Data Engineer

The Senior Data Engineer serves as a primary development resource for design, build, implementation, and support of DT&I Clinical Data Engineering initiatives. This role requires working closely with data teams, frequently in a matrixed environment as part of a broader project team. As a senior-level position the role requires self-starters who are proficient in problem solving and capable of bringing clarity to complex situations. The culture of the organization places an emphasis on teamwork, so social and interpersonal skills are equally important as technical capability. Due to the emerging and fast-evolving nature of Big Data/GCP technology and practice, the position requires that one stay well-informed of technological advancements and be proficient at putting new innovations into effective practice.

In addition, this candidate will have a history of increasing responsibility in a small multi-role team. This position requires a candidate who can analyze business requirements, perform design tasks, construct, test, and implement solutions with minimal supervision. This candidate will have a record of accomplishment of participation in successful projects in a fast-paced, mixed team (consultant and employee) environment. In addition, the applicant must be willing to mentor other developers to prepare them for assuming their responsibilities.

Core Competencies

The following are highlighted entrepreneurial competencies and core expectations for the job/role:

§ Communication and interpersonal skills

§ Problem-solving and critical thinking skills.

§ Understand strategic imperatives.

§ Technology & business knowledge

This role will provide application development for specific business environments. Focus on setting technical direction on groups of applications and similar technologies as well as taking responsibility for technically robust solutions encompassing all business, architecture, and technology constraints.

§ Responsible for building and supporting a GCP based ecosystem designed for enterprise-wide analysis of structured, semi-structured, and unstructured data.

§ Support regular requests to move data from one cluster to another.

§ Make sure service levels are maintained, and any interruption is resolved in a timely fashion.

§ Analyze requirements, design AI/ML based solutions, and integrate those solutions for customer environments.

§ Closely collaborates with team members to successfully execute development initiatives using Agile practices and principles. 

§ Leads efforts to design, development, deploy, and support software systems.

§ Collaborate with business analysts, project lead, management, and customers on requirements.

§ Participates in the deployment, change, configuration, management, administration, and maintenance of deployment process and systems.

§ Proven experience effectively prioritizing workload to meet deadlines and work objectives.

§ Gather requirements, designs, constructs and deliver solutions with minimal team interaction.

§ Works in an environment with rapidly changing business requirements and priorities

§ Bring new data sources into GCP, transform and load to BQ and databases.

§ Work collaboratively with Data Scientists and business and IT leaders throughout the company to understand Data needs and use cases.