# Data Engineer

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##### About this job

Data engineers develop the architecture needed to process, manage, and store large amounts of data which will be used by data scientists for analysis. They design the infrastructure and maintain data pipelines and warehouses to leverage data for strategic advantage.

Scope note: Excludes data scientist and data analyst

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