Data Engineer

Overview

Data Engineer — Volunteer State Community College

The Data Engineer is responsible for designing, building, and maintaining data pipelines to ensure seamless data flow and integration. This position utilizes tools such as Python, SQL, and Delta Lake within the Microsoft Fabric ecosystem to acquire, transform, and manage data from source systems like Ellucian Banner as well as external APIs. The Data Engineer ensures data is effectively structured, reliable, and optimized to support college-wide data needs and various strategic initiatives. Working extensively with enterprise systems and emerging data technologies, the Data Engineer creates a robust foundation for the college's data ecosystem and may explore advanced techniques to enhance data reliability and scalability. The role involves data lakehouse management, data pipeline creation and support, and analytical reporting skills, and will acquire and analyze data from various internal and external sources to design a cloud-based data platform for analytics and business intelligence, providing consistent and reliable data to Business Intelligence Analysts and the campus community. In addition, the Data Engineer will work with the President's Office supporting Project Management efforts.

Responsibilities

• Supervise staff, assign projects, monitor and evaluate performance, and provide training.
• Use Python and SQL to extract and integrate data from Ellucian Banner and external APIs, ensuring seamless data flow into the Microsoft Fabric Lakehouse solution.
• Design, develop, and deploy high-performance Python-based data pipelines for structured, semi-structured, and unstructured data.
• Implement performance tuning techniques to improve data engineering workloads.
• Work with Microsoft Azure and Fabric cloud services to design and implement robust cloud data architectures.
• Ensure the security and compliance of data products through appropriate controls and data governance practices.
• Partner with college faculty and staff (data analysts, stakeholders, and other IT engineers) to identify data needs and deliver tailored data solutions.
• Design and maintain reporting dashboards and visualizations to track key performance indicators for various college initiatives.
• Assist the President of the College with Project Management to ensure presidential initiatives are completed in a timely and efficient manner.
• Create and maintain scripts and reports to facilitate the rapid completion of federally required surveys, such as IPEDS.
• Perform data collection assignments including data retrieval / collection and reporting for faculty and staff requestors.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Pay and Benefits

Pay Rate : $62,385 - $77,981 annual salary depending on experience

Benefits : Volunteer State offers a comprehensive benefits package, including but not limited to the following :

Special Instructions to Applicants

Unofficial transcripts are acceptable for the application process. Official transcripts will be required upon hire.

Applicants may be subject to a background check.

How to Apply

To apply, please visit : https : / / careers.tbr.edu / jobs / data-engineer-gallatin-tennessee-united-states-02bb4f5e-efc8-4ec2-8c6e-69ffb4ca1f0c

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