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Your Job Georgia-Pacific is seeking a Sr Data Engineer to join the IT Data & Analytics Packaging & Cellulose Delivery Team in Atlanta, Georgia. In this hands-on role, you will lead the architecture, engineering quality, delivery coordination, and production reliability of data, business intelligence, and analytics solutions supporting the Packaging & Cellulose Digital Core business. You will guide technical decisions across AWS, Amazon Redshift, Power BI, Microsoft BI technologies, source integrations, and emerging Databricks capabilities while helping build scalable, reliable, and AI-enabled solutions. This role is based in our HQ in Atlanta, GA and the expectation is three (3) days in the office per week. Our Team The IT Data & Analytics Packaging & Cellulose Delivery Team designs, builds, and maintains solutions that support Georgia-Pacific's data and analytics needs. The global team partners with GP IT, Koch Technology Center, product owners, analysts, architects, platform teams, support teams, and business stakeholders to enable timely, data-driven decision making. What You Will Do • Own the end-to-end technical design and delivery of data, business intelligence, and analytics solutions, translating business needs into scalable architectures, estimates, delivery plans, and technical work items • Lead engineering quality and release readiness through design and code reviews, testing, troubleshooting, deployment decisions, architecture documentation, and production support • Design and improve data architecture, models, and ETL/ELT integrations across AWS services, Amazon Redshift, enterprise data lakes, APIs, files, external sources, and semantic models • Guide Power BI semantic models, datasets, dashboards, paginated reports, refresh architecture, DAX and SQL performance, row-level security, gateways, and self-service analytics • Apply version control, infrastructure as code, CI/CD, audit controls, observability, alerting, recovery patterns, and release governance to improve reliability, security, maintainability, and cost effectiveness • Evaluate and apply approved AI-assisted engineering and Databricks capabilities with human review, security, traceability, data governance, and quality controls • Partner across technical and business teams to resolve dependencies, manage technical risk and debt, mentor engineers and BI developers, and build shared ownership through documentation and knowledge transfer Who You Are (Basic Qualifications) • Experience leading enterprise data, business intelligence, or analytics solutions from technical design through deployment and production support • Hands-on experience with AWS data services, including Amazon S3, Redshift, Glue, Lambda, Step Functions, DynamoDB, Athena, EventBridge, or IAM • Experience using SQL for data modeling, ETL/ELT development, performance tuning, and data-quality controls • Experience developing or supporting Power BI semantic models, datasets, refresh processes, security, performance, and troubleshooting • Experience with Git-based version control, testing, CI/CD, release governance, infrastructure as code, or multi-environment deployments • Experience leading incident resolution, documenting technical decisions, coordinating work across stakeholders, and providing technical guidance to engineers or developers • Must have legal authorization to work permanently in the United States for any employer without requiring a visa transfer or visa sponsorship What Will Put You Ahead • Experience with Databricks, Delta Lake, Unity Catalog, Genie, conversational analytics, or governed data-product use cases • Experience applying AI-assisted engineering practices with security, validation, traceability, and human review controls • Experience with data warehousing concepts, including table grain, fact and dimension models, surrogate keys, slowly changing dimensions, lineage, and audit requirements • Experience with manufacturing, packaging, supply chain, finance, inventory, or logistics data • Experience with Infor M3, enterprise data lakes, Denodo, data virtualization, or API-driven integrations • Experience with observability, automated incident creation, operational dashboards, FinOps, or relevant AWS, Power BI, Databricks, architecture, or data-engineering certifications At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy. Hiring Philosophy All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here. Who We Are As a Koch company and a leading manufacturer of bath tissue, paper towels, paper-based packaging, cellulose, specialty fibers, building products and much more, Georgia-Pacific works to meet evolving needs of customers worldwide with quality products. In addition to the products we make, we operate one of the largest recycling businesses. Our more than 30,000 employees in over 150 locations are empowered to innovate every day to make everyday products even better. At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company. Our Benefits Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter. Equal Opportunities Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, all offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please visit the Koch Careers website for additional information. #LI-GM1 #LI-Onsite

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Own the end-to-end technical design and delivery of data, business intelligence, and analytics solutions, translating business needs into scalable architectures, estimates, delivery plans, and technical work items
Lead engineering quality and release readiness through design and code reviews, testing, troubleshooting, deployment decisions, architecture documentation, and production support
Design and improve data architecture, models, and ETL/ELT integrations across AWS services, Amazon Redshift, enterprise data lakes, APIs, files, external sources, and semantic models
Guide Power BI semantic models, datasets, dashboards, paginated reports, refresh architecture, DAX and SQL performance, row-level security, gateways, and self-service analytics
Apply version control, infrastructure as code, CI/CD, audit controls, observability, alerting, recovery patterns, and release governance to improve reliability, security, maintainability, and cost effectiveness
Evaluate and apply approved AI-assisted engineering and Databricks capabilities with human review, security, traceability, data governance, and quality controls
Partner across technical and business teams to resolve dependencies, manage technical risk and debt, mentor engineers and BI developers, and build shared ownership through documentation and knowledge transfer
Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)
Experience leading enterprise data, business intelligence, or analytics solutions from technical design through deployment and production support
Hands-on experience with AWS data services, including Amazon S3, Redshift, Glue, Lambda, Step Functions, DynamoDB, Athena, EventBridge, or IAM
Experience using SQL for data modeling, ETL/ELT development, performance tuning, and data-quality controls
Experience developing or supporting Power BI semantic models, datasets, refresh processes, security, performance, and troubleshooting
Experience with Git-based version control, testing, CI/CD, release governance, infrastructure as code, or multi-environment deployments
Experience leading incident resolution, documenting technical decisions, coordinating work across stakeholders, and providing technical guidance to engineers or developers
Must have legal authorization to work permanently in the United States for any employer without requiring a visa transfer or visa sponsorship
What Will Put You Ahead
Experience with Databricks, Delta Lake, Unity Catalog, Genie, conversational analytics, or governed data-product use cases
Experience applying AI-assisted engineering practices with security, validation, traceability, and human review controls
Experience with data warehousing concepts, including table grain, fact and dimension models, surrogate keys, slowly changing dimensions, lineage, and audit requirements
Experience with manufacturing, packaging, supply chain, finance, inventory, or logistics data
Experience with Infor M3, enterprise data lakes, Denodo, data virtualization, or API-driven integrations
Experience with observability, automated incident creation, operational dashboards, FinOps, or relevant AWS, Power BI, Databricks, architecture, or data-engineering certifications
Hiring Philosophy
All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here.

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