Harris County Public Health has earned the 2023 Best Place for Working Parents Business Designation.
About Harris County Public Health:
Harris County Public Health (HCPH) includes a network of more than 700 public health professionals working together to improve health outcomes for the third most populous county in the United States. HCPH provides a multitude of services such as medical and dental services, community programming, and health education for the approximately 2.3 million people in unincorporated Harris County. Through its core values of innovation, engagement, and health equity, HCPH strives to bring meaningful solutions to public health issues while keeping Harris County healthy and vibrant.
Position Overview:
The Senior Data Engineer will play a crucial role within the Operations and Technology Services team at Harris County Public Health. Reporting directly to the DevOps Manager, this role will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining robust data pipelines, infrastructure, and tools to support data integration, transformation, and analysis. The Senior Data Engineer will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to ensure efficient data management practices that enable informed decision-making and advance the organization's public health goals.
Duties and Responsibilities:
• Design, implement, and maintain scalable and efficient data pipelines for ingesting, processing, and transforming data from various sources. Implement automation scripts and workflows to streamline data processing, deployment, and monitoring tasks. Implement and maintain data security best practices to safeguard sensitive information to comply with relevant data privacy regulations.
• Optimize data structures and schema designs to improve query performance and data retrieval. Monitor system performance, troubleshoot issues, and implement improvements to ensure optimal data processing and storage.
• Collaborate with other teams including data scientists, analysts, software engineers, and stakeholders to understand data requirements and deliver effective solutions.
• Communicate technical concepts and findings to non-technical audiences, ensuring clear understanding of data processes and outcomes. Maintain clear and thorough documentation of data pipelines, processes, and infrastructure configurations.
• Other duties as assigned including special tasks involved in responding to an emergency event.
Harris County is an Equal Opportunity Employer
https://hrrm.harriscountytx.gov/Pages/EqualEmploymentOpportunityPlan.aspx
If you need special services or accommodations, please call (713) 274-5445 or email ADACoordinator@bmd.hctx.net.
This position is subject to a criminal history check. Only relevant convictions will be considered and, even when considered, may not automatically disqualify the candidate.
Education:
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology (IT), computer engineering or a closely related field.
Experience:
• Five (5) years of Data warehouse experience.
• Two (2) years of Data warehouse implementations from start to finish.
Computer Skills:
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite software, including 365 programs
• Proficient in Agile project methodology (Scrum, Agile, etc.)
• Proficient in software development tools (DevOPS, Jira, etc.)
• Proficient in ETL tools (SSIS, Azure data factory)
• Proficient in database systems (MSSQL, CosmosDB)
• Proficient in designing solutions on cloud platforms (Azure)
• Proficient in data warehouse solutions (Snowflake)
• Proficient in scripting languages (Python, NodeJS)
Core Competencies:
Organizational Leadership
• Understands the organizational mission
• Understands ethics and public good; is concerned with public trust
• Demonstrates respect for the opinions and beliefs of others
Collaboration
• Contributes to an inclusive workplace where equity, diversity, inclusion, and individual differences are valued and leveraged to achieve the vision and mission
• Demonstrates a sense of responsibility for the success of the group
• Collaborates with others to improve quality and address needs
Innovation
• Ability to adapt to change
Interpersonal Abilities/Personal Characteristics
• Treats others with courtesy, sensitivity, and respect
• Behaves in an honest, fair, and ethical manner
• Assesses and recognizes own strengths and weaknesses
• Uses sound judgment
• Self-motivated
• Organizes and maintains work environment to allow for maximum productivity
Communication
• Communicates clearly and effectively, both orally and in writing
NOTE: Qualifying education, experience, knowledge and skills must be documented on your job application. You may attach a resume to the application as supporting documentation but ONLY information stated on the application will be used for consideration. "See Resume" will not be accepted for qualifications.
Position Type, and Typical Hours of Work:
• Full-Time | Regular
• Monday - Friday; 8 am - 5 pm (40
Location: Houston, TX
Posted: Aug. 9, 2024, 8:21 p.m.
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