Data Quality Engineer, Baseball Systems

Job Summary

• Work with the Manager, Baseball Systems, Baseball Operations staff and Information Technology department to understand department needs and develop technical solutions that integrate existing and future systems into the organization’s infrastructure.


• Employ an iterative software development approach to ensure quick roll-out of new or existing development tasks.


• Create specifications through gathering and documentation of user requirements as needed.


• Create, maintain, and optimize automated data validation processes.


• Expand our master data management (MDM) capabilities with new entities and processes to master data.


• Serve as a data steward in managing the fall out of our MDM processes.


• Develop dashboards and KPIs to provide insight into the integrity of our data platforms.


• Assist in extending our data ingestion processes.


• Provide ongoing support of our data platforms as well as potential troubleshooting of other baseball systems.


• Assist in other data and software development projects as needed.


• Adhere to Information Technologies security standards, support protocols, and server hardware / software build outs.

• Preferred bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Computer Science or Information Systems; advanced degree a plus; will consider experience in place of formal education.


• A minimum of 2-4 years of experience in data management, data integration and data quality verification.


• Familiar with database design and implementation.


• Passion to seek and understand related and evolving technologies.


• Interface successfully with functional users and staff.

• In-depth knowledge and experience with the following: SQL, C#, Python, SSIS and Microsoft SQL Server.


• Familiarity with Spark, Databricks, Azure Data Factory and Azure Functions is a plus.


• Experience with software development life cycle (SDLC) and agile development methodologies. 


• Working familiarity with advanced statistical concepts, particularly those relevant to sabermetric player evaluation metrics is a plus.


• Passion for baseball, strong intellectual curiosity, and ability to work within a team framework highly desired.

• Hours may occasionally include nights, weekends and holidays.

• Adhere to MLB Team Organization Policies and Procedures.


• Act as a role model within and outside the MLB Team Organization.


• Performs duties as workload necessitates.


• Demonstrate flexible and efficient time management and ability to prioritize workload.


• Meet Department productivity standards.