Remote Public Health Data Engineer

Summary

Join DRT Strategies and become part of a team that delivers expert management consulting and IT solutions to large federal agencies, the U.S. Navy, state and local government, and commercial clients in health care, technology, and financial services industries.

Requirements

• Must have or be able to obtain a Public Trust with the US federal government
• Experience in database or data repository administration roles
• Advanced understanding of relational database design, development, and management
• Experience with Microsoft SQL Server
• Familiarity with common API languages

Responsibilities

• Configures and ingests structured, unstructured, and semi-structured data repositories
• Designs, implements, and manages databases and data delivery systems for insights, analysis, and reporting
• Works with analysts, subject matter experts, and technologists to determine and implement database systems
• Applies expertise in database design and implementation tools, such as entity-relationship data modeling and SQL, distributed computing architectures, operating systems, storage technologies, memory management and networking
• Performs streaming and batch data processing, ETL, data wrangling, data ingest, and data access
• Develops and manages a schedule to meet deliverables and establish estimated completion dates
• Follows the government’s software development lifecycle framework and provides agreed upon project documentation
• Completes tasks on time with minimal supervision but supports collaboration across teams
• Recommends and implements solutions to support access, security, and recovery of data
• Monitors data repository performance and recommends and implements enhancements

Preferred Qualifications

• Recent experience with HHS (FDA, CDC, etc.) environment and standards: SDLC, technical architecture, release processes
• Knowledge of public health data and related privacy requirements (HIPAA, PII, etc.)
• Experience with Agile and DevOps methodologies
• Completed trainings or certifications in Microsoft SQL Server
• Experience with cloud service providers such as Azure and AWS

Benefits

Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetics, disability, or protected veteran status