Associate Data Engineer

Boston, Massachusetts

Associate Data Engineer

  • Boston, Massachusetts
  • Full time
  • Opening on: Feb 11 2026
  • Hybrid
  • Ascensus
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Section 1: Position Summary

As an Associate Data Engineer at Ascensus, you will enable data-driven decision making by collecting, transforming and visualizing the data. You will build, maintain and troubleshoot data processing systems with emphasis on security, reliability, fault

Section 2: Job Functions, Essential Duties and Responsibilities

  • Responsible for protecting, securing, and proper handling of all confidential data held by Ascensus to ensure against unauthorized access, improper transmission, and/or unapproved disclosure of information that could result in harm to Ascensus or our clients.
  • Our I-Client service philosophy and our Core Values of People Matter, Quality First and Integrity Always® should be visible in your actions on a day to day basis showing your support of our organizational culture.
  • Build Power BI dashboards and reports that translate data into clear, decision‑ready insights for stakeholders
  • Build and maintain data structures and data processing systems (tools, infrastructure, frameworks, services).
  • Assist with EIM project definition and planning.
  • Implement and troubleshoot deployments.
  • Data Modeling
    • Assist with conceptual, logical and physical data models.
    • Update the Entity Relationship diagrams and Dimensional models.
  • Data Integration
    • Services
      • Build data ingestion tools, metrics, alerts and notifications, metadata management.
    • Build data replication services and Change Data Capture (CDC) processes to incrementally update data in the data warehouse / data marts from Ascensus systems of record.
  • ETL development
    • Follow standards and best practices for implementing ETL tools in support of the EIM vision and reference architecture.
    • Build and maintain ETL solutions and platform.
    • Participate in creating long term ETL application support model.
  • Data Warehouse and Data Marts
    • Follow technical standards and specifications addressing performance, security and orchestration of ETL and data warehouse / mart management.
    • Build processes for loading data into and extracting data from the warehouse / marts.
  • Assist with other tasks and projects as assigned

Supervision  

  • N/A

Section 3:  Experience, Skills, Knowledge Requirements

Required skills and experience

  • 1+ years of relevant experience in data/software development, including data warehousing and ETL tools, techniques and technology.
  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.
  • Excellent analytical skills.
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills including active listening. Asking appropriate questions, clarifying information and writing clear, concise documents.
  • Working experience with SQL.
  • Understanding of data modeling techniques.
  • Understanding of Data Warehousing and ETL design/tools.
  • Working experience with C# Python or other data related programming languages.

Preferred knowledge, skills and abilities:

  • Experience with relational databases: SQL Server, Sybase ASE, Oracle, MySQL.
  • Experience with NoSQL databases such as MongoDB, Redis.
  • Experience with Fabric.
  • Experience with data modeling tools like IDERA’s Embarcadero ER/Studio Data Architect.
  • Experience with SSIS.
  • Experience with SSAS.
  • Experience with PowerBI, Cognos Analytics and Cognos Framework Manager.    <-- Maybe put PowerBI under Required

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer

The national average salary range for this role is$75-85k in base pay, exclusive of any bonuses and benefits. This base salary range represents the low and high end of the salary range for this position. Actual salary offered will vary and may be above or below the range based on various factors including but not limited to location, experience, performance, and internal pay alignment. We do not anticipate that candidates hired will begin at the top of the range however, from time to time, it may occur on a case-by-case basis.  Other rewards and benefits may include: 401(k) match, Medical, Dental, Vision, Paid-Time-Off, etc.  For more information, please visit careers.ascensus.com/#Benefits. 

Be aware of employment fraud. All email communications from Ascensus or its hiring managers originate from @ascensus.com or @futureplan.com email addresses. We will never ask you for payment or require you to purchase any equipment. If you are suspicious or unsure about validity of a job posting, we strongly encourage you to apply directly through our website.

For all virtual remote positions, in order to ensure associates can effectively perform their job duties with no distractions, we require an uninterrupted virtual work space and there is also an expectation of family care being in place during business hours. Additionally, there is an internet work speed requirement of 25 MBps or better for individual use. If more than one person is utilizing the same internet connection in the same household or building, then a stronger connection is required. If you are unsure of your internet speed, please check with your service provider. Note: For call center roles specifically, it is a requirement to either hardwire your equipment directly to the internet router or ensure your workstation is in close proximity to the router. Please ensure that you are able to meet these expectations before applying.

Ascensus provides equal employment opportunities to all associates and applicants for employment without regard to ancestry, race, color, religion, sex, (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and/or related medical conditions), gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition (including cancer and genetic characteristics), marital status, military or veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, criminal conviction record or any other protected category in accordance with applicable federal, state, or local laws (“Protected Status”).