Data Engineer (Python, Java) - Onsite - Columbia SC

NexonIT LLC

$110K — $130K *
Information Technology
11 - 15 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 11+ years of overall experience in IT or data engineering roles.
  • Hands-on experience in system design and operational stability.
  • Deep understanding of data architecture, modeling, and integration.
  • Proficient in programming with Python and Java, along with modern data processing technologies.
  • Familiarity with cloud data services (AWS/Azure) and data warehousing solutions.
  • Strong SQL skills and experience with cloud-native relational databases, such as Snowflake or Postgres.
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the design and maintenance of scalable data solutions, like data lakes and warehouses.
  • Represent the Data Operations Hub team in discussions on data solutions.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure data products meet business needs.
  • Evaluate and select data technologies to drive the adoption of emerging solutions.
  • Develop architectural models using tools like Spark and support data initiatives.
  • Contribute to the agency's data engineering community by advocating for best practices.
  • Engage in coding and design work to implement solutions in production.

Benefits

  • Work for a key state agency focused on significant health outcomes.
  • Opportunity to influence the modernization of the State Medicaid system.
  • Engage in a groundbreaking project with potential for national recognition.
  • Work collaboratively in a cross-functional team environment to drive innovation.
Full Job Description
About the job Data Engineer (Python, Java) - Onsite - Columbia SC

Data Engineer (Python, Java) Onsite Columbia SC

Authorized to work in the US

No H1B

Government Experience: Preferred

Overall Exp 11+ yrs

Scope of the project:

The Data Operations Hub (DOH) serves as the centralized platform and team responsible for ingesting, validating, transforming, securing, and provisioning all enterprise data to support analytics, reporting, operational efficiency, and regulatory compliance.

Objectives to Be Fulfilled by Candidate:

As a Software Developer (Java) Consultant at South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (SCDHHS), you will be a key member of the Data Operations Hub Team. Your role involves designing, developing, and implementing analytical data solutions that align with the Agency's strategic goals. You will leverage your expertise in data architecture, data modeling, data migrations and data integration, collaborating with cross-functional teams to achieve target state architecture goals.

Job Responsibilities
  1. Represent the Data Operations Hub team in various forums, advising on Data Solutions.
  2. Lead the design and maintenance of scalable data solutions, including data lakes and warehouses.
  3. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure data product solutions supports business needs and enables data-driven decision-making.
  4. Evaluate and select data technologies, driving the adoption of emerging technologies.
  5. Develop architectural models using sparkx, or other data modeling tool available and other artifacts to support data initiatives.
  6. Serve as a subject matter expert in specific areas.
  7. Experience with modern data processing technologies such as Python, Java, Airflow, etc. using data mesh & data lake.
  8. Contribute to the data engineering community and advocate for agency data practices.
  9. Engage in hands-on coding and design to implement production solutions.
  10. Optimize system performance by resolving inefficiencies.
  11. 11.Design reusable data frameworks using new technologies.

Required Skills (rank in order of Importance):
  • Experience as Data Engineer or similar role leading technologists to manage, anticipate and solve complex technical items within your domain of expertise.
  • Hands-on experience in system design, application development, and operational stability.
  • Expertise in architecture disciplines and programming languages.
  • Deep knowledge of data architecture, modeling, integration, cloud data services, data domain driven design, best practices, and industry trends in data engineering.
  • Practical experience with AWS/Azure services, and data engineering disciplines.
  • Advanced experience in one or more data engineering disciplines, e.g, ETL/ELT, event processing.
  • Proficiency in SQL, data warehousing solutions and cloud native relational databases, e.g. Snowflake, Athena, Postgres
  • Strong problem-solving, communication, and interpersonal skills.
  • Ability to evaluate and recommend technologies for future state architecture.

Preferred Skills (rank in order of Importance):
  • Business architecture knowledge and experience with architecture assessment frameworks.

Required Education:

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or related field.

Required Certifications:

NA

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