Data Engineer - Senior Application Development Analyst

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Application Deadline:

07/16/2026 at 11:59 pm Mountain Time

# of Positions:

1

Job Type:

Regular

Job End Date:

Exemption Status:

Exempt

Pay Range:

$120,744.00 - $145,412.80 Annual

Minimum Age Requirement:

Job Description:

Idaho Power, located in the vibrant community of Boise, Idaho, is seeking a motivated Senior Data Engineer to join our Information Technology team. It’s an exciting time to work for Idaho Power. Our work plays a critical role in communities we serve across Idaho and Oregon, and we’re working hard to provide our customers with the safe, reliable, and affordable energy they depend on.

What does a Senior Data Engineer do for us?

The Senior Data Engineer is responsible for designing, building, and maintaining scalable data solutions that translate complex business processes into a properly structured medallion architecture (bronze, silver, and gold layers). Leveraging tooling within Microsoft Synapse, Microsoft Fabric, and Power BI, the engineer develops robust data pipelines, integrates data from diverse sources, and ensures high data quality, consistency, and performance across each stage of data refinement. This role requires strong expertise in data modeling and transformation practices, including dimensional modeling techniques, enabling the progression of raw data into curated, business-ready datasets that support efficient analytics, and self-service BI across the organization.

The Senior Data Engineer collaborates closely with business stakeholders, analysts, and data scientists to understand analytics needs and transform them into optimized data models and semantic layers. They utilize modern Microsoft data platform capabilities—including dataflows, notebooks, pipelines, and lakehouse/warehouse architectures—to deliver reliable and scalable solutions. Additionally, the role involves performance tuning, data governance, Source Control, and continuous improvement of data processes to enable accurate, timely insights through Power BI dashboards and enterprise reporting solutions.

In addition to the meaningful work we do, we offer work-life balance, competitive pay and benefits, an employee incentive plan, and both a 401k employer-match and a pension plan, making Idaho Power one of the best employers in the state.

A COMPETITIVE CANDIDATE WILL HAVE

Knowledge of:

• Extract, Transform, and Load (ETL/ELT) processes and tools such as Azure Data Factory / Synapse Pipelines, Microsoft Fabric Data Pipelines, Power BI Dataflows Gen2, Power Query, etc.
• Medallion architecture design patterns (bronze, silver, gold) and lakehouse/warehouse concepts
• Relational and distributed data systems, including dimensional modeling and semantic layer design
• BI visualization and reporting tools, primarily Power BI, including dataset modeling and performance optimization
• Azure and Microsoft analytics ecosystem, including Azure Synapse and Microsoft Fabric
• Data governance, lineage, and security concepts within modern data platforms
• Enterprise solution development practices and tools (Azure DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, Agile/Kanban methodologies)

Skills in:

• Strong SQL development for data transformation and optimization
• Experience with Python and/or Spark for data engineering workloads
• Data modeling for analytics, including transforming curated data into business-ready structures
• Power BI development, including data modeling, Data Analysis Expressions (DAX), and visualization best practices
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement
• Problem solving, troubleshooting, and root cause analysis in complex data environments
• Organization and prioritization across multiple data initiatives

Ability to:

• Work proactively in a collaborative team environment with minimal supervision while owning deliverables end-to-end
• Translate complex business processes into scalable data solutions within a medallion architecture framework
• Adapt quickly to evolving technologies within the Microsoft data ecosystem
• Learn and understand business domains to align data models with organizational needs
• Think critically, diagnose issues across distributed systems, and communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Be resourceful, resilient, and continuously improve data processes and platform performance

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

Education/Experience:

• BS in Computer Science and 3 years of directly relevant experience and/or formal, targeted hands-on training

OR

• 7 years of directly relevant experience and/or formal, targeted hands-on training

Licenses & Certifications:

• Project Management and/or programming language certification desirable

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
This position requires working at a desk/computer for extended periods of time. It requires the use of office equipment, fine motor skills including typing on the computer, dialing phones, filing paper, and working in close proximity to other people. There may be occasional lifts of no more than 10 lbs. The above is a summary of the primary essential functions of the position. This job may require the performance of additional tasks assigned by company leaders or management. Questions regarding job requirements or accommodation requests should be directed to Human Resources.

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Competencies:

Adaptability, Building Partnerships, Communication, Continuous Learning, Customer Focus, Decision Making, Initiating Action, Planning and Organizing, Work Standards

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Idaho Power is an Equal Opportunity Employer

We're proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, veteran status, physical or mental disability, marital status, and any other status protected by applicable federal and state laws.

Please note: Idaho Power will not provide sponsorship for obtaining an employment visa, such as an H-1B visa.