data engineer

DCED seeks a mid-level Data Engineer.Position is 40 hours a week (part-time telework (2-days remote) & 3-days onsite (5th floor of The Keystone Building, located at 400 North Street, Harrisburg, PA 17120)). Remote days and onsite days set up can be discussed during the in-person interview., Development is actively seeking a data engineer to serve as the

lead for performance management, analytics, and reporting for the Pennsylvania

Broadband Office. In the role, you will have the opportunity to design,

maintain, and improve the PA Broadband Office's data infrastructure to support

our broadband programs.

Description of Work:

Leads the development, maintenance, and governance of PBDA data systems,

including programmatic, financial, geographic, and performance datasets.

Designs and manages data models, schemas, and workflows to ensure

consistency, accuracy, and reliability across PBDA programs (BIP, BEAD,

Facilities, Technology, and related initiatives).

Establishes and documents data standards, definitions, and quality

controls to support internal operations and external reporting requirements.

Works closely with PBDA staff, DCED partners, IT, and external vendors to

integrate data from multiple systems into centralized, usable formats.

Maintains and updates advanced Power BI dashboards and reports that

communicate program status, performance metrics, financial activity, and

geographic coverage.

Familiar with DAX tools for measures and calculations within Power BI to

support accurate, consistent, and repeatable analytics and reporting.

Writes, optimizes, and maintains SQL queries to extract, transform, and

analyze data from relational databases and enterprise systems.

Ensures analytics products are scalable, repeatable, and aligned with

leadership, board, legislative, and federal stakeholder needs.

Oversees publishing, access controls, and lifecycle management for

analytic products in accordance with Commonwealth data and security policies.

Supports PBDA leadership in identifying performance measures and key

indicators for broadband infrastructure and other programs.

Produces internal and public-facing reports, dashboards, and data

visualizations used for decision-making, transparency, and accountability.

Assists with federal and state reporting requirements, including data

submissions related to program monitoring, compliance, and outcomes.

Collaborates with GIS staff and contractors to ensure alignment between

tabular program data and geographic datasets.

Maintains an awareness of GIS concepts, spatial data structures, and

mapping requirements to support PBDA s public-facing maps and analyses.

Supports integration of GIS outputs into dashboards, reports, and data

products, without serving as the primary GIS developer.

Serves as a subject-matter expert for PBDA data-related decisions,

advising leadership on data quality, analytics approaches, and reporting

strategies.

Prepares high-level briefings, presentations, and summaries for PBDA

executive leadership, the Authority board, and external stakeholders.

Required: solid SQL, basic-intermediate Power BI, general data modeling

data integration, communication skills, and comfort working with diverse

datasets.

Preferred: experience with DAX optimization, light GIS familiarity,

data governance concepts, or federal reporting experience.

Optional: advanced GIS, advanced Power BI administration, or programming, solid SQL experience Required basic to intermediate Power BI experience Required general data modeling experience Required data integration experience Required exceptional communication skills Required comfort working with diverse datasets Required experience with DAX optimization Desired GIS familiarity Desired data governance concepts Desired federal reporting experience Desired advanced GIS skills Nice to have advanced Power BI administration skills Nice to have programming languages experience Nice to have