Data Solutions Engineer at DHRM

Title: Data Solutions EngineerState Role Title:Info Technology Specialist IIHiring Range: $80000 - $110000Pay Band: 5Agency: Virginia Department of HealthLocation:Dept of HealthAgency Website: Type: General Public - GJob DutiesThe Virginia Department of Health is currently seeking a Data Solution Engineer to join our Office of Information Management. This role is responsible for designing developing and maintaining data solutions that enable reliable scalable and secure access to enterprise data. Working within OIM (Office of Information Management) and under guidance from SEAT (Solutions Engineering and Architecture Team) this role bridges technical engineering with governance practices ensuring that data assets are optimized for analytics compliance and operational use. The engineer collaborates with database administrators data stewards and the data management team to deliver high-quality solutions that support organizational decision-making.Some of the key job responsibilities are as follows: Lead staff through onboarding offboarding and training programs. Establish and review work assignments priorities and performance improvement strategies. Ensure workplace safety and compliance with training requirements. Conduct performance monitoring appraisals and document underperformance per state guidelines. Provide regular feedback coaching and professional development opportunities to support employee growth. Design and implement ETL/ELT pipelines to integrate diverse data sources into the warehouse. Develop data marts views and APIs to support reporting analytics and operational needs. Optimize queries schemas and storage for efficiency and cost-effectiveness. Partner with DBAs to maintain database performance security and availability. Collaborate with data stewards to enforce data quality lineage and governance standards. Support metadata management and master data initiatives.Minimum Qualifications Experience in data engineering ETL/ELT development or database solutions. SQL skills and experience with relational and cloud databases (e.g. BigQuery Oracle SQL Server). Familiarity with data governance stewardship and metadata management practices. Working knowledge with cloud platforms (OCI GCP Azure AWS) and modern data tools. Excellent communication and collaboration skills across technical and business teams.Additional Considerations Experience in the Healthcare domain with a focus on Public Health preferredSpecial InstructionsYou will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to Your Application in your account to check the status of your application for this position.VDH accepts only on-line applications. Faxed mailed or e-mailed applications will not be considered. Applications are accepted until 11:55 p.m. on the job closing date. Applications and/or resumes should include relevant work history which indicates your qualifications for this position. Supplemental questions are encouraged to be answered in a comprehensive manner and reference any pertinent knowledge skills and abilities as well as any previous experience that relates to the position. Employment is contingent upon satisfactory results of a state and federal criminal history background check and the Department of Social Services Child Abuse and Neglect Central Registry check U.S. HHSIG Exclusion List check employment reference check and E-Verify. Other financial credit driving background checks or completion of Statement of Economic Interests may be required for certain positions.It is the policy of the Commonwealth and VDH that all aspects of human resource management be conducted without regard to race (or traits historically associated with race including hair texture hair type and protective hairstyles such as braids locks and twists); sex; color; national origin; religion; sexual orientation; gender identity or expression; age; veteran status; political affiliation; disability; genetic information; and pregnancy childbirth or related medical conditions. VDH employees have a shared Code of Ethics which can be found in the bottom banner of our website: .If you have been affected by DHRM Policy 1.30 layoff and possess a valid Interagency Placement Screening Form (Yellow Card) or a Preferential Hiring Form (Blue Card) you must submit the card before the closing date for this position. The Card may be submitted with the state application as an attachment.As a V3 (Virginia Values Veterans) employer VDH Welcomes Veterans to apply!Contact InformationName: Rose Sandra BosePhone: Email: In support of the Commonwealths commitment to inclusion we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS) or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation if applicable to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at .Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1 2022- February 29 2024 can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process. Key Skills Apache Hive,S3,Hadoop,Redshift,Spark,AWS,Apache Pig,NoSQL,Big Data,Data Warehouse,Kafka,Scala Employment Type : Full-Time Experience: years Vacancy: 1 Monthly Salary Salary: 80000 - 110000