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# COSMOS - Data Engineer II

- **Company:** University of Arkansas
- **Location:** Little Rock, AR, United States
- **Salary:** $75,000.0
- **Contract:** Internship / Graduate position
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), JavaScript (Programming Language), Business Analytics Applications, Data Analysis, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Computer Programming, Databases, Continuous Integration, Data Integration, Extract Transform Load (ETL), Data Mining, Data Security, Data Stores, Data Systems, Fault Tolerance, Information Sciences, Machine Learning, Node.Js, Raw Data, SQL Databases, Scripting, Reliability of Systems, Information Technology, Front End Software Development, Data Pipelines
- **Published:** September 5, 2026
- **Apply:** https://jobs.localjobnetwork.com/apply/add/83542572/1

## About the Role

* The candidate must have a bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Science, or a related discipline;
 * The candidate must have 1+ years of experience as a data engineer, software developer, software engineer, database administrator, or other similar roles.

Preferred Education and/or Experience:

 * Master's or Ph.D. degree., * Intermediate proficiency level in working with data models, data pipelines, ETL processes, data stores, data mining, and segmentation techniques;
 * Intermediate proficiency level in working with programming/scripting languages (e.g., Java and Python);
 * Intermediate proficiency level in working with data integration platforms and SQL database design;
 * Intermediate proficiency level in working with numerical, analytical, and data security skills;
 * Intermediate proficiency level in collecting raw data from various social media platforms;
 * Intermediate proficiency level in creating CI/CD pipelines;
 * Intermediate proficiency level with front-end development (HTML/CSS, JavaScript, Node.js, etc.); and
 * Intermediate proficiency level with training and deploying machine learning (ML) models on datasets.

## Description

https://cosmos.ualr.edu/Summary of Job Duties:The Project/Program Specialist (Data Engineer II) position is a full-time provisional with the COSMOS Research Center (cosmos.ualr.edu) at the University of Arkansas and is funded through a grant or contract. The position renewal is contingent upon continued grant funding and satisfactory job performance. The Project/Program Specialist (Data Engineer II) will collect, manage, and convert raw data into usable information for analytics and decision-making. This role requires comprehensive data analysis skills, developing and maintaining datasets, improving data quality and efficiency through leveraging data systems and pipelines, interpreting trends and patterns of data, creating complex data reports, and building algorithms and prototypes. In addition, the other responsibilities include leading the development of social media data collection pipelines, inference methods and infrastructure, classification methods and infrastructure,
and visualization dashboards. The Project/Program Specialist (Data Engineer II) will collaborate with researchers, participate in research projects, and interact with other developers at the COSMOS research center and partner organizations to achieve the best possible performance metrics across various projects. Excellent communication and problem-solving skills are essential for this on-campus position, as the data engineer's role is to find opportunities to contribute to cutting-edge research in the exciting field of social computing. This position is governed by state and federal laws and agency/institution policy.

The position reports to Dr. Nitin Agarwal (nxagarwal@ualr.edu), Maulden-Entergy Endowed Chair and Distinguished Professor and Director, COSMOS Research Center, UA-Little Rock.Qualifications, * Collecting and analyzing raw data from various sources, including social media platforms;

 * Organize and maintain datasets;
 * Improving data quality and efficiency;
 * Design and manage data pipelines that encompass the journey of data from source to destination systems;
 * Set up and manage the infrastructure required for ingestion, processing, and storage of data;
 * Evaluate the model needs and objectives;
 * Interpret trends and patterns of data;
 * Conduct complex data analysis and report on results;
 * Prepare data for analysis and reporting by transforming and cleansing it;
 * Combining raw information from different sources;
 * Explore ways to enhance data quality and reliability;
 * Identify opportunities for data acquisition;
 * Develop analytical tools and programs;
 * Collaborate with teams at COSMOS on several projects;
 * Managing services and operational infrastructure for system reliability and resiliency;
 * Creating continuous integration continuous deployment (CICD) pipelines for automating service/system deployment;
 * Front-end development (HTML/CSS, JavaScript, Node.js, etc.);
 * Training machine learning (ML) models on datasets;
 * Deploying machine learning (ML) models;
 * Enhance the system's fault tolerance by incorporating alert mechanisms; and
 * Work on other tasks as asked.


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