Data Engineer 237428

Title: Data Engineer

Position Type: Contract

Work Type: Remote

Job Description: The Data Migration Engineer plays a pivotal role in the seamless transition from DOS to the new Ignite platform. This role will be responsible for the technical activities of migration, which will include migrating and re-engineering data marts in Databricks, building new BI applications and/or migrating existing applications to point to new platform, troubleshooting issues, and validating to ensure the new Ignite versions match DOS as expected.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Migrate client data marts and reports from the DOS legacy system to new Ignite platform
• Migrate some or all components of legacy DOS data models into new platform, includes potential for re-factor and new development
• Re-point BI layer to new platform, includes building measures and visualizations within BI layer
• Migrate one visualization tool to another (Power BI to Tableau)
• Identify and fix issues during migration that require remediation
• Lead data validation tests to ensure consistent results between two platforms
• Follow established processes and document findings according to standards

What you'll bring to this role:

• Experience writing and optimizing Databricks queries with performance and efficiency in mind
• Understanding of Extract, Load, and Transform (ELT) processes. Ability to effectively manage multiple projects
• Willingness to learn new technology and methodologies
• Experience with Tableau and Power BI, developing visualizations and reporting that consume data models for non-technical users

Required Experience:

• Strong experience as a Data Engineer with knowledge of Source Control/git/ADO, VS Code, Databricks
• Technical experience in multiple competencies; data query, data movement (ELT), data modeling, and BI visualization tools (Power BI, Tableau, Qlik). Strong expertise in Tableau.
• Process improvement mindset to optimize processes, provide innovative ideas for automated tooling enhancements, and other ways to reduce migration timeline
• Solid project management and organization skills
• Ability to create documentation for future migration teams
• Ability to mentor/train/educate others
• Ability to independently learn new software tools quickly and ask for help or training when necessary
• Ability to adapt quickly and change direction as needed to address client needs
• Ability to collaborate with multiple disciplinary stakeholders to prioritize the project management deliverables and understand risk and/or impact

Nice to Have Skills:

• Scripting experience, Python preferred

Soft Skills needed for this role:

• Quick Learner
• Strong attention to detail
• Ability to follow defined processes and documentation
• Critical thinking for validation
• Ability to meet deadlines and be accountable for their work

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