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Texas Health and Human Services · 14 hours ago

Data Engineering Technical Lead

Austin, TX

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$8,488/mo - $10,750/mo

5+ years exp

Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) is committed to creating a positive impact in the lives of fellow Texans. The Data Engineering Technical Lead will support the development and delivery of data pipelines for a complex data analytics platform, while also providing production support and leading a development team.

Health Care

No H1B

Hiring Manager

Indulekha (Indu) Nair

Responsibilities

Serves as a technical lead focused on acquiring, transforming and delivering data to the users of the analytics platform. Work involves planning, assigning and tracking the work of the development team to deliver data analytics pipelines and coordinating all tasks necessary to accomplish the work. Ensures that designs comply with data security requirements for each category of data contained in a solution

Serves as the point of contact for business users. Communicates project status and issues. Answers questions about schedule and functionality. Coordinates scheduling with customer representatives as needed. Attends meetings to understand current and upcoming challenges

Participates in analyzing systems and procedures, documenting requirements, analyzing the current state and desired state of data acquisition/transformation solutions, identifies gaps between the two states

Developing or revising existing code; scheduling, testing, installing, and implementing systems; writing or revising standards and procedures

Leads and coordinates production support efforts for a critical system to ensure any incidents are investigated and resolved timely, while keeping key stakeholders informed and ensuring the solution meets all requirements for data security and data quality

Participates as a consultant and subject matter expert during project development and planning stages of data acquisition/transformation initiatives that cross functional agency systems, other IT groups and other state entities that require coordinating, planning, and scheduling. Provides options in the determination and implementation of optimal solutions

Performs other duties as assigned

Qualification

Data EngineeringInformatica PowerCenterCloud TechnologiesAgile MethodologiesPythonData Governance ToolsData Visualization ToolsAI TechnologiesTechnical WritingProblem-Solving SkillsCommunication SkillsAdaptabilityTeam Leadership

Required

Bachelor's or master's degree in the areas of computer science, math, or a related field, or equivalent experience

At least three (3) years of experience leading a data engineering team focused on Enterprise Analytics projects is required

At least five (5) years of experience handling enterprise level data sets using Snowflake, Oracle, SQL Server, or an equivalent database system, is required

Knowledge and hands-on experience of the limitations and capabilities of computer systems, information technology equipment, applicable programming languages, computer hardware and software, and computer operating systems

Knowledge of Data Governance tools like Informatica Enterprise Data Catalog, Axon or similar tools from other Industry providers

Knowledge of new cloud technologies and the analytical services available from the major cloud services providers

Knowledge of cloud delivery models: PaaS, SaaS, IaaS

Knowledge of agile (scrum/Kanban) methodology and ceremonies

Knowledge of cloud-based services for AWS, Microsoft Azure or GCP

Knowledge of AI technologies and experience implementing AI features

Skills with data engineering, including acquisition/ETL tools such as Informatica PowerCenter, IDQ, and cloud technologies like Open Flow, DBT, Informatica IICS etc

Skills and experience acquiring data from multiple data sources/technologies for use by data visualization tools like Tableau and Power BI. Technologies should include Snowflake and others such as Oracle, SQL Server, Microsoft Excel, Postgres, Mongo DB, sales force etc

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with experience as a technical lead for software development, data analytics, performance management system, or data warehousing project

Strong technical writing and diagraming skills, including proficiency with modeling and mapping tools (e.g., Visio, Erwin), the Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and MS Project)

Skill analyzing technology systems capabilities, limitations, defects, and business problems to draw evidence-based conclusions and devise innovative solutions

Skills with JIRA software

Ability to work under pressure and successfully manage multiple overlapping deadlines, and able to handle multiple cross-agency projects

Ability to produce reliable, accurate, high-quality results

Ability to be adaptable and learn quickly

Ability to deliver work within defined schedules, cost and quality

Ability to coordinate multiple assignments, set priorities, and meet deadlines

Ability to communicate with a high level of effectiveness both verbally and in written formats

Ability to lead the creation of best practices and procedures