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Job Posting Title:

Data Visualization Engineer

Job Description:

Supports and contributes to district initiatives and processes to provide data-driven decision-making related to district goals by transforming data into meaningful and actionable insights through the creation of visually appealing and interactive data visualizations, dashboards, infographics, reports, and models. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to understand data requirements, design effective visualizations, and provide valuable insights to support both tactical and strategic decision-making.

MINIMUM EDUCATION OR FORMAL TRAINING:

Bachelor’s Degree in a related field (e.g., Data Science, Computer Science, Statistics, or a relevant discipline)

ESSENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL DEMANDS:

Mostly clean and comfortable.

ESSENTIAL PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

Occasional travel throughout 900 sq mi school district, requiring personal vehicle.

- Occasional lifting of 10 -20 pounds.

Frequent bending, stooping, walking, standing, kneeling, squatting, reaching, and sitting.

Position Specific Information (if Applicable):

Responsibilities:

Perform other related duties as assigned or requested.

Detect, isolate and resolve application issues and serve as a technical resource in the evaluation, analysis, design, development, testing, integration and support of the District’s applications.

Adhere to and keep current the Information Services standards, programming procedures and techniques. Act as technical consultant to the ITS staff and to others outside the organization. Develop the knowledge and skills of other team members.

Plan, prepare and conduct system level testing. Analyze test results to detect technical or logical errors.

Review documentation for new software releases and work with users to determine impacts and modifications necessary.

Review tasks in progress and completed assignments for accuracy, efficiency, maintainability and adherence to established standards. Engage in knowledge transfer and cross-training between skills and applications.

Collaborate with stakeholders to establish business requirements. Analyze business requirements and design systems to support those needs.

Data Management and Integration: Work with data engineering teams to source, integrate and transform data from various sources into usable formats for visualization purposes.

Quality Assurance: Ensure the accuracy, consistency, and reliability of data visualizations by performing data analysis, validation and quality checks.

Data Storytelling: Craft compelling narratives around data visualizations to effectively communicate findings to both technical and non-technical audiences.

Dashboard Development: Build and maintain dashboards that provide real-time insights and allow end-users to interact with the data.

Requirements Gathering: Collaborate with stakeholders to understand their data needs and translate these requirements into actionable visualization designs.

Data Analysis: Analyze complex datasets to identify trends, patterns, and outliers that can be communicated effectively through visualizations.

Data Visualization: Create visually stunning and interactive data visualizations using industry-standard tools such as Tableau, or Python libraries (matplotlib, Seaborn, Plotly, etc.).

Work Experience:

Proven experience (2 years) as a Data Visualization Engineer or similar role | Not Required Three (3) years utilizing agile development methodologies that may include but not limited to RUP, SCRUM, KANBAN. | Not Required Two (2) years’ experience proficiency in data analysis and data manipulation using SQL and/or Python | Not Required

Certifications:

Valid Colorado Driver's License - Colorado Dept of Transportation

Education:

Bachelor's Degree (Required)

Skills:

Ability to learn new technologies and methodologies., Ability to mentor and provide leadership in processes and development activities., Ability to work collaboratively in a team and meet tight deadlines, Ability to work independently., Accountability: take pride and ownership of work; ensuring process and outcomes; solutions and results based; candid and forthwith of issues; maintain integrity at all times; Observes all District policies and procedures, Attention to detail and a commitment to producing high-quality visualizations, Attitude: Always respectful of others time and ideas; approachable by both customers and co-workers; consistent positive “can do” attitude; passion to meet customer objectives, Collaboration: commitment to communication to customers and team; foster the exchange of ideas; willing to teach others; excellence in customer service; commitment to regularly share helpful and relevant information; timely, clearly, candidly, and with transparency, Competency: continuous self-improvement and mastering of technology skills; maintain agility to customer needs; rapid and effective engineering; results based without sacrificing quality in workmanship; commitment to innovation; ability to understand and follow complex oral and written instructions, Computer applications skills: Microsoft Office, Project, Excel, Visio, etc., Customer-focused, Team oriented, and ability to collaborate with team members and provide user training., Excellent communication and storytelling skills, Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English and a demonstrated ability to read and comprehend written/graphic and oral instructions, Knowledge of and experience with SQL, R, Python, Knowledge of data warehousing and ETL processes is a plus, Knowledge of statistical analysis methods, Proficiency in data visualization tools like Tableau or equivalent, Project management and multi-tasking skills., Strong organization, analytical, problem solving, and prioritizing skills.

Position Type:

Regular

Primary Location:

West Support Center

One Year Only (Yes or No):

Scheduled Hours Per Week:

FTE:

1.00

Approx Scheduled Days Per Year:

260 Work Days

(260 days indicates a year-round position. Time off [or Off-Track Days] are then granted based on the position. Any exceptions to the normal off-track time will be noted in the Additional Position Details section above, as scheduled work days.)

Minimum Hire Rate:

$83,975.65 USD Annual

Maximum Hire Rate:

$105,593.14 USD Annual

Full Salary Range:

$83,975.65 USD - $127,210.64 USD Annual

All salary amounts listed above are based on a full-time (1.0) FTE. If applicable, part-time salaries will be prorated according to the assigned FTE.

Benefits:

This position is eligible for health, vision, dental, health savings account (HSA), flexible spending accounts (FSA), District paid and voluntary additional (supplemental) life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance, short and long-term disability, critical illness and accident voluntary insurance, employee assistance program (EAP), voluntary 401(k), 403(b) and 457 retirement plan options. There is also a voluntary 403(b) savings plan with up to 4% District match for up to 5 years from date of hire.

Time Off Plans:

This position is eligible for paid off-track, sick and personal time.

This position will be open until filled, but will not be open past:

November 15, 2025

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