Data Engineer

Firm Summary

White & Case is an elite global law firm serving leading companies, financial institutions, and governments worldwide. Our long history as an international firm means we are perfectly placed to help our clients resolve their most complex legal challenges wherever they may be.

With lawyers and staff operating from more than 47 locations, working in virtually every country of the world, we have invested heavily in building a high-quality full-service practice competing at the top of the market. We are distinguished by our on-the-ground presence in the world's key financial markets and our strengths in handling complex cross-border work.

It's not just about our global network of offices and shared services centers; it's the global interconnectedness of the Firm that our people, and our clients, value most. We work well together across geographic and practice boundaries. It's one of the reasons we attract and retain cross-border work.

Our lawyers are globally minded, enterprising, collaborative, and committed to excellence. Our people represent 90 nationalities and speak 80 languages.

Position Summary

The Data Engineer will work within an agile development team providing effective technical solutions through the design, implementation, and testing of Microsoft BI technologies. The candidate will work close with business analysts to understand and assist in gathering requirements, create work breakdown structures, and maintain change management using Azure DevOps. Good communication and presentation skills are required to work with team members and stakeholders while being able to provide demonstrations of data repositories, ETL processes, and other deliverables.

Duties and Accountabilities¹

• Design, develop, implement, and maintain business intelligence using Microsoft BI technologies
• Understand and implement data modeling using best practices and star schema design
• Analyze complex data from multiple sources including SQL Server databases and Analysis Services Tabular models
• Experience with Microsoft Azure data services such as Azure Data Factory, Azure Synapse Analytics, Azure Data Lake, and Azure SQL Database for building and managing scalable data solutions
• Collaborate with business analysts and subject matter experts to gather requirements and provide technical expertise
• Distill complex business concepts and data into readily understood data structures and repositories for key stakeholders to drive their business performance
• Develop relationships with our internal functional groups, to improve the quality and availability of high-value data
• Work in collaboration with data and analytics governance members to improve our data structure
• Stay up to date on emerging technologies and make recommendations where applicable

Qualifications

• At least five (5) years' experience in delivering business intelligence solutions
• Bachelor's degree in a technology or engineering field, or equivalent combination of experience
• Intermediate experience with Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft SQL Server Integration Services, Extract Load Transform (ELT) methodologies, and data architecture
• Experience with modern cloud data platforms such as Microsoft Fabric, Azure Databricks, or Snowflake, with a focus on scalable data processing and analytics
• Strong working knowledge of: data warehouse star schema modeling, T-SQL, and best practices in query design and optimization
• Knowledge of Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) concepts and agile methodology
• Comfortable working with colleagues at all levels within the firm; strong interpersonal skills
• Flexible self-starter comfortable with tackling new projects independently while also being able to take direction from senior staff
• Ability to clearly explain both business and technical BI concepts; superior communication and presentation skills
• Ability to quickly learn new software and technologies
• Ability to work independently in a team environment, effectively manage time and tight deadlines; able to multitask

Location and Reporting

• This role is based in our Tampa office.
• This role reports to the Associate Director, Business Data & Integration.

Notice to Recruitment Agencies

Our internal Recruitment team are responsible for all end-to-end lateral recruitment processes. All agencies must sign White & Case terms of business, which are office specific. Candidates submitted by an agency without terms of business agreed with the appropriate office, and/or outside of our online application tracking system, will not be considered a formal introduction. Any applications and CVs sent directly to White & Case Partners and employees will not be accepted as formal introductions. If you have any questions, please contact the Americas Lateral Recruitment team.

Equal Opportunities

White & Case is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer and is committed to creating a fair workplace. It is our Firm's policy to recruit, employ, train, compensate and promote without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, military or veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other category protected by applicable law.

Applicants who are interested in applying for a position and require an accommodation during the process should contact talent.acquisition@whitecase.com.

Benefits at White & Case

White & Case LLP offers a comprehensive suite of benefit programs to all eligible employees, including medical, dental, and vision insurance, life and disability coverage, 401(k) retirement savings, vacation time, and leave programs (including parental leave). Exempt roles are also performance bonus eligible.

The Firm may modify and amend this job description at any time at its sole discretion. Nothing herein creates a contract of employment or otherwise modifies the at-will nature of employment.

¹The above is a general description of the essential duties associated with this position and does not represent an exhaustive or comprehensive list of all duties.