Data Engineer I

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Maryland.

📋 Description

• Assist in the design, production, and maintenance of data pipelines for data acquisition, management, and transformation.

• Develop back-end code for web applications that handle data and convert raw data into actionable information.

• Contribute to the development and upkeep of ETL/ELT processes for both structured and unstructured data sources.

• Support web scraping systems for automatic data collection.

• Aid in the design of data architecture and provide ongoing support.

• Execute database input/output operations and perform queries.

• Create scripts for data cleaning, transformation, and analysis.

• Contribute to the production of data pipelines utilizing data warehousing systems.

• Implement software for monitoring data quality and identifying anomalies.

• Conduct daily manual data quality assurance tasks.

• Maintain and troubleshoot software infrastructure.

• Source and analyze data, visualize results, and generate insights for research projects and organizational needs.

• Assist developers, analysts, data scientists, researchers, policy experts, and other stakeholders.

• Communicate effectively with division leadership and team members.

• Collaborate with external partners, contractors, and vendors.

• Perform additional duties as required.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree.

• Three years of relevant experience.

• Additional education may substitute for required experience.

• Additional relevant experience may substitute for required education beyond a high school diploma or equivalent, in accordance with the JHU equivalency formula.

• Preferred experience with Microsoft Fabric or comparable cloud-based analytics and data engineering platforms.

• Preferred experience in designing and maintaining data pipelines within cloud environments.

• Preferred experience in developing and maintaining Python-based data engineering solutions.

• Familiarity with DevOps methodologies, version control systems, and CI/CD deployment practices is preferred.

• Preferred experience in implementing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions.

• Knowledge of data lake, lakehouse, and data warehouse architectures is preferred.

• Familiarity with Microsoft Azure and related data services is preferred.

• Understanding of data governance, security, and data lifecycle management principles is preferred.

• A pre-employment background check is required.

• Seasonal flu vaccination is required, with exceptions available.

🏝️ Benefits

• Comprehensive rewards package supporting health, life, career, and retirement.

• Seasonal flu vaccine provided/required, with religious and medical exceptions accommodated.

• Applicants completing their final academic semester/quarter may be considered eligible.

• Pre-employment accommodations and accessibility support offered.

• Required vaccinations for applicable positions provided at no cost through Occupational Health.

• Commitment to equal opportunity employment.