Data Engineer

DLA Piper is, at its core, bold, exceptional, collaborative and supportive. Our people are the backbone, heart and soul of our firm. Wherever you are in your professional journey, DLA Piper is a place you can engage in meaningful work and grow your career. Let’s see what we can achieve. Together. Summary The Data Engineer, Solutions & Data role designs, builds, and operates data pipelines and data integration processes that translate raw data into trusted, usable datasets for analytics, reporting, and downstream solutions. The role focuses on operationalizing pipelines with governance and service expectations (SLAs), improving data quality and reusability, and enabling secure access to integrated data in support of business initiatives. In current initiatives, data engineering includes consolidating data from multiple sources into a central SQL-based integration point and performing field mapping and transformations, so solution teams can consume data consistently. Location This position can sit in any of our U.S. offices and offers a hybrid work schedule. Responsibilities Data Pipeline Engineering & Integration Build and operationalize data pipelines across heterogeneous environments, aligning to governance principles and service expectations (SLAs). Build and maintain ingestion, transformation, and publication of pipelines (data engineering practice) to deliver analyt [... source excerpt omitted ...] , and establishing monitoring/remediation approaches. Collaboration & Delivery (Agile Pod Model) Work cross-functionally with engineers, analysts, and stakeholders to understand requirements and deliver data solutions that support sprint-based delivery. Support pod-level delivery by producing reusable data assets and integration components that can be leveraged across multiple initiatives. Desired Skills Proficiency in SQL and Python. Data pipeline tooling and cloud data services experience (Azure Data Factory, Azure Databricks, Azure Event Hubs, SSIS). Data warehousing experience (Azure Synapse Analytics) and strong fundamentals in data modeling, warehousing, and governance. [... source excerpt omitted ...] form engineering (pipelines, integration, and operational support). Essential Job Expectations All DLA Piper employees are expected to demonstrate excellence in how we serve our clients and develop our people, upholding our firm values as part of our culture. Specific expectations include: Communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, with clients, lawyers, business professionals, and external audiences. Produce high-quality work and respond to correspondence in an efficient, timely, and professional manner. Meet deadlines, manage competing priorities, and commit to meeting high standards. Comply with firm policies and procedures. Maintain confidences as require