Data Engineer

DHHS-ITD is seeking a Senior Synapse Data Engineer to lead the development and optimization of end-to-end solutions using Microsoft Azure Synapse Analytics, ensuring data accessibility, performance, and security for the Child Welfare Program.

• The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) requires the assistance of a contract resource to serve as a Senior Synapse Data Engineer.
• Theprimary purpose of this position is to lead the development and optimization of our data pipelines, analytics solutions, and cloud-based data platforms.
• This role will be instrumental in designing and implementing end-to-end data solutions using Microsoft Azure Synapse Analytics, ensuring data accessibility, performance, and security.

Key Responsibilities:

Synapse

• Develop and maintain data models in Synapse to support reporting and analytics
• Develop ETL solutions using Azure Synapse Analytics Pipelines and dedicated SQL pools for extraction, transformation and aggregation from Salesforce objects.
• Analyze the source system and design the ETL data load.
• Ability to create and configure Azure Synapse Analytics workspace.
• Create pipelines in Azure Synapse using Linked Services/Datasets/Pipeline to Extract, Transform and Load data from different sources.
• Perform regular monitoring, troubleshooting, and maintenance of the data architecture and pipelines.
• Contribute to cloud infrastructure and security (Azure storage, networking, security, cost management)

Power BI Tools

• Collaborate with data scientists, analysts, and stakeholders to gather requirements, design visualizations, and provide training to use self-service BI Tools.

Salesforce and MuleSoft

• Knowledge of Salesforce object and data structures
• Design and implement data integrations between Salesforce and Azure Synapse using APIs, ETL tools, and integration platforms like MuleSoft and Azure Data Factory / Azure Synapse Analytics.
• Strong knowledge of Salesforce APIs (REST, SOAP), Apex, and Lightning Web Components
• Familiarity with integration tools like MuleSoft, Informatica, or similar.

Governance

• Implement and maintain best practices for data governance, security, and compliance.
• Maintain data documentation (data model updates; data dictionary upkeep)