JOB TITLE SUMMARY

Job Title: Data Engineer

Division: Information Technology

Evaluation Group: Staff

FLSA Status: Exempt

Reports To: Director, Information Technology Enterprise Systems and Application Development

Positions Supervised: N/A

The data engineer is responsible for the design and build of systems for collecting, storing, and analyzing data at scale from disparate sources. This position collaborates with stakeholders across the university to ensure the system meets the needs of the organization and users. This position also provides technical support to department users, manages system upgrades and enhancements, and is responsible for security configuration. As part of the IT team in Enterprise Systems, the data engineer’s efforts will also adhere to direction from the chief information officer, chief data officer, director of enterprise systems, and other university administrators.

The intent of this job description is to provide a representation of the types of duties and level of responsibility that will be required of positions given this title. This job description shall not be construed as a declaration of the total of the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position. Employees may be directed to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in this description.

Job Responsibilities and Execution

• Collaborates with stakeholders across departments to understand the university data reporting and analysis objectives
• Designs, implements, documents, and maintains a data lake according to university data requirements
• Prepares university data environment for artificial intelligence (AI) adoption and use
• Recommends solutions or alternative methods to meet requirements
• Provides technical support to department users of the system
• Develops and maintains system documentation, including user manuals, technical guides, and standard operating procedures
• Manages any necessary system upgrades and enhancements, including testing and documentation updates
• Troubleshoots issues related to the data access and manipulation and provide timely solutions
• Develops and implements system security policies and procedures
• Ensures compliance with university data governance and security policies
• Develops algorithms to transform data into useful, actionable information
• Create new data validation methods and data analysis tools
• Monitors system and integration performance and identifies opportunities for improvement
• Participates in project planning and implementation for system-related initiatives

Service Excellence

• Supports the mission of the University and serves as an ambassador of the Q2 culture of service excellence
• Models, supports, and holds others accountable to the University’s values – integrity, dedication, excellence, creativity, and teamwork
• Provides excellent customer service to both internal and external customers

Communication, Teamwork, and Collaboration

• Collaborates with staff to coordinate application upgrades or fixes
• Serves as a liaison with third parties and other stakeholders
• Participates in user group meetings and conferences

Job may require other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications – An equivalent combination of education, training, and experience will be considered. Additional requirements may be designated by position.

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field
• Minimum of 3 years working with Microsoft Data Products, including Azure Database and Power Platform tools.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities – May be representative, but not all inclusive, of the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to perform this job competently.

• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with individuals from diverse communities and cultures
• Strong understanding of university processes and data in order to ensure correct implementation
• Thorough knowledge of Microsoft data management tools
• Knowledge of Microsoft Azure administration
• Effective organizational and interpersonal skills including written and verbal communication skills
• Understanding of data lake and star schema configuration and management
• Strong understanding of database design, structure functions and processes and experience with databases tools

Work Environment – Environmental or atmospheric conditions commonly associated with the performance of this job’s functions. Please to view Lindenwood University’s flexible work designation descriptions.

• General office setting
• Standard Flex

Physical Abilities – The physical demands described below are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform this job’s essential functions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

• Ability to work effectively at a computer for up to eight hours daily
• Ability to sit for extended periods of time
• Regular attendance is a necessary and essential function