Data Engineer - Data Vault Specialist (Hybrid; Richmond, VA)

Data Engineer - Data Vault Specialist - Hybrid
Hybrid position with home office in Richmond, VA

Impact Makers is a mission-driven management and technology consulting company that delivers exceptional value to make an impact for our clients and the world. Our experienced teams help organizations manage transformation in IT, data, cloud, and security with a focus on their customers and their people.  We utilize our innovative business model to transform the business value of our work into social value for the community. We are committed to gifting 100% of our net profits to the community over the life of the company and our annual community contributions rival companies 100x our size.

Summary and Responsibilities:We are seeking a skilled Data Engineer with strong experience in Data Warehousing and a deep understanding of Data Vault methodology. In this role, you will play a key part in designing and maintaining scalable, auditable, and future-proof data models that support our growing analytical and AI initiatives.

Skills & Qualifications:

• Design, build, and optimize Data Vault models and data pipelines

• Translate business requirements into robust, extensible data warehouse solutions

• Collaborate with BI, Data Science, and business teams to ensure AI-readiness of data infrastructure

• Implement and maintain ETL/ELT processes leveraging Data Vault automation tools (e.g., VaultSpeed)

• Ensure data integrity, lineage, and auditability through strong modeling and documentation practices

• Optimize performance and reliability of SQL queries and stored procedures

• 3–5 years of hands-on experience in data warehousing and data modeling

• Strong proficiency in SQL (query optimization, analytical functions, joins, etc.)

• Experience with Data Vault 2.0 methodology

  • Certification is highly preferred, or demonstrable equivalent knowledge

• Hands-on experience with Data Vault automation tools (e.g., VaultSpeed, WhereScape, dbt Vault – a plus)

• Understanding of AI/ML workflows and how to support them with data engineering

• Familiarity with modern data platforms (e.g., Snowflake, BigQuery, Redshift) and orchestration tools

• Exposure to cloud data architectures (AWS, Azure, or GCP)

• Experience supporting data science teams or building AI-ready datasets

• Familiarity with CI/CD in data engineering contexts

• Excellent communication and documentation skills

Benefits of working at Impact Makers:

As a values-based company, taking care of our employees is of the utmost importance and our employee benefits package reflects that. We offer healthcare plans with generous contributions to premiums, 401(k) with matching, and generous PTO. Impact Makers embraces the pursuit of balance between work, family, and personal interests, with a flexible, dog-friendly work environment in Scott’s Addition. We like to have fun at work, collaborating through company sponsored events and pro bono opportunities. Our team members work with Impact Makers, not for Impact Makers.

Travel: 25% Travel
This is a non-management position
This is a full time position