Data Warehouse & Integrations Architect

Crayola has inspired children to express their creativity since 1903. Crayolians take pride in fulfilling our mission of helping parents and educators raise creatively alive children around the world. Join our team and be part of an iconic brand that develops quality art products and experiences that are loved by families and preferred by teachers. Our company culture is mission focused, and encourages fun, collaboration, transparency, and helping others. Crayola believes our workforce benefits from a broad spectrum of diverse ideas and perspectives which enables us to understand our consumers better.

Data Warehouse & Integrations Architect, Hybrid, Easton, PA

GENERAL SUMMARY:

Experienced technical resource responsible for supporting the development, execution, and maintenance of enterprise data warehouse and integration solutions. This role works within established ELT frameworks, integration patterns, and data architecture standards defined by leadership to ensure reliable and scalable data movement and transformation.

The position contributes to global data delivery by supporting ingestion, transformation, and validation of structured and semi-structured data across enterprise platforms. The role focuses on execution, operational support, and continuous improvement of data pipelines while developing foundational expertise in data engineering and enterprise data ecosystems.

PRINCIPAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

Develop and maintain ELT pipelines using established frameworks to support ingestion, transformation, and loading of enterprise data

• Execute data integration processes across platforms, including API-based, file-based, and system-to-system data movement patterns
• Support the ongoing operation of the global data warehouse environment by monitoring data pipelines, identifying failures, and resolving routine issues
• Perform data validation and reconciliation activities to ensure data accuracy, completeness, and consistency across staging, warehouse, and downstream systems
• Assist in implementing transformation logic aligned with defined dimensional models, schemas, and enterprise data structures
• Contribute to documentation of data pipelines, integration flows, and transformation logic to support knowledge transfer and operational resiliency
• Participate in testing activities including unit testing, regression validation, and support for release and deployment processes
• Support modernization and migration efforts by assisting in transitioning legacy integration processes to standardized ELT and cloud-based frameworks
• Collaborate with senior engineers and leadership to apply established standards related to metadata, naming conventions, error handling, and data quality controls
• Escalate issues related to data integrity, system dependencies, or performance that impact global data availability or reliability

JOB SPECIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or Business Administration, OR 5+ years of relevant professional experience relevant to the requirements below.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in data engineering, ETL/ELT development, or data warehousing
• Experience with integration platforms and tooling, including API integrations, platform integrations, and tools such as Informatica ICDM or comparable solutions. Experience with Snowflake a strongly preferred. Experience with MS Fabric Lakehouse a plus.
• Understanding of source systems and enterprise applications, including but not limited to SAP, and the associated extraction and integration considerations.
• Comprehensive working knowledge of BI and analytics delivery tools; Power BI experience is required.
• Familiarity with Lakehouse concepts and architectures is beneficial.
• Strong business partnership, communication, facilitation, and presentation skills, with the ability to translate technical topics into user-friendly language.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, organizational, and prioritization skills, with the ability to lead multiple simultaneous efforts in a high-pressure environment.
• Strong customer service orientation and the ability to collaborate effectively with internal and external stakeholders.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite.
• Must have excellent problem solving and analytical skills.
• High initiative and ability to prioritize in a high-pressure environment.
• Must be able to work on simultaneous projects.

PHYSICAL CONDITIONS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, talk and hear. The employee is occasionally required to walk; use hands and fingers to operate, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.

DISCLAIMER: The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.

WHY CRAYOLA?

• Kid Inspired Culture
• Free Admission to Crayola Experience for Employees
• Community Volunteerism Opportunities
• Annual Bonus Potential for all Full-Time Employees
• Company Matched 401k & Employee Value Sharing Plan
• Comprehensive Healthcare Benefits for Eligible Employees
• Education Assistance Program
• Wellness Programs
• Employee Resource Groups
• Generous Product Discounts Onsite & Online
• Company Sponsored Employee Events
• Discounts on a wide variety of products and services - automotive, electronics, fitness, travel and entertainment

Green is our favorite color! Crayola cares about the environment and responsibly makes the products you love. Learn more about Crayola's creative solutions for greener tomorrows: https://www.crayola.com/about-us/sustainability

Crayola is committed to providing competitive market compensation. Our pay ranges are established using reliable market data and consider factors such as job responsibilities, industry benchmarks, and geographic location.

Individual starting pay is determined by a candidate's skills, experience and qualifications. This role is eligible to participate in an annual incentive plan as per plan guidelines. For a full list of Crayola benefits, please visit https://www.crayola.com/company/employee-benefits.

No phone calls please.

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