Health IT Data Engineer
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Joseph & Associates is seeking a Data Engineer to support a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) program. The successful candidate will design, develop, and maintain scalable data pipelines and enterprise data solutions that enable analytics, reporting, forecasting, and mission-critical decision-making across complex operational environments.
This role requires expertise in data integration, ETL/ELT development, cloud-based data platforms, and data governance practices. The Data Engineer will work closely with Data Scientists, Analysts, Architects, and stakeholders to ensure reliable access to high-quality data that supports operational, programmatic, and strategic objectives., * Design, develop, test, and maintain scalable ETL/ELT pipelines to ingest, transform, and integrate data from multiple structured and unstructured sources.
- Build and optimize enterprise data workflows supporting reporting, business intelligence, advanced analytics, and machine learning initiatives.
- Integrate data across operational, administrative, and enterprise systems while ensuring data consistency, integrity, and accessibility.
- Develop and maintain logical and physical data models, schemas, metadata repositories, and data dictionaries.
- Implement data quality frameworks, validation processes, automated testing, and monitoring solutions to ensure data accuracy and reliability.
- Support data governance initiatives, including data lineage, metadata management, access controls, and compliance requirements.
- Optimize SQL queries, database performance, and large-scale data processing workflows.
- Collaborate with Data Scientists and Analytics teams to operationalize predictive models and analytical solutions.
- Support enterprise reporting platforms and dashboards by delivering trusted and timely data products.
- Troubleshoot and resolve data integration, transformation, and performance issues across complex data environments.
- Document data architectures, pipeline designs, transformation logic, and operational procedures.
- Participate in Agile development activities, including sprint planning, backlog refinement, and peer reviews.
Requirements
Do you have experience in Technical troubleshooting support?, Do you have a Bachelor's degree?, * Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, or a related technical discipline.
- 5+ years of experience designing, developing, and maintaining enterprise data solutions.
- Strong expertise in SQL development, query optimization, and relational database design.
- Experience building and supporting ETL/ELT pipelines using modern data integration tools and frameworks.
- Experience working with cloud-based platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform.
- Strong understanding of data warehousing concepts, dimensional modeling, and data architecture best practices.
- Experience implementing data quality, validation, and governance processes.
- Experience with Python, Spark, Scala, or other data engineering technologies.
- Experience working with large-scale structured and unstructured datasets.
- Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and communication skills.
- Active DHS Suitability or ability to obtain and maintain a DHS Public Trust., * Experience supporting DHS, ICE, CBP, USCIS, DOJ, DoD, or other federal government programs.
- Experience with AWS services such as S3, Glue, Lambda, Athena, Redshift, EMR, RDS, or similar cloud-native technologies.
- Experience supporting machine learning, AI, or advanced analytics environments.
- Experience with modern data orchestration and workflow tools.
- Familiarity with Power BI, Tableau, QuickSight, or other enterprise reporting platforms.
- Experience working in secure, compliance-driven environments.
- Knowledge of CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code (Terraform), and DevSecOps practices.
Clearance Requirement
- Active DHS Public Trust.