What are the responsibilities and job description for the Data Engineer position at ASSYST?
Job Details
ASSYST is seeking a skilled Data Engineer to provide support to our client's department located in Tallahassee, Florida.
Job Type: Contract (Corp to Corp/C2C or 1099)
Job Location: Tallahassee, FL (Fully Onsite Role)
Responsibilities:
- Design, implement, and maintain robust data pipelines and architectures in Alteryx Designer.
- Create and maintain logical data models in Oracle SQL Developer Data Modeler.
- Read, write, and update data.
- Create and maintain ETL code repository.
- Perform ad hoc data cleansing of data sets as needed.
- Develop and implement data quality control procedures to ensure the accuracy, completeness, and consistency of environmental data.
- Define data quality standards and metrics.
- Execute procedures to monitor data quality.
- Identify data issues and propose remediation plans.
- Optimize data processing workflows and algorithms for efficiency, scalability, and reliability.
- Configure SAS Viya analytics platform as needed.
- Ensure compliance with data privacy regulations and security best practices in data handling, storage, and transmission.
- Stay current with emerging technologies, tools, and methodologies in data engineering and environmental science.
- Collaborates with data scientists and analysts to optimize models and algorithms for data quality, security, and governance.
- Monitors and tunes data systems, identifies and resolves performance bottlenecks, and implements caching and indexing strategies to enhance query performance.
- Transforms raw data into a usable format by applying data cleansing, aggregation, filtering, and enrichment techniques.
- Establishes the governance of data and algorithms used for analysis, analytical applications, and automated decision making.
- Provide leadership, guidance, and mentorship to junior staff members and colleagues, fostering a culture of continuous learning, innovation, and excellence in D&A practices.
Requirements:
- Bachelor s or Master s degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Information Systems or other Information Technology major, or equivalent work experience.
- 5-7 years experience in data engineering, including designing and implementing data pipelines and ETL processes.
- Proficiency with Alteryx Designer.
- Proficiency in programming languages such as Python and SQL.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to analyze complex datasets and extract actionable insights.
- Knowledge of relational database design and data modeling.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
- Ability to work independently.
- Ability to determine work priorities and ensure proper completion of work assignments.
- Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing.
Preferred Knowledge, Skills & Abilities (KSAs):
- Familiarity with environmental science, water quality, or related fields.
- Experience with implementing data warehouses, data lakes.
- Experience with business intelligence tools such as Qlik Sense.
ASSYST is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, military status, national origin or any other characteristic protected under federal, state, or applicable local law
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