What is a data warehousing engineer and how to become one

Key steps to become a data warehousing engineer

1. Explore data warehousing engineer education requirements

   Most common data warehousing engineer degrees

   Bachelor's

   69.2 %

   Master's

   30.8 %

2. Start to develop specific data warehousing engineer skills

   Skills	Percentages
   Data Warehousing	31.64%
   Data Warehouse	18.61%
   Data Models	10.13%
   Data Pipeline	10.06%
   PL/SQL	7.23%

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3. Complete relevant data warehousing engineer training and internships

   Accountants spend an average of 3-6 months on post-employment, on-the-job training. New data warehousing engineers learn the skills and techniques required for their job and employer during this time. The chart below shows how long it takes to gain competency as a data warehousing engineer based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data and data from real data warehousing engineer resumes.

4. Research data warehousing engineer duties and responsibilities

   • Perform responsibilities of collecting and understanding business requirements for an internal TCS project to automate the report generations.
   • Create the data model and prepare the data for extraction using UNIX shell scripting and PL/SQL.
   • Represent billing data using XML.
   • Function as DB2 data definition repository manager in the corporate database directorate for corporate billing, ordering, and provisioning system.

5. Apply for data warehousing engineer jobs

   Now it's time to start searching for a data warehousing engineer job. Consider the tips below for a successful job search:

   1. Browse job boards for relevant postings
   2. Consult your professional network
   3. Reach out to companies you're interested in working for directly
   4. Watch out for job scams