Principal Data Engineer

Position Information

Consumer Cellular is seeking skilled Principal Data Engineers who thrive in a highly collaborative, agile team environment. Engineers at Consumer Cellular design elegant technical solutions for complex product requirements, deliver high quality code as part of a fast-moving agile team, and own the stability and quality of their domain. We would love to hear from talented engineers who share our passion for leveraging the latest technology to provide a best-in-class experience to our customers.

You will need to reside within 50 miles of our Corporate Headquarters in Scottsdale, AZ as this role has the option of hybrid or onsite.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with fellow data engineering and cross-functional data teams to build and deliver custom enterprise data warehousing and database applications.
• Accurately estimate tasks, bugs, and spikes in your domain.
• Develop software that meets code quality standards and metrics.
• Build productive internal/external working relationships.
• Effectively manage risk, change, and uncertainty with support from your leader and peers.
• Build a solid understanding of inter-team functional data dependencies and navigate appropriate communication channels for solving issues as they arise.
• Design and implement new features while continuously improving quality of technical data products and database applications.
• Act as a technical expert and engineer on an agile squad.
• Create and execute long term vision of technical data products and database applications.
• Drive the architectural solutions across data warehousing and database applications.
• Develop and Lead communities of practice by mentoring engineers, creating, and enforcing standards, reviewing others code, and sharing knowledge and know-hows.
• Remain current on new cloud data solutions, design patterns, products, and development trends.
• Assist with problem resolution for customers and end users.
• Other duties, as maybe assigned.

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Skills And Experience

• Expert knowledge of data engineering, database solution design, solid principles of data modeling.
• Experience 10+ years in data engineering and database technologies
• Expert in developing reusable common component data artifacts.
• Expert with Data Engineering and Cloud products
• Expert in various Data Engineering Methodologies
• Expert in data security best practices
• Expert in data accessibility best practices
• Strong problem solving and collaboration skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong Team Player
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science/Information Systems or comparable.

Technology Requirements

• Required:

• Expert in SQL and Enterprise Data Warehousing

• Expert in Azure or similar cloud technologies

• Proficient in building out ELT (Extract Load Transform) solutions

• Proficient in SQL Server, Azure Synapse or similar.

• Proficient in writing SQL Queries

• Preferred:

• Knowledge of one or more modern database design and Reporting Data frameworks such as ELT, ETL or similar.

• Git HUB – Enterprise or similar

• Cloud Technologies – Azure Resources for Data Engineering

Physical Demands & Work Environment

The physical demands and work environment 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 regularly required to sit, stand, and walk. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Disclaimer

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed and not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel assigned to this job. All personnel may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed.

About Consumer Cellular

Founded in 1995, Consumer Cellular is the first wireless provider unapologetically built for Americans 50+. An approved wireless partner of AARP, Consumer Cellular is trusted by more than 4 million subscribers for affordable plans, popular phones and devices, and great nationwide coverage, all backed by top-rated, 100% U.S. based customer support. Based in Scottsdale, AZ, with 3,000 employees in company locations throughout the U.S., Consumer Cellular has earned recognition as the most awarded wireless brand for customer service. The company has been honored as #1 in customer service in its industry numerous times and, in 2024, ranked #1 in network coverage and customer satisfaction among wireless carriers by American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI). Additionally, the company has been featured 12 times on the Inc. 5000 list of the fastest-growing privately held U.S. companies. Consumer Cellular phones, devices and plans are available nationwide through more than 50 company-owned neighborhood stores, online at ConsumerCellular.com, by telephone at (888) 345-5509, and at leading retailers including Target and Walmart. Connect with Consumer Cellular on Facebook, Instagram, and Youtube. for tutorials, features, applications, and company news.

Pay & Benefits Data (in accordance with the Equal Pay and Opportunities Act)

• Minimum Salary:$138,600
• Maximum Salary:$200,550

This information reflects the anticipated base salary range for this position based on current national data. Minimums and maximums may vary based on location. Individual pay is based on skills, experience and other relevant factors. Our Talent Acquisition team are able to answer any additional questions you may have as you move through the selection process. As part of our Total Rewards package, Consumer Cellular, Inc. offers a broad range of Health, Life, Voluntary Lifestyle and other benefits and perks that enhance your physical, mental, and emotional wellbeing.

• Competitive base pay with potential for shift differential, overtime and bonus pay
• Medical insurance (98% company-paid for full-time employee only coverage)
• Dental and Vision insurance (100% company-paid for full-time employee only coverage)
• 401(k) company match of 100% up to 6% of your pay
• Discounted Consumer Cellular wireless phone plan for employees
• Paid Time Off (PTO) available following a 30-day waiting period*
• 6 company-paid holidays plus 16 hours of floating holiday accrual per year
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) for health care and dependent care expenses
• Life and AD&D insurance equal to 1x your annual earnings (100% company-paid)
• Long-Term Disability insurance (100% company-paid)
• Employee Assistance Program (100% company-paid)
• Education reimbursement
• Employee rewards program
• Accrue up to 40 hours in 1st year for hourly positions and up to 120 hours for salaried positions.

Pre-employment Background Check And Drug Screen Is Required.

Primary Location

United States-Arizona-Scottsdale

Job

Information Technology

Schedule

Full-time

Travel

No

Job Posting

Jan 20, 2026

Unposting Date

Feb 3, 2026