<div>This role is based out of our Kansas City, Missouri office location to work primarily on site 4 days per week. We are also open to a remote hire based within the U.S. <br><br>You can also apply to our <a href="https://www.paycomonline.net/v4/ats/web.php/jobs/ViewJobDetails?job=87285&amp;clientkey=92484D04B4BA2DDA7D390926D0E49CF2">GO Posting!</a><br><br></div><div><strong>Organizational Profile: &nbsp;</strong></div><div>Are you a technically gifted Data Engineer who wants to use your technical expertise to help transform the lives of children and families? The Global Orphan Project (GO Project) is looking for an experienced and mission-aligned Data Engineer to join our team in Kansas City, MO. We’re a Christian nonprofit ministry dedicated to breaking the orphan cycle through community, commerce, and the love of Jesus Christ. In this pivotal role, you will be the architect behind the systems that power our data strategy—building the pipelines, infrastructure, and governance needed to drive responsible innovation and real-time decision-making in support of children and families in crisis.&nbsp;</div><div>&nbsp;&nbsp;</div><div><strong>Candidate Profile / How Colleagues Describe You: &nbsp;</strong></div><ul><li>Technically Proficient &amp; Detail-Oriented: You thrive on solving complex data challenges and building reliable infrastructure that supports organizational growth.&nbsp;</li><li>Mission-Driven: You’re motivated both by technical excellence and purpose, believing in using data to serve a higher calling.&nbsp;</li><li>Collaborative &amp; Curious: You work well with others, thrive in cross-functional teams, and are always eager to learn from all corners of the organization.&nbsp;</li><li>Governance-Minded: You bring a strong ethical approach to data use, prioritizing security, compliance, and long-term sustainability.&nbsp;</li><li>Adaptable &amp; Inquisitive: You’re quick to learn new technologies and eager to explore innovative tools such as GenAI, LLMs, and data orchestration platforms. &nbsp;</li></ul><div><br></div><div><strong>What You’ll Do: &nbsp;</strong></div><div>As GO Project’s Data Engineer, you’ll be the architect and maintainer of the systems that power our analytics, AI tools, and impact dashboards. Your work will enable better decision-making, faster innovation, and deeper insights across the organization.&nbsp;</div><div>Data pipeline ownership:&nbsp; &nbsp;</div><ul><li>Development, maintenance, testing and optimization of data pipelines across a variety of organizational data-sources (e.g. CRM, product, marketing, donors, etc).&nbsp;</li><li>Coordination with data owners across organization to understand, clean, validate and transform data ready for use in production BI/ML/GenAI applications&nbsp;</li><li>Ensure data pipeline test automation in place catching issues before production&nbsp;</li><li>Partner closely with BI dashboard developers and Data Scientists to ensure clear understanding of data needs&nbsp;</li></ul><div>Data Governance &amp; Quality&nbsp;</div><ul><li>Implement and enforce data governance policies to maintain data quality, consistency, and compliance with applicable regulations.&nbsp;</li><li>Establish and monitor data standards, processes, and best practices to support data quality needs.&nbsp;</li><li>Partner with data owners to continuously improve data quality&nbsp;</li><li>Manage data role-based access systems&nbsp;</li><li>Ensure clear data lineage, data catalogs, data definitions and minimize data duplication across applications&nbsp;</li></ul><div>Data Intelligence Platform, Cloud &amp; LLM Mesh Administration&nbsp;</div><ul><li>Own the architecture and configuration of data intelligence platforms (e.g. Dataiku, DataBricks, etc)&nbsp;</li><li>Establish proper best practices and naming conventions&nbsp;</li><li>Manage data-related cloud technology configurations&nbsp;</li><li>Administer LLM model provider access, APIKeys and licensing&nbsp;</li></ul><div>ML/GenAI Application Deployment &amp; Monitoring&nbsp;</div><ul><li>Understand and utilize MLOps and other monitoring tools to ensure performance standards are met, model drift minimized, etc&nbsp;</li><li>Manage production deployment of ML models, LLMs, and other AI tooling&nbsp;</li></ul><div><strong>Qualifications:<br>&nbsp;</strong>Required Knowledge, Skills &amp; Abilities You Bring to the Organization: &nbsp;<br><br>Education Required: &nbsp;</div><ul><li>Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, or a related field.&nbsp;</li></ul><div>Experience:&nbsp;</div><ul><li>3+ years of experience as a Data Engineer or in a comparable technical role.&nbsp;</li><li>Proficient in SQL, Python, and other data programming approaches.&nbsp;</li><li>Fluent with various types of databases (e.g. mySQL, Dynamo, etc), warehouses (e.g. BigQuery, DeltaLake, etc), and analytical systems (e.g. Dataiku, DataBricks, etc).&nbsp;</li><li>Hands-on experience with APIs, ETL/ELT processes, and data integration from diverse systems.&nbsp;</li></ul><div><strong>Preferred:&nbsp;</strong></div><ul><li>Familiarity with data orchestration platforms (e.g., Airflow, dbt, spark, or similar).&nbsp;</li><li>Exposure to GenAI infrastructure (e.g., RAG, vector databases, LLM model types) and production level AI applications&nbsp;</li><li>Cross organization collaboration and “data culture” building&nbsp;</li><li>Close partnerships with data owners and strong business intuition&nbsp;</li></ul><div>Physical Requirements: &nbsp;<br><br>This role is primarily sedentary, with occasional requirements to lift materials up to 15 pounds, such as tech equipment or supplies. &nbsp;<br><br>Why Join Us?&nbsp;<br>At The Global Orphan Project, your expertise will fuel a global mission. You’ll work alongside passionate teammates who care deeply about vulnerable children and families. You’ll help build systems that inform strategy, automate processes, and expand our capacity to serve, while growing personally and professionally.&nbsp;<br><br>We offer a competitive benefits package for full-time roles (30+ hours/week), including health, dental, vision, employer-paid life insurance, 401(k), and generous PTO. You’ll work alongside a talented, value-driven team committed to excellence, innovation, and faith.&nbsp;<br><br>Ready to Build Something that Matters? &nbsp;<br>If you’re excited about using your engineering skills to power a mission-driven organization, we invite you to apply. Submit your resume and a cover letter sharing why you’re a fit for this role and how your faith and expertise align with the GO Project mission. Let’s build a data-driven future that honors families, uplifts communities, and reflects the heart of Christ.&nbsp;</div>

Data Engineer

<div><strong>About Us</strong></div><div><br>Virtuous is on a mission to inspire global generosity by helping nonprofits build better relationships with their donors. We offer a modern software platform that provides mid-sized charities with elegant tools for fundraising, marketing, volunteerism, and online giving.</div><div><br>Our talented team is driven to disrupt the status quo in the nonprofit sector. We are hungry, humble, and committed to delivering best-in-class software solutions, customer success interactions, and sales experiences to the world’s leading nonprofits&nbsp;</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><br>We also recognize the importance of giving back and making a difference in the communities where we live and work. That's why we practice radical generosity by volunteering at nonprofits or going the extra mile for our team and the customers we serve. We take our work seriously, but we don’t take ourselves too seriously. We believe that life is too short not to love what you do.&nbsp;</div><div><br>The ideal candidate for Virtuous embodies our values by:</div><ul><li>Asking questions with a spirit of curiosity</li><li>Giving feedback freely with candor &amp; grace, welcoming it in return</li><li>Displaying a passion for philanthropy and technology&nbsp;</li><li>Serving with joy. Everyone is willing to make the coffee!</li><li>Celebrating the wins &amp; milestones of others&nbsp;</li><li>Assuming good intent &amp; demonstrating trust in others&nbsp;</li><li>Pursuing relationships with people different from themselves &amp; creates space to be human</li></ul><div><strong><br>Position Summary</strong></div><div><br>A Virtuous Data Migration Engineer will be in charge of extracting, mapping, formatting, and importing client data from legacy systems to Virtuous for our biggest and most sophisticated nonprofit customers. Common legacy systems include but are not limited to Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge, eTapestry, Salesforce, DonorPerfect, etc.</div><div><br>They must understand data structure, determine data relationships and become a Virtuous expert to properly map data into the most strategic areas within Virtuous. Virtuous Data Migration Engineers manage migrations that are most often seen as complex and custom, without a predetermined mapping structure.This role requires proficient knowledge of SQL and relational databases.</div><div><br>Exceptional time management, organization, and the ability to work with a project manager to set and meet deadlines is a necessity. This is a customer facing role with an average of 6-12 hours of customer facing time per week. Oftentimes customers will be organizational leaders and will require professional communication skills.</div><div><br>This role, though collaborative, will require a self driven individual who is extremely detail oriented and is comfortable problem solving complex data issues and integrating small details with higher-level customer data strategy. Must have an aptitude for learning software and innovation.</div><div><br>In this role you will...</div><ul><li>Understand the varying needs of nonprofits, and how to migrate associated fundraising data to Virtuous in line with best practices</li><li>Get excited about mapping, joining, transforming and cleaning large, complex data sets using ETL tools with an emphasis on SQL</li><li>Feel comfortable scoping complex migrations with our nonprofit customers during and/or post sale to help determine an implementation project plan</li><li>Collaborate with our internal team on data migration strategy, tooling, and questions</li></ul><div><strong><br>Requirements</strong></div><ul><li>4+ years of experience working in Data Migration and/or a SQL / dbt environment</li><li>Experience writing complex SQL scripts and transformations</li><li>Experience with dbt is a strong plus</li><li>Experience with Snowflake is a plus</li><li>Experience with GitHub is a plus</li><li>Knowledge of XML, SSMS and Python is a plus</li><li>Experience working with nonprofit software is a plus</li><li>Comprehensive understanding of the ETL process</li><li>Deep knowledge &amp; understanding of database design, setup, and maintenance</li><li>Interest in becoming an expert in nonprofit fundraising and Virtuous products</li><li>Strong written and oral communication skills and a collaborative approach to implementing new processes</li></ul><div><strong><br>What We Offer</strong></div><ul><li>Market competitive pay leveraging Carta data</li><li>Employee recognition through Bonusly (birthdays, anniversaries, achievements, etc.)</li><li>401(k) retirement plan with company matching- 50% match up to 6% of compensation after 90 days</li><li>We value our employee’s work-life balance and encourage taking advantage of Unlimited PTO</li><li>Supportive time off including paid volunteer days and company holidays</li><li>Employer-contributed healthcare benefits, encompassing medical, dental, and vision coverage, with plans available for dependents and choices for Health Savings Accounts (HSA) and Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA).</li><li>12 weeks primary parent leave, 4 weeks secondary parent leave - full pay (adoption as well)</li><li>We pride ourselves on Community and host exciting company outings and events.</li></ul><div><br>We’ve recently noticed an increase in recruitment scams where individuals are impersonating recruiters to obtain personal or financial information through fraudulent interviews and job offers.</div>

Data Migration Engineer

<div><strong>Advance the Gospel Through Data Excellence</strong></div><div><br></div><div><strong>Are you a</strong> <strong>Senior Snowflake Engineer</strong> ready to apply your technical expertise to a global mission with eternal impact? At Our Daily Bread Ministries, we’re more than a global content organization—we’re a ministry dedicated to making the life-changing wisdom of the Bible understandable and accessible to all. As our Senior Snowflake Engineer, your skills will support a foundation of data that fuels decision-making, innovation, and the spread of God’s Word across nations.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>In this role, you won’t just manage our data warehouse environment—you’ll architect scalable, secure systems that allow information and content to be accessible for ministry decisions and continued global impact. If you're passionate about excellence, rooted in your faith, and ready to use your skills for something bigger than yourself—this is the opportunity you've been praying for.<br><br></div><div><strong>What You’ll Do</strong></div><ul><li><strong>Own Our Snowflake Platform: </strong>Lead the administration and performance optimization of our Snowflake data warehouse—ensuring stability, scalability, and security.</li><li><strong>Design with Intentionality: </strong>Collaborate across teams to create efficient data models, ETL processes, and integrations that align with ministry objectives.</li><li><strong>Engineer with Purpose: </strong>Build and maintain streams, tasks, stored procedures, and dynamic tables—delivering reliable and accessible data architecture.</li><li><strong>Lead Data Migrations: </strong>Oversee projects that move data into Snowflake, ensuring accuracy, performance, and minimal disruption.</li><li><strong>Champion Best Practices: </strong>Monitor cost and performance, implement governance standards, and apply emerging Snowflake features to stay future-ready.</li><li><strong>Empower the Team: </strong>Train and mentor teammates, fostering technical growth and collaborative problem-solving.</li><li><strong>Document Thoroughly: </strong>Maintain system configurations, procedures, and policies to ensure long-term efficiency and compliance.</li></ul><div><br><strong>What You Bring</strong></div><ul><li><strong>Technical Expertise: </strong>Bachelor’s degree in IT or related field (or equivalent experience), with 4+ years as a lead in Snowflake Data Engineering in large-scale environments.</li><li><strong>Advanced Snowflake Skills: </strong>Proficiency in SQL, ETL processes, Snowflake performance tuning, security, and data modeling. SnowPro Certifications are a plus.</li><li><strong>Cloud &amp; Integration Know-How: </strong>Experience with Azure Blob Storage, Salesforce CRM/Marketing Cloud, and compliance frameworks like CCPA and GDPR.</li><li><strong>Strategic Thinker: </strong>You can translate business needs into scalable, sustainable data solutions that support both operational excellence and ministry vision.</li><li><strong>Team-Oriented Communicator: </strong>You build bridges across departments and communicate complex data systems with clarity and purpose.</li><li><strong>Faith-Rooted Living: </strong>You demonstrate consistent Bible engagement, spiritual maturity, and a Christ-centered lifestyle that reflects the mission of Our Daily Bread Ministries.</li><li><strong>Guide with Clarity</strong>: Ensure clear, consistent communication that aligns technical work with ministry goals and empowers stakeholders at all levels<br>&nbsp;</li></ul><div><br></div><div><strong>Why Join Our Daily Bread Ministries?</strong></div><ul><li><strong>Mission-Driven Work: </strong>Every query you optimize and process you improve helps bring the Bible to more people around the globe.</li><li><strong>Christ-Centered Culture: </strong>Be part of a prayerful, Scripture-focused team that encourages both professional and spiritual growth, including weekly Chapel.</li><li><strong>Ongoing Growth</strong>: Develop your skills and your calling through training, mentorship, and technology best practices.</li><li><strong>Comprehensive Benefits:</strong> Enjoy competitive health coverage, 401k &amp; employer match, tuition scholarship opportunities for you and your family, summer schedule adjustment, Chaplain services, and more.&nbsp;</li></ul><div><br><strong>Make an Eternal Impact</strong></div><div>If you’re ready to engineer systems that support a mission far beyond data, we’d love to hear from you. Click “Apply” to join a team using technology to make the Bible understandable and accessible to all.</div>

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