Data Reliability Engineer

Join the Market Leader in Electric Power Data and Analytics Solutions

The electrical grid is the largest and most complicated machine ever built. Yes Energy’s industry-leading electric power trading analytics software provides real-time visibility into the massive amount of data generated by the North American electrical grid daily. Our unique and innovative view of the data informs real-time trading decisions and mid-to-long-term investment decisions that keep utility prices low, support the energy transition, and keep the grid running. It’s both challenging work and work with a purpose.

Be a part of our successful, growing business during international transformation.

Position Summary

The experienced Data Reliability Engineer is responsible for the bulletproof integrity of our core power infrastructure data. You won't just be moving data; you will be building the automated systems, complex SQL validators, and PL/SQL packages that ensure our data is complete, timely, and hyper-accurate. We are seeking a "heavy-duty" Data Reliability specialist who combines deep database programming expertise with a rigorous QA mindset.

Position Details

• Salary range: $90,000 - $115,000, Dependent on Experience
• Location: Boulder, CO (Hybrid)
• Full-Time
• Reporting to: Director of Content Engineering
• Authorization: Applicants must be authorized to work in the US without visa sponsorship.

Primary Responsibilities: 

• Advanced Data Quality Engineering: Design and implement automated QA frameworks within the database to detect anomalies, data drifts, and logic errors in real-time.
• PL/SQL & SQL Development: Write complex, high-performance PL/SQL stored procedures, functions, and packages specifically for data validation, cleansing, and ETL audit trails.
• Deep-Dive Root Cause Analysis: Act as the final line of defense for data discrepancies. Use expert-level SQL and front end tools to trace data issues back to source systems, primary research, user error or transformation logic.  
• Database Architecture for Quality: Collaborate on schema design to ensure data models enforce referential integrity and support efficient quality-control indexing.
• Automated Monitoring: Build and maintain proactive "health check" dashboards and alerting systems that monitor the completeness and timeliness of thousands of daily data feeds.
• Process Standards: Lead the charge on technical standards for database change control, ensuring all SQL deployments meet SOC2 compliance and rigorous internal testing protocols.

Minimum Qualifications:

• 3+ years of hands-on experience in Oracle SQL and PL/SQL development.
• Proven track record in Data QA or Quality Control, specifically building automated test suites.
• Expertise in writing complex analytical queries to validate datasets against expected outcomes.
• Working knowledge of Liquibase (for database version control), GitHub, and Jira.
• Experience with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI).

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with Energy Markets data is a significant plus.
• Familiarity with SOC2 compliance and secure data handling.
• Experience integrating Geospatial data or AI/ML models into a QA pipeline.

At Yes Energy, we value connecting directly with candidates. We kindly ask that third-party recruiters and agencies not submit resumes, as we are not open to external recruiting partnerships.

About Yes Energy 

Overview 

Yes Energy delivers real-time market data and electric power trading decision solutions. Over 1,000 market participants use Yes Energy solutions daily. The business is a leader in all aspects of information content collection and management, developing and delivering data and market analytics solutions. Since its inception in 2008, Yes Energy has become a trusted and respected supplier of innovative and reliable solutions focused on the needs of power market analysts, traders, and trade managers. Yes Energy has a team of amazing professionals across the United States, Europe, and Asia. 

Culture

Yes Energy has been named one of the Best Places to Work in Colorado, and we have the culture to prove it. At Yes Energy, we care about saying “Yes” to customers. We like to listen, learn, and develop solutions that align with their needs. We think about customers as business partners, and when we help them be more successful … we are more successful, too.

Around the office, our culture is driven by some pretty fundamental values that we’re proud of:

• We love innovation and solving tough challenges.
• We are “high standards people” who combine passion and pride with hard work and rewards of all kinds- with a consistent ethic across the company.
• We’re team-focused with a flat hierarchy. We work in small teams on well-defined projects that directly impact the business's success.
• We play to each person's strengths and experience while each of us also works along a continuum of roles adjacent to our focus area. This presents the challenge of maintaining a broad set of skills and an opportunity to learn and contribute in many ways. 
• We are constantly growing. Professional development happens every day and every year.

 At Yes Energy, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. If you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t perfectly align with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

Compensation and Benefits

We offer highly competitive salaries and real bonuses that are achievable and that you can impact. Our benefits package is also very competitive, including medical insurance, a 401 (k) Plan with matching, flexible vacation, and flexible work schedules. Yes Energy encourages and funds investment in both formal and informal professional development. 

In accordance with Colorado law, the range provided is Yes Energy’s reasonable estimate of the base compensation for this role. The actual amount may be higher or lower based on non-discriminatory factors such as location, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities. 

Yes Energy provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Yes Energy complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location where the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.