What are the responsibilities and job description for the Data Warehouse Engineer/DBA position at University of Pittsburgh?
Data Warehouse Engineer/DBA
Health Sciences Research IT is seeking a Data Engineer to join our team serving the schools of the health sciences. The candidate will work with other team members and research groups to design pipelines for data ingestion/transformation and implement the designs and execute them. Sometimes this will be for ingesting thousands of files and others single large files in various formats. They will work with a large number of different research groups on many projects. The candidate will work with the teams to understand the data query requirements to optimize query performance with indices/views/functions etc. and be able to create analytic files based on specifications provided. Some research teams will require data warehouse development in creating models, data domains, and cubes and optimizing for OLAP. The candidate must understand data warehousing concepts. The candidate will be responsible for DBA functions as well such as permissions, optimization, query optimization, performance monitoring, etc. Our team has a great mix of junior and experienced people and this position will mentor some of our more junior members. |
Job Summary
Evaluates business requirements, creates moderately advanced data ingestion processes and modeling, and supports databases and relevant services. Designs new data architectures. Ensures data quality and delivery. Trains and assists lower-level data engineers. Supports data analysts and scientists with research and consulting.
Essential Functions
Design pipelines
Data ingestion/transformation
Work independently on multiple projects
Work with groups to understand and document project requirements
Data warehouse development: models, data domains, and cubes and optimize for OLAP
All DBA functions
Query and database optimization
At least 3 years of experience with SQL server
Mentor Junior members
Physical Effort
Little physical effort |
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Assignment Category: Full-time regular
Job Classification: Staff.Data Engineer III
Job Family: Information Technology
Job Sub Family: Database
Campus: Pittsburgh
Minimum Education Level Required: Bachelor's Degree
Minimum Years of Experience Required: 3
Will this position accept substitution in lieu of education or experience: Combination of education and relevant experience will be considered in lieu of education and/ or experience requirement.
Work Schedule: 2 Office Days and 3 WFH days
Work Arrangement: 2 Office Days and 3 WFH days
Hiring Range: TBD Based Upon Qualifications
Relocation_Offered: No
Visa Sponsorship Provided: No
Background Check: For position finalists, employment with the University will require successful completion of a background check
Child Protection Clearances: Not Applicable
Required Documents: Resume
Optional Documents: Not Applicable
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