduling. We want you to be able to integrate work and personal life with attention to your self-care, so that your work schedule is not depleting. We offer benefits so you feel restored and fueled through the day and week. We offer these supports to help manage your mental, emotional, and physical health: Paid time off: Vacation that starts off at three weeks accrual based on a full-time schedule, unlimited wellbeing (this time can be used for physical, spiritual, emotional, cultural, religious or financial wellbeing for yourself, a partner, or family member - including pets), and 11 holidays We close down for a paid winter break between December 25 to January 1 to recognize end of-year stress, and time for reflection, rejuvenation, and spending time with family. Up to 16 weeks of fully paid Family and Medical Leave Low-cost health, dental, and vision insurance options - all outpatient mental health is covered at in-network rates Therapist available at no cost . click apply for full job details

Senior Data Engineer / Data Architect Location: Fort Lauderdale, FL Work Arrangement: Fully onsite Employment Type: Direct hire, full-time Role Type: Hands-on individual contributor and technical lead Position Overview We are seeking a Senior Data Engineer / Data Architect to lead the design and hands-on development of our enterprise data foundation. This role will connect data across ERP, CRM, ecommerce, marketing, production, finance, fulfillment, and internal business systems to support trusted reporting, AI initiatives, automation, and internal applications. This is not an architecture-only or advisory position. The successful candidate must have genuine architecture experience and the ability to personally build production-grade data platforms, pipelines, models, integrations, quality controls, and data services from the ground up. The ideal candidate combines strong engineering execution with the ability to define scalable architecture, establish technical standards, and communicate effectively with both technical and business stakeholders. Top Requirements Hands-on experience with Databricks, including Lakehouse architecture, Apache Spark, data pipelines, notebooks, workflows, and production deployments. True data architecture experience, including designing enterprise data platforms, defining systems of record, developing data models, establishing data governance, and making cross-system architecture decisions. Demonstrated success engineering implementations from the ground up, rather than only maintaining or advising on existing solutions. Key Responsibilities Data Architecture Assess the current data environment, including systems, databases, APIs, integrations, reports, scheduled jobs, and data owners. Design and implement a scalable enterprise data architecture supporting reporting, AI, analytics, and internal applications. Define authoritative systems of record for customer, product, order, revenue, inventory, location, marketing, and production data. Establish common data models, identifiers, data contracts, schema standards, retention policies, and integration patterns. Determine appropriate use of batch processing, real-time events, APIs, webhooks, and governed data services. Develop architecture diagrams, technical standards, roadmaps, and implementation plans. Data Engineering and Implementation Build production-grade data pipelines and lakehouse solutions in Databricks. Develop reliable ETL and ELT processes using SQL, Python, Apache Spark, and orchestration tools. Integrate data from ERP, CRM, ecommerce, marketing, manufacturing, finance, and internal applications. Create tested transformations that produce consistent and reusable business data. Build secure APIs and data services for approved reporting, AI, automation, and application use cases. Design systems that handle failures, changing schemas, retries, late-arriving data, and duplicate-processing risks. Establish source control, automated testing, code review, deployment pipelines, and release processes for data engineering work. Data Quality and Reliability Implement automated checks for completeness, accuracy, freshness, duplication, volume changes, and consistency. Reconcile key business measures such as orders, revenue, inventory, customer counts, and production activity across systems. Monitor pipeline performance, failed jobs, delayed data, schema changes, and data-quality incidents. Build alerting, operational dashboards, runbooks, and incident-response processes. Work with source-system owners to correct the root causes of data issues. Governance, Security, and Documentation Establish practical standards for data ownership, classification, access, retention, and approved use. Apply role-based access controls, encryption, audit logging, and appropriate protection for sensitive and confidential information. Maintain clear data definitions, lineage, integration documentation, runbooks, and architecture diagrams. Partner with IT, Legal, Infrastructure, Applications, and business leaders on privacy, security, and compliance requirements. Create governed access patterns that reduce uncontrolled direct access to production systems. Reporting, AI, and Internal Applications Develop trusted, reusable data models for reporting, dashboards, forecasting, and business analysis. Prepare structured and governed data for AI agents, retrieval systems, automations, machine learning, and internal applications. Partner with the Director of AI and internal product teams to accelerate delivery of data and AI use cases. Establish standards for monitoring how applications and AI solutions access and use company data. Cross-Functional Leadership Collaborate with technology, finance, operations, ecommerce, marketing, sales, production, and other business teams. Translate technical data risks into clear business impacts, options, costs, and recommended actions. Review vendor-built integrations for documentation, security, maintainability, and quality. Provide technical leadership and establish standards that improve how teams collect, define, share, and use data. Work independently, set priorities, document decisions, and deliver measurable results. By submitting to this position, you are agreeing to be included in our talent pool for future hiring for similarly qualified positions. EEO Notice Vaco by Highspring is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race (including but not limited to traits historically associated with race such as hair texture and hair style), color, sex (includes pregnancy or related conditions), religion or creed, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, status as a veteran, union membership, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, political affiliation, or any other protected characteristics as required by federal, state or local law. Vaco by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries are committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Vaco by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact . Vaco by Highspring also wants all applicants to know their rights that workplace discrimination is illegal. Representation Notice By submitting to this position, you agree that you will be giving Vaco by Highspring the exclusive right to present your as a candidate for the foregoing employment opportunity. You further agree that you have represented information about yourself accurately and have not affirmatively misrepresented your qualifications. You also agree to maintain as confidential, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any information you learn from Vaco by Highspring about the position and you will limit disclosure of information about the position only to the extent necessary to perform any obligations in furtherance of your application. In exchange, Vaco by Highspring agrees to exercise reasonable efforts to represent you through all solicitation, job screening and resume dispersal. For residents of Ontario, Canada: Based on Highspring's discussions with its Client, Highspring's understanding is that this position for employment is a current vacancy (either through Highspring as a contractor or with the client directly). Privacy Notice Vaco by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries ("we," "our," or "Vaco by Highspring") respects your privacy and are committed to providing transparent notice of our policies. California residents may access Vaco by Highspring HR Notice at Collection for California Applicants and Employees here. Virginia residents may access our state specific policies here. Residents of all other states may access our policies here. Canadian residents may access our policies in English here and in French here. Residents of countries governed by GDPR may access our policies here. Additionally, submissions to this position are subject to the use of AI to perform preliminary candidate screenings, focused on ensuring minimum job requirements noted in the position are satisfied. More details about Vaco by Highspring's use of AI can be found here (). Further assessment of candidates beyond this initial phase will be conducted by recruiters and hiring managers. Vaco by Highspring does not know and cannot opine on if its client's use of AI products in hiring. Pay Transparency Notice Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco by Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to: the individual's skill sets, experience and training; licensure and certification requirements; office location and other geographic considerations; other business and organizational needs. With that said, as required by local law, Vaco by Highspring believes that the following salary range referenced above reasonably estimates the base compensation for an individual hired into this position in geographies that require salary range disclosure. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses.

Vaco is partnering with a growing education technology organization to hire a Staff / Principal AI Engineer to help define and build the next generation of AI-powered products, platforms, and internal capabilities. This is a highly visible, hands-on technical leadership role focused on bringing practical AI innovation into both customer-facing products and internal business operations. This person will serve as a technical change leader as the organization moves toward broader use of AI agents, generative AI, machine learning, and LLM-powered product experiences. The right candidate will bring strong architecture and engineering depth, but also a product mindset. This role is about building real solutions, teaching teams how to use AI effectively, securing AI-enabled workflows, and identifying where AI can improve customer experience, training products, marketing funnels, and business outcomes. What You'll Be Doing Lead the design, development, and deployment of scalable AI and machine learning solutions across product and internal business use cases Architect generative AI systems, LLM-powered workflows, agentic solutions, and AI-enabled product features Build and optimize LLMOps pipelines that support reliable deployment, evaluation, monitoring, and iteration of AI models Partner with product, architecture, data, engineering, innovation, and marketing teams to identify where AI can create measurable business impact Drive AI innovation within customer-facing products, training platforms, digital experiences, and lead conversion workflows Evaluate and implement approaches for prompt engineering, context management, embeddings, retrieval, and model optimization Design AI systems with feedback loops, automated retraining, fine-tuning, and lifecycle management where appropriate Build data pipelines and preprocessing workflows that ensure data quality, security, and regulatory alignment Provide hands-on technical leadership through architecture reviews, code contributions, proof-of-concepts, and implementation guidance Mentor AI engineers and partner with architects across application, product, CRM, and data domains Help establish standards, documentation, and best practices for responsible AI development and deployment Stay current on emerging AI trends, including AI's impact on digital marketing, Answer Engine Optimization, Generative Engine Optimization, and customer discovery behavior Required Experience 8 or more years of progressive experience across software engineering, data, analytics, machine learning, AI engineering, or related technology roles 1 or more years of experience developing and implementing analytical, AI, or machine learning applications Hands-on experience building and deploying LLM-based solutions, generative AI applications, or AI-powered product features Strong understanding of machine learning, natural language processing, large language models, embeddings, retrieval patterns, and model evaluation Experience with Python, SQL, Hugging Face, Snowflake, and modern ML or analytics tooling Experience designing AI or ML solutions in Azure or comparable cloud environments Experience with CI/CD pipelines, Docker, Kubernetes, MLflow, or similar MLOps and lifecycle management tools Ability to translate ambiguous AI opportunities into practical, scalable engineering solutions Strong product mindset with interest in customer experience, product innovation, marketing enablement, and business impact Demonstrated ability to mentor engineers, influence technical direction, and guide best practices Strong communication skills with the ability to present complex AI concepts to technical and non-technical stakeholders Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, or a related field preferred, or equivalent professional experience Nice to Have Experience building AI agents or agentic workflows for internal business operations Exposure to AI security, responsible AI, model governance, or securing AI-enabled systems Experience applying AI to online shopping, customer acquisition, digital marketing, or lead conversion workflows Familiarity with Answer Engine Optimization or Generative Engine Optimization concepts Experience with Azure AI services or comparable cloud AI platforms Background working in education technology, training platforms, eCommerce, or digital learning environments Experience helping organizations adopt AI tools, workflows, and operating models across multiple teams Compensation & Benefits Salary range: $170,000 to $190,000 annually Full-time role with benefits package available If you are a hands-on AI engineering leader who wants to build practical generative AI systems, shape product innovation, and help an organization move from AI experimentation to real enterprise adoption, we would welcome the opportunity to connect. Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco/Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to the individual's skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, office location and other geographic considerations, as well as other business and organizational needs. With that said, as required by local law in geographies that require salary range disclosure, Vaco/Highspring notes the salary range for the role is noted in this job posting. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses, and can participate in medical, dental, and vision benefits as well as the company's 401(k) retirement plan. Additional disclaimer: Unless otherwise noted in the job description, the position Vaco/Highspring is filing for is occupied. Please note, however, that Vaco/Highspring is regularly asked to provide talent to other organizations. By submitting to this position, you are agreeing to be included in our talent pool for future hiring for similarly qualified positions. Submissions to this position are subject to the use of AI to perform preliminary candidate screenings, focused on ensuring minimum job requirements noted in the position are satisfied. Further assessment of candidates beyond this initial phase within Vaco/Highspring will be otherwise assessed by recruiters and hiring managers. Vaco/Highspring does not have knowledge of the tools used by its clients in making final hiring decisions and cannot opine on their use of AI products. EEO Notice Vaco by Highspring is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race (including but not limited to traits historically associated with race such as hair texture and hair style), color, sex (includes pregnancy or related conditions), religion or creed, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, status as a veteran, union membership, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, political affiliation, or any other protected characteristics as required by federal, state or local law. Vaco by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries are committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Vaco by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact . Vaco by Highspring also wants all applicants to know their rights that workplace discrimination is illegal. Representation Notice By submitting to this position, you agree that you will be giving Vaco by Highspring the exclusive right to present your as a candidate for the foregoing employment opportunity. You further agree that you have represented information about yourself accurately and have not affirmatively misrepresented your qualifications. You also agree to maintain as confidential, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any information you learn from Vaco by Highspring about the position and you will limit disclosure of information about the position only to the extent necessary to perform any obligations in furtherance of your application. In exchange, Vaco by Highspring agrees to exercise reasonable efforts to represent you through all solicitation, job screening and resume dispersal. For residents of Ontario, Canada: Based on Highspring's discussions with its Client, Highspring's understanding is that this position for employment is a current vacancy (either through Highspring as a contractor or with the client directly). Privacy Notice Vaco by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries ("we," "our," or "Vaco by Highspring") respects your privacy and are committed to providing transparent notice of our policies. California residents may access Vaco by Highspring HR Notice at Collection for California Applicants and Employees here. Virginia residents may access our state specific policies here. Residents of all other states may access our policies here. Canadian residents may access our policies in English here and in French here. Residents of countries governed by GDPR may access our policies here. Additionally, submissions to this position are subject to the use of AI to perform preliminary candidate screenings, focused on ensuring minimum job requirements noted in the position are satisfied. More details about Vaco by Highspring's use of AI can be found here (). Further assessment of candidates beyond this initial phase will be conducted by recruiters and hiring managers. Vaco by Highspring does not know and cannot opine on if its client's use of AI products in hiring . click apply for full job details

Senior AI Developer (Palantir AI Platform) DETAILS Location: Remote (strong preference to candidates local to Irving, TX 75039) Travel: If not local to the Irving, TX area, must be willing to travel in 1-2x per month, as needed Position Type: Direct-Hire Hourly / Salary: to $170K+ (based on experience level) JOB SUMMARY Vaco is currently seeking a Senior AI Developer (Palantir AI Platform) for a Direct-Hire opportunity that may be performed remotely with travel to Irving, TX approximately 1-2 times per month. The Senior AI Developer will own the complete lifecycle of enterprise AI initiatives. Rather than building isolated machine learning models, the Senior AI Developer will work directly with business leaders to identify valuable use cases, design technical architectures, develop production-grade AI applications, deploy them into cloud environments, and ensure they remain secure, scalable, monitored, and governed over time. The Senior AI Developer will operate at the intersection of AI Engineering, Software Development, Cloud Engineering, MLOps, Solution Architecture, and Business Consulting, requiring someone who is equally comfortable writing production Python code, designing LLM applications, facilitating whiteboard sessions with executives, and measuring business value after deployment. Enterprise AI Solution Architecture / Application Delivery - Designing Scalable Enterprise AI / Machine Learning Architectures While Developing / Deploying Production AI Applications Using Python Across Palantir / MS AI Ecosystems Supporting Predictive Models / Generative AI / NLP / Intelligent Automation Enterprise AI Enablement / Business Partnership - Partnering with Finance / Operations / Sales / Marketing / IT Leaders to Identify High-Value AI Opportunities / Educate Business Stakeholders / Facilitate Solution Workshops / Drive Enterprise AI Adoption Enterprise AI Engineering / MLOps - Developing Predictive Models / LLM Applications Using RAG / Prompt Engineering / AI Agents / Copilots While Designing Production AI Pipelines Supporting CI/CD / Deployment / Monitoring / Drift Detection / Lifecycle Management MS AI Ecosystem / Platforms - Building Enterprise AI Solutions Across Azure AI Foundry / MS Fabric Ecosystems Supporting Enterprise AI Exploration / Production AI Delivery Enterprise AI Governance - Establishing Repeatable Engineering / Deployment / Governance Standards While Embedding Security / Explainability / Responsible AI Principles Throughout Solution Design/Production Delivery Enterprise AI Solution Consulting / Technical Leadership - Translating Ambiguous Business Problems into Enterprise AI Solutions While Presenting Technical Concepts to Executive Leadership, Mentoring Developers, Measuring ROI, and Expanding Organizational AI Capabilities About the Project: This project is focused on operationalizing the organization's investment in the Palantir AI Platform by building an enterprise AI capability that delivers measurable business value. The goal is to partner directly with business leaders to identify high-impact use cases, architect and deploy production-ready AI solutions, and establish the engineering, governance, and MLOps standards needed to scale AI across the enterprise. Rather than building isolated AI models or proof-of-concepts, you'll create a repeatable AI delivery framework that enables the organization to leverage AI securely, effectively, and across multiple business functions. JOB REQUIREMENTS Enterprise AI Software Development (7+ years) - Developing Production Enterprise Applications Using Python While Designing / Deploying AI / ML Solutions with PyTorch / TensorFlow / scikit-learn Palantir Exposure - Exposure to Palantir Foundry / AIP / Ontology or Similar Enterprise AI Platforms Ability to Learn Alongside Palantir Forward Deployed Engineers Enterprise LLM Development / MLOps - Designing RAG / Prompt Engineering / AI Agent / Copilot Solutions While Building Production AI Pipelines Supporting CI/CD / Deployment / Monitoring / Lifecycle Management Enterprise AI Cloud Platforms - Building Enterprise AI Solutions Across Azure AI Foundry / MS Fabric While Deploying Secure AI Workloads Across Azure / AWS / GCP Data Engineering Fundamentals - Understanding Data Ingestion / Transformation / Storage / Modeling Principles Supporting Production AI Solutions Business AI Consulting / Enablement - Identifying High-Value AI Opportunities / Educating Business Leaders / Explaining Complex AI Concepts / Driving Enterprise AI Adoption PREFERRED (not required) AI Governance - Implementing Enterprise AI Governance / Responsible AI Frameworks Supporting Secure / Compliant AI Solutions Enterprise AI Solutions - Supporting Analytics / Optimization / Decision Intelligence / AI Copilots / Intelligent Assistants / Enterprise Automation Initiatives Business Acumen / Enterprise Experience - Demonstrated Business / Financial Acumen Supporting AI Solutions Within Regulated / Operationally Complex / Enterprise-Scale Organizations Enterprise Environment Experience - Supporting Regulated / Operationally Complex / Enterprise-Scale Organizations Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco/Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to the individual's skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, office location and other geographic considerations, as well as other business and organizational needs. With that said, as required by local law in geographies that require salary range disclosure, Vaco/Highspring notes the salary range for the role is noted in this job posting. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses, and can participate in medical, dental, and vision benefits as well as the company's 401(k) retirement plan. Additional disclaimer: Unless otherwise noted in the job description, the position Vaco/Highspring is filing for is occupied. Please note, however, that Vaco/Highspring is regularly asked to provide talent to other organizations. By submitting to this position, you are agreeing to be included in our talent pool for future hiring for similarly qualified positions. Submissions to this position are subject to the use of AI to perform preliminary candidate screenings, focused on ensuring minimum job requirements noted in the position are satisfied. Further assessment of candidates beyond this initial phase within Vaco/Highspring will be otherwise assessed by recruiters and hiring managers. Vaco/Highspring does not have knowledge of the tools used by its clients in making final hiring decisions and cannot opine on their use of AI products. EEO Notice Vaco by Highspring is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race (including but not limited to traits historically associated with race such as hair texture and hair style), color, sex (includes pregnancy or related conditions), religion or creed, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, status as a veteran, union membership, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, political affiliation, or any other protected characteristics as required by federal, state or local law. Vaco by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries are committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Vaco by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact . Vaco by Highspring also wants all applicants to know their rights that workplace discrimination is illegal. Representation Notice By submitting to this position, you agree that you will be giving Vaco by Highspring the exclusive right to present your as a candidate for the foregoing employment opportunity. You further agree that you have represented information about yourself accurately and have not affirmatively misrepresented your qualifications. You also agree to maintain as confidential, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any information you learn from Vaco by Highspring about the position and you will limit disclosure of information about the position only to the extent necessary to perform any obligations in furtherance of your application. In exchange, Vaco by Highspring agrees to exercise reasonable efforts to represent you through all solicitation, job screening and resume dispersal. For residents of Ontario, Canada: Based on Highspring's discussions with its Client, Highspring's understanding is that this position for employment is a current vacancy (either through Highspring as a contractor or with the client directly). Privacy Notice Vaco by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries ("we," "our," or "Vaco by Highspring") respects your privacy and are committed to providing transparent notice of our policies. California residents may access Vaco by Highspring HR Notice at Collection for California Applicants and Employees here. Virginia residents may access our state specific policies here. Residents of all other states may access our policies here. Canadian residents may access our policies in English here and in French here. Residents of countries governed by GDPR may access our policies here. Additionally, submissions to this position are subject to the use of AI to perform preliminary candidate screenings, focused on ensuring minimum job requirements noted in the position are satisfied. More details about Vaco by Highspring's use of AI can be found here () . click apply for full job details

About Us Visa is a world leader in payments technology, facilitating transactions between consumers, merchants, financial institutions and government entities across more than 200 countries and territories, dedicated to uplifting everyone, everywhere by being the best way to pay and be paid. At Visa, you'll have the opportunity to create impact at scale - tackling meaningful challenges, growing your skills and seeing your contributions impact lives around the world. Join Visa and do work that matters - to you, to your community, and to the world. Progress starts with you. Job Description As a Senior Consultant Data Engineer, you'll join our Value Added Services - Digital Marketing & Engagement organization. You'll help design, enhance, and build our Visa data token platform within an agile development environment. You'll collaborate with colleagues who will both support and challenge you daily. You will take on leadership roles in multiple projects, building full-stack development of real-time scoring services These services are designed to be highly available, secure, scalable, and resilient. You'll also spearhead the development of next-generation software, incorporating machine learning and deep learning technologies. We believe in self-managing Agile teams that build end-to-end products, emphasizing unit testing, code reviews, and continuous integration for excellent code quality. You'll witness the code you write move to production within just a few days. This role involves driving innovation to differentiate our products from competitors and delight customers with accelerated time-to-market delivery. A strong background in data engineering with experience in Hadoop, Spark, and Scala is also essential for effective performance in this role. If this sounds exciting, we'd love to chat with you further about our work culture, environment, and whether this would be a good fit for you Essential Functions: You'll be the face of the team representing us in various technical forums. You'll help our customers achieve their business goals by understanding their requirements. You will build deep partnerships with product management to make sure that the products we are building deliver real value. You'll analyze business requirements and architect highly secure, robust, and scalable solutions. You'll drive internal proof of concept initiatives. When needed, quickly design and implement a prototype of a system or component with a proper architecture, and then lead or hand over to engineering team to implement. You'll champion efforts to architect, design and implement various components of our global transaction processing systems. Your DNA will include following and creating software best practices and processes. You'll coach and mentor your team members and help them grow professionally. You will also create an atmosphere of mutual accountability. You'll play key role in meetings and discussions with cross-functional and non-technical teams. This is a hybrid position. Expectation of days in the office will be confirmed by your Hiring Manager. Visa requires at least 3 days in office, expectations of these days will be confirmed by your Hiring Manager. Qualifications Basic Qualifications • 8 or more years of relevant work experience with a Bachelor Degree or at least 5 years of experience with an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD) or 2 years of work experience with a PhD Preferred Qualifications • 9 or more years of relevant work experience with a Bachelor Degree or 7 or more relevant years of experience with an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD) or 3 or more years of experience with a PhD • Demonstrated leadership in teams delivering high-quality, large-scale, enterprise-class applications. • Solid experience in big data engineering, with working knowledge of Hadoop, Apache Spark, Python, and SQL. • Proficiency in creating and managing large-scale data pipelines, handling complex, high-volume, multi-dimensional data, and machine learning models. • Expertise in developing ETL processes, maintaining Spark pipelines, and productizing AI/ML models. • Proficient in popular technologies and cloud services, such as Kafka, Redis, Flink, TensorFlow, Triton, AWS services, and containerized environments (Docker and Kubernates) • Skilled in Unix/Shell or Python scripting, using scheduling tools like Airflow and Control-M, and maintaining OPS tools. • Familiarity with Agile development incorporating TDD, CI/CD, and relational and non-relational databases. • Proven track record of building applications adhering to industry best practices for reliability, availability, scalability, and operability. • Ability to manage component security analysis and collaborate with security teams. • Strong work ethic, focus on immediate goals, and proven experience as a technical leader. • Passion for mentoring juniors and helping them reach new heights. • Demonstrated proficiency with programming languages, scripting languages, code quality initiatives, and operating systems. • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and a strong team player. Information for US Applicants For roles located in the US, the estimated salary range for this position is $153,500.00 to $ 245,900.00 USD per year, which may include potential sales incentive payments (if applicable). Salary may vary depending on job-related factors which may include knowledge, skills, experience, and location. In addition, this position may be eligible for bonus and equity.Visa has a comprehensive benefits package for which this position may be eligible that includes Medical, Dental, Vision, 401(k), FSA/HSA, Life Insurance, Paid Time Off, and Wellness Program. Work Hours Varies upon the needs of the department. Travel Requirements This position requires travel 5-10% of the time. Mental/Physical Requirements This position will be performed in an office setting. The position will require the incumbent to sit and stand at a desk, communicate in person and by telephone, frequently operate standard office equipment, such as telephones and computers. Visa is an EEO Employer Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protect veteran status. Visa will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the EEOC guidelines and applicable local law.