Integration/Data Engineer
Description
Founded in 2007, Initiate Government Solutions (IGS) a Woman Owned Small Business. We are a fully remote IT services provider that delivers innovative Enterprise IT and Health Services solutions across the federal sector. Our focus is on data analytics, health informatics, cloud migration, and the modernization of federal information systems.
IGS uses ISO 9001:2015, 20000-1:2018, 27001:2013, 28001:2007, CMMI/SVC3, CMMI/DEV3 best practices, and PMBOK® methods to provide clients with a strategy to build solid foundations to grow capabilities and revenue. Our range of IT services and delivery methodologies are tailored to our customers’ unique needs to achieve maximum value.
IGS is currently recruiting for a remote Integration/Data Engineer to support our work to help optimize Veteran VA customer experience through data, analytics, advanced analytics, and AI tools and techniques in direct support of the Veterans Experience Office (VEO).
Assignment of Work and Travel:
This is a remote access assignment however, customer prefers the candidate be located in the Washington, DC area, or hybrid. The Candidate will work remotely daily and will remotely access VA systems and therein use approved VA provided communications systems. Travel is not required; however, the candidate may be required to attend onsite client meetings as requested.
The data, analytics, and AI teams operate together to deliver data engineering, analytics, and AI solutions. The team is comprised of cross-functional resources who work together in an agile development process with two week-long sprint cycles. Team members are expected to be proactive, collaborative, and mission-focused in the development of enterprise solutions for users across the VA.
Responsibilities and Duties (Included but not limited to):
- Build data engineering pipelines to support data ingestion, data conditioning/cleansing, and data integration/aggregation to enable use case and data product development.
- Configure data analytics processes to integrate data from various VA systems into Customer Experience Insights (CXI) data warehouse.
- Implement systems integration use cases to enable seamless data exchange among various VA systems.
- Engage with data scientists, data analysts, and data stewards to understand the functional and technical data integration and management requirements; develop technical specifications to illustrate/capture the requirements.
- Develop automated scripts for data extraction, conditioning, and integration of large data sets into actionable insights for informed client decision-making – and maintain developed models.
- Support ad-hoc data analytics requests by quickly understanding requirements and mapping those requirements to data attributes; deliver ad-hoc data reports based on client reporting specifications.
- Support data analytic product capabilities by studying information needs specific to the client; conferring with users; and following a hybrid agile software development lifecycle.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree or higher in computer science or a related field at a minimum
- 1+ years of experience in Python/Spark programming for implementing data operations such as connectivity, data manipulation, data integration and publication.
- 1+ years of experience in SQL or related query languages.
- 1+ years of experience developing ETL pipelines and troubleshooting data load issues.
- 1+ years of experience in Databricks for data engineering, systems integration, or machine learning projects.
- 1+ years’ experience in data warehousing projects and understanding of implementation of dimensional modelling concepts such as fact and dimension tables.
- 1+ years of experience working with GitHub for code management and deployment.
- 1+ years of experience working with Agile development frameworks.
- 1+ years of prior experience with data analytics with at least 2+ years of experience working in an IT environment.
- 1+ years of prior consulting experience.
- 1+ years of prior work experience in or with the Federal government.
- Ability to quickly adapt and excel in a fast-paced environment.
- Experience working with Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Visio.
- Strong organizational and collaboration skills.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills to support business writing, reporting, team and client collaboration, and professional correspondence.
- Analytical mind and problem-solving aptitude
- Must be a US Citizen with ability and willingness to acquire a U.S. Public Trust
Preferred Qualifications and Core Competencies:
- Active VA Public Trust
- 3+ years of prior experience working in data and analytics environments.
- 3+ years of experience with data engineering and ETL development.
- 2+ years of experience in Azure cloud services (e.g., Synapse, Containers, ADF, Azure DevOps).
- 1+ years of experience developing data analytics products e.g., Power BI.
- 1+ years of prior experience in healthcare environments/clients.
- Experience with systems integrations e.g., API integrations.
- Experience with VA systems e.g., CX Insights, Lighthouse APIs, Medallia.
- Experience in/familiar with Jira.
- Strong organizational and management skills.
- Prior experience supporting a VA program
- Prior, successful experience working in a remote environment
Successful IGS employees embody the following Core Values:
- Integrity, Honesty, and Ethics: We conduct our business with the highest level of ethics. Doing things like being accountable for mistakes, accepting helpful criticism, and following through on commitments to ourselves, each other, and our customers.
- Empathy, Emotional Intelligence: How we interact with others including peers, colleagues, stakeholders, and customers’ matters. We take collective responsibility to create an environment where colleagues and customers feel valued, included, and respected. We work within a diverse, integrated, and collaborative team to drive towards accomplishing the larger mission. We conscientiously and meticulously learn about our customers’ and end-users’ business drivers and challenges to ensure solutions meet not only technical needs but also support their mission.
- Strong Work Ethic (Reliability, Dedication, Productivity): We are driven by a strong, self-motivated, and results-driven work ethic. We are reliable, accountable, proactive, and tenacious and will do what it takes to get the job done.
- Life-Long Learner (Curious, Perspective, Goal Oriented): We challenge ourselves to continually learn and improve ourselves. We strive to be an expert in our field, continuously honing our craft, and finding solutions where others see problems.
Compensation: There are a host of factors that can influence final salary, including, but not limited to, geographic location, Federal Government contract labor categories and contract wage rates, relevant prior work experience, specific skills and competencies, education, and certifications.
Benefits: Initiate Government Solutions offers competitive compensation and a robust benefits package, including comprehensive medical, dental, and vision care, matching 401K and profit sharing, paid time off, training time for personal development, flexible spending accounts, employer-paid life insurance, employer-paid short and long term disability coverage, an education assistance program with potential merit increases for obtaining a work-related certification, employee recognition, and referral programs, spot bonuses, and other benefits that help provide financial protection for the employee and their family.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $111,000.00 - $116,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Flexible schedule
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Work Location: Remote
