Data Engineer

Overview
Georgia Tech prides itself on its technological resources, collaborations, high-quality student body, and its commitment to building an outstanding and diverse community of learning, discovery, and creation. We strongly encourage applicants whose values align with our institutional values, as outlined in our Strategic Plan. These values include academic excellence, diversity of thought and experience, inquiry and innovation, collaboration and community, and ethical behavior and stewardship. Georgia Tech has policies to promote a healthy work-life balance and is aware that attracting faculty may require meeting the needs of two careers.

About Georgia Tech
Georgia Tech is a top-ranked public research university situated in the heart of Atlanta, a diverse and vibrant city with numerous economic and cultural strengths. The Institute serves more than 45,000 students through top-ranked undergraduate, graduate, and executive programs in engineering, computing, science, business, design, and liberal arts. Georgia Tech's faculty attracted more than $1.4 billion in research awards this past year in fields ranging from biomedical technology to artificial intelligence, energy, sustainability, semiconductors, neuroscience, and national security. Georgia Tech ranks among the nation's top 20 universities for research and development spending and No. 1 among institutions without a medical school.

Georgia Tech's Mission and Values
Georgia Tech's mission is to develop leaders who advance technology and improve the human condition. The Institute has nine key values that are foundational to everything we do:
1. Students are our top priority.
2. We strive for excellence.
3. We thrive on diversity.
4. We celebrate collaboration.
5. We champion innovation.
6. We safeguard freedom of inquiry and expression.
7. We nurture the wellbeing of our community.
8. We act ethically.
9. We are responsible stewards.

Over the next decade, Georgia Tech will become an example of inclusive innovation, a leading technological research university of unmatched scale, relentlessly committed to serving the public good; breaking new ground in addressing the biggest local, national, and global challenges and opportunities of our time; making technology broadly accessible; and developing exceptional, principled leaders from all backgrounds ready to produce novel ideas and create solutions with real human impact.

The Office of Information Technology (OIT) provides information technology leadership and support to the Georgia Institute of Technology, working in partnership with academic and business units to meet the unique needs of a leading research university. OIT serves as the primary source of enterprise-wide information technology and telecommunications services in support of students, faculty, staff, and researchers.

The Data Engineer designs, builds, and maintains scalable data pipelines and architectures that enable efficient data processing and analysis within the institution. This position works closely with data scientists and analysts to ensure data quality, accessibility, and usability, facilitating data-driven decision-making across various departments.

Job Duty 1 -
Design, build, and maintain robust data pipelines to facilitate the efficient collection, storage, and processing of large datasets.

Job Duty 2 -
Implement data integration solutions that combine data from multiple sources to create a unified view for analysis and reporting.

Job Duty 3 -
Optimize data storage and retrieval processes to improve performance and reduce latency in data access.

Job Duty 4 -
Develop and maintain comprehensive documentation of data models, pipelines, and workflows to support knowledge sharing and continuity

Job Duty 5 -
Monitor data systems for performance and reliability, troubleshooting any issues that arise to minimize disruptions.

Job Duty 6 -
Ensure compliance with data governance policies and best practices to protect sensitive information and maintain data integrity.

Job Duty 7 -
Stay current with industry trends and advancements in data engineering technologies to recommend innovative solutions for data management.

Job Duty 8 -
Train and support staff on data tools and technologies to enhance the institution's overall data literacy and analytical capabilities.

Job Duty 9 -
Collaborate with data scientists and analysts to ensure data quality, accessibility, and usability for various analytical tasks.

Job Duty 10 -
Perform other job-related duties as assigned.

Educational Requirements
Bachelor's Degree in a related discipline or equivalent combination of education and experience. Advanced certification may be preferred or required.

Other Required Qualifications
Current unrestricted Georgia license; current Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) certification; current CPR certification The following abilities are required: to stand for long periods of time (4-8 hours), to lift and carry moderate loads (25 lbs), to perform fine motor skills; to operate all equipment required. Position may be exposed to hazardous and toxic substances, infectious patients and infectious materials. Individual must demonstrate competency in performance evaluations, peer review, continuing education, administration, clinical records and health information. Other variables include desire for professional improvement, knowledge of the facilities and environment, teaching, employee and occupational health standards, quality of care, management and improvement.

Required Experience
Four or more years of relevant experience.

Additional Preferred Qualifications
University experience, application security methodologies, service oriented architecture

Preferred Educational Qualifications
Master's Degree in a related discipline or equivalent.

Preferred Experience
Seven or more years of job-related experience

Higher Education environment, PeopleSoft, Banner, cloud integration technologies, ETL tools such as DataStage, Java development, object-
oriented development, cloud application management, and enterprise system implementation

2+ years of hands-on experience with Azure Synapse Analytics, including:

Pipelines (Data Integration)
PySpark Notebooks (Data Transformation)
Azure Functions (Orchestration and Automation)
5+ years of experience writing complex SQL queries and working with relational and non-relational databases.
2+ years of experience with one or more programming languages, such as Python, JSON, C#, or Java.
1+ year of experience using Azure DevOps for CI/CD, version control, and release management.
Experience with Microsoft Power Apps for building low-code business applications.
Familiarity with modern data lake architectures, including:

Azure Data Lake and Delta Lake
File formats such as Parquet, CSV, and JSON

The budget for this position $105,000

Location: Atlanta, GA

ABILITIES
Experienced ability to collaborate with stakeholders on large-scale technical projects

KNOWLEDGE
Expert understanding of enterprise and data applications and integration principles, and best practices and standards

SKILLS
Strong leadership, verbal and written communications, collaboration, problem-solving, and program/project management skills. Solid skill set in implementing technical best practices

The University System of Georgia is comprised of our 26 institutions of higher education and learning as well as the System Office. Our USG Statement of Core Values are Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, and Respect. These values serve as the foundation for all that we do as an organization, and each USG community member is responsible for demonstrating and upholding these standards. More details on the USG Statement of Core Values and Code of Conduct are available in USG Board Policy 8.2.18.1.2 and can be found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section8/C224/#p8.2.18_personnel_conduct.

Additionally, USG supports Freedom of Expression as stated in Board Policy 6.5 Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section6/C2653.

The Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. The University is committed to maintaining a fair and respectful environment for all. To that end, and in accordance with federal and state law, Board of Regents policy, and University policy, Georgia Tech provides equal opportunity to all faculty, staff, students, and all other members of the Georgia Tech community, including applicants for admission and/or employment, contractors, volunteers, and participants in institutional programs, activities, or services. Georgia Tech complies with all applicable laws and regulations governing equal opportunity in the workplace and in educational activities.

Georgia Tech prohibits discrimination, including discriminatory harassment, on the basis of race, ethnicity, ancestry, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, disability, genetics, or veteran status in its programs, activities, employment, and admissions. This prohibition applies to faculty, staff, students, and all other members of the Georgia Tech community, including affiliates, invitees, and guests. Further, Georgia Tech prohibits citizenship status, immigration status, and national origin discrimination in hiring, firing, and recruitment, except where such restrictions are required in order to comply with law, regulation, executive order, or Attorney General directive, or where they are required by Federal, State, or local government contract.

More information on these policies can be found here: https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section6/c2714 Board of Regents Policy Manual | University System of Georgia (usg.edu).

This is not a supervisory position.
This position does not have any financial responsibilities.
This position will not be required to drive.
This role is not considered a position of trust.
This position does not require a purchasing card (P-Card).
This position will not travel
This position does not require security clearance.

This position may require the candidate of choice to come into the office/campus. For remote, Telework, or Hybrid requests, employees must submit a request and receive approval from their manager, department head, and GT Human Resources. Travel is not an expense at GT / department expense.

Successful candidate must be able to pass a background check. Please visit http://policylibrary.gatech.edu/employment/pre-employment-screening