Remote Data Engineer

Summary

Join the CDC Foundation as a Data Engineer to design, build, and maintain data infrastructure for a public health organization. This role will play a crucial part in advancing the CDC Foundation's mission by utilizing Rhapsody to collect, transform, and load data from various sources.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Data Science, or a related field is preferred. Equivalent professional experience can be substituted for a degree
• Mid to senior-level professional with 5+ years of experience in Data engineering, particularly with hands-on experience using the Rhapsody integration engine, managing data pipelines, and working with database systems in a public health, healthcare, or similar environment
• Proficiency in programming languages commonly used in data engineering, such as Python, Java, Scala, or SQL is required. Candidate should be able to implement data automations within existing frameworks as opposed to writing one-off scripts
• Rhapsody Associate certification or equivalent experience with Rhapsody integration engine is required

Responsibilities

• Create and manage the systems and pipelines that enable efficient and reliable flow of data, including ingestion, processing, and storage
• Utilize Rhapsody to collect data from various sources, transform and clean it to ensure accuracy and consistency. Load data into storage systems or data warehouses
• Optimize data pipelines, infrastructure, and workflows for performance and scalability
• Monitor data pipelines and systems for performance issues, errors, and anomalies, and implement solutions to address them
• Implement security measures to protect sensitive information
• Collaborate with data scientists, analysts, and other partners to understand their data needs and requirements, and to ensure that the data infrastructure supports the organization's goals and objectives
• Implement and maintain ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) processes to ensure the accuracy, completeness, and consistency of data

Benefits

Salary Range: $103,500-$143,500 per year, plus benefits