At Dow, we believe in putting people first and we’re passionate about delivering integrity, respect and safety to our customers, our employees and the planet.  

 

Our people are at the heart of our solutions. They reflect the communities we live in and the world where we do business. Their diversity is our strength. We’re a community of relentless problem solvers that offers the daily opportunity to contribute with your perspective, transform industries and shape the future. Our purpose is simple - to deliver a sustainable future for the world through science and collaboration. If you’re looking for a challenge and meaningful role, you’re in the right place. 

About you and this role

Dow has an exciting opportunity for a Data Consumption Engineer on the Data & Analytics Platforms team within our Enterprise Data & Analytics Organization.

**This position is located full-time on site at the University of Illinois Research Park in Champaign, IL.**

As a Data Consumption Engineer specializing in data and analytics solutions, your primary focus will be responsible for consuming, analyzing, and deriving insights from data using the Azure Databricks platform. You will work closely with a global, diverse extended team of data engineers, data scientists, and other stakeholders to understand data requirements and deliver actionable insights. Your role involves performing data analysis, exploring and visualizing data, writing and optimizing SQL or Spark queries, and creating interactive dashboards, alerts, and reports. You will leverage the capabilities of Azure Databricks to explore patterns, correlations, and anomalies in data to ensure compliance with data governance policies, optimize data retrieval and analysis processes, and effectively communicate data insights to stakeholders. As this is a research park role, part of the expectation of this role will be to manage the onboarding process and provide ongoing coaching of college interns.    

Responsibilities

• Optimizes data retrieval and analysis processes in Azure Databricks for efficiency and scalability. 
• Performs data analysis using Azure Databricks to uncover patterns, correlations, and insights. 
• Writes and optimizes SQL or Spark queries to extract, transform, and manipulate data in Azure Databricks.
• Uses Azure Databricks to explore and model data for predictive analytics or machine learning purposes. 
• Works with cross-functional teams to develop and implement cloud-based solutions across the Application Development Lifecycle (Development/Test/Production). 
• Collaborates with functional and business teams ensuring best practices are maintained for consuming data and using capabilities of the cloud data platform.  
• Continuously explores and adopts new technologies and best practices to improve our data infrastructure. 
• Provides technical expertise and guidance to team members and stakeholders . 
• Ensures Change Management and Configuration Management standards are implemented and executed.
• Documents operational support procedures.
• Ensures technical, architecture, and application designs aligns to company IT architecture and security standards. 
• Manage the onboarding process and provide ongoing coaching of college interns.

Qualifications

• A minimum of a Bachelor's degree, or 5 years relevant experience, or relevant military experience at or above a U.S. E6 or Petty Officer 2nd Class or Sergeant ranking.
• A minimum of 2 years of professional data platform experience (data ingestion, pipeline orchestration).
• Experience in Microsoft Azure’s Environment setting up Azure Databricks data processing workloads, experience with deploying Machine Learning models for predictive analytics, setting up containerized applications, and utilizing various authentication methods for application consumption.
• A minimum requirement for this U.S. based position is the ability to work legally in the United States. No visa sponsorship/support is available for this position, including for any type of U.S. permanent residency (green card) process.

Preferred Skills - having some of these skills will be beneficial but can be learned on the job

• A degree discipline in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related technical field.
• A minimum of 2 years of professional experience in Databricks technology. 
• Azure Fundamentals: Understanding core Azure services, architecture, and cloud concepts.
• Cost Management: Proficiency in Azure Cost Management and Billing to monitor and optimize cloud spending.
• Resource Management: Skills in managing Azure resources, including virtual machines, storage, and networking.
• Automation: Experience with automation tools like Azure Automation, ARM templates, and scripting languages (e.g., PowerShell, Python).
• Monitoring and Reporting: Knowledge of Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, and creating custom reports to track resource usage and performance.
• Security and Compliance: Ensuring resources comply with security policies and regulatory requirements.
• DevOps Practices: Familiarity with Azure DevOps for continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines.
• Analytical Thinking: Ability to analyze data and trends to make informed decisions about resource optimization.
• Problem-Solving: Strong problem-solving skills to troubleshoot and resolve issues efficiently.
• Communication: Effective communication skills to collaborate with teams and explain technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
• Proven ability to effectively communicate with business partners and translate technical terminology into business-friendly language.
• Project Management: Organizational skills to manage multiple projects and tasks simultaneously.

Additional notes

• This position does not offer relocation assistance.
• While this position does not have direct people leadership responsibility, your independent contributions will have the opportunity to build leadership as a coach and mentor to junior resources.

Benefits – What Dow offers you 

We invest in you. 
 

Dow invests in total rewards programs to help you manage all aspects of you: your pay, your health, your life, your future, and your career. You bring your background, talent, and perspective to work every day. Dow rewards that commitment by investing in your total wellbeing.  

Here are just a few highlights of what you would be offered as a Dow employee: 

• Equitable and market-competitive base pay and bonus opportunity across our global markets, along with locally relevant incentives. 
• Benefits and programs to support your physical, mental, financial, and social well-being, to help you get the care you need...when you need it. 
• Competitive retirement program that may include company-provided benefits, savings opportunities, financial planning, and educational resources to help you achieve your long term financial-goals. 
  • Employee stock purchase programs (availability varies depending on location).
• Student Debt Retirement Savings Match Program (U.S. only).
  • Dow will take the value of monthly student debt payments and apply them as if they are contributions to the Employees’ Savings Plan (401(k)), helping employees reach the Company match.
• Robust medical and life insurance packages that offer a variety of coverage options to meet your individual needs. Travel insurance is also available in certain countries/locations.
• Opportunities to learn and grow through training and mentoring, work experiences, community involvement and team building. 
• Workplace culture empowering role-based flexibility to maximize personal productivity and balance personal needs. 
• Competitive yearly vacation allowance.
• Paid time off for new parents (birthing and non-birthing, including adoptive and foster parents).  
• Paid time off to care for family members who are sick or injured.  
• Paid time off to support volunteering and Employee Resource Group’s (ERG) participation. 
• Wellbeing Portal for all Dow employees, our one-stop shop to promote wellbeing, empowering employees to take ownership of their entire wellbeing journey.
• On-site fitness facilities to help stay healthy and active (availability varies depending on location).
• Employee discounts for online shopping, cinema tickets, gym memberships and more.
• Additionally, some of our locations might offer:
  • Transportation allowance (availability varies depending on location)
  • Meal subsidiaries/vouchers (availability varies depending on location)
  • Carbon-neutral transportation incentives e.g. bike to work (availability varies depending on location)

Join our team, we can make a difference together.

About Dow

Dow (NYSE: DOW) is one of the world’s leading materials science companies, serving customers in high-growth markets such as packaging, infrastructure, mobility and consumer applications. Our global breadth, asset integration and scale, focused innovation, leading business positions and commitment to sustainability enable us to achieve profitable growth and help deliver a sustainable future. We operate manufacturing sites in 31 countries and employ approximately 35,900 people. Dow delivered sales of approximately $45 billion in 2023. References to Dow or the Company mean Dow Inc. and its subsidiaries. ​​​​Learn more about us and our ambition to be the most innovative, customer-centric, inclusive and sustainable materials science company in the world by visiting www.dow.com.

As part of our dedication to the diversity of our workforce, Dow is committed to equal opportunities in employment.  We encourage every employee to bring their whole self to work each day to not only deliver more value, but also have a more fulfilling career. Further information regarding Dow's equal opportunities is available on www.dow.com.

Dow is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and is committed to providing opportunities without regard for race, color, religion, sex, including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity, national origin, age, disability and genetic information, including family medical history. We are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may call us at 1-833-My Dow HR (833-693-6947) and select option 8.