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Senior Data Engineer

Flexible

time type

Full time

COVID-19 Notice

Our number one priority is the health and safety of ouremployees andAmeriCorps membersand their families;our students and school partners; and the community at large from COVID-19.Proof of COVID-19 vaccination isrequiredfor employmentand service– all staff members, including remote staff,and AmeriCorps membersare required tobe fullyvaccinated* no later than their start date. If you are unable to be vaccinated for medical reasons orsincerely-heldreligious beliefs, we will consider requests for reasonable accommodation consistent with our policy, and where we are able toprovidesuch accommodations without undue hardship to theorganizationpursuant toapplicable law.Notwithstanding any languageherein, City Year willcomply withany state, local, or federal orders, statutes, or regulations that may conflict with the COVID-19 vaccination policy.

Compensation: $110,000.00 – $140,000.00 Annually Commensurate with Experience and Location

Work Location: 100% Remote

Position Overview

The Senior Data Engineer works closely with local City Year data experts, school district IT professionals and a multitude of partners to manage ingestion of data from many sources. Our ideal candidate is professionally experienced in all things Azure and familiar with dev ops. They will use their Azure experience, especially with Azure Data Factories and Databricks, to lead the end-to-end development and implementation of modern ETL/ELT data pipelines for our team. This candidate will be excited promoting the effective use of timely and accurate k-12 education data and empowering front-line practitioners with the information needed to have greater impact on the students we serve. The Senior Data Engineer reports to the Director of Data Management.

Job Description

As a Senior Data Engineer at City Year, you will:

• Be our resident Azure expert and trusted advisor for Azure
• Own the design, development, and implementation of modern data pipelines, data factories and data streams. This is a hands-on role.
• Lead the planning and then implement the data platform services including sizing, configuration, and needs assessment
• Lead development of frameworks, and data architectures for large-scale data processing that ensure timely and accurate processing of data into and among City Year’s systems and help implement them.
• Influence and make recommendations on the technical direction for the team by leveraging your prior experiences and your knowledge of emerging technologies and approaches
• Lead our team in identifying and promoting data management best practices
• Conduct full technical discovery, identify pain points, gather business and technical requirements, and explain the “as is” and “to be” scenarios to fully understand user stories from stakeholders and users
• Lead and participate in deep architectural discussions to build confidence and ensure customer success when building new solutions and migrating existing data applications on the Azure platform
• Serve as a leader in bridging the gap between technical and non-technical staff in understanding our data and its processing at City Year.
• Own the implementation and use of ETL and data management best practices, version control, and deployment strategies to ensure product quality, agility, robustness, and recoverability
• Partner with districts and internal customers to understand their requirements and implement data solutions.
• Create integrations between internal systems and support them operationally.
• Teach others in the DMEA team about Azure and proper practices to ensure all services and technology implemented can be supported by others on the team.

You must have:

• At least 3+ years of professional experience (not simply coursework or capstone projects) in the following:
  • Working in an Azure environment on ETL/ELT projects
  • Azure DevOps
  • Azure Databricks
  • Azure Data Factories
  • SQL
  • Python
  • Relational databases
  • Working with heterogeneous datasets/formats from many vendors, providers, and platforms
• Data Architecture experience
• Have experience and demonstrated ability to successfully integrate and manage data across disparate information systems
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, especially the ability to express complex technical information in understandable and rigorously accurate terms as well as to express technical items in a manner that non-technical users can understand
• Attention to detail while working on multiple projects at once
• Demonstrated success and effectiveness working in and promoting a rapidly changing, collaborative, and time-critical work environment
• Significant experience with Microsoft Office, especially Excel

Nice to have:

• Some experience and familiarity with Databricks Lakehouse
• Experience in a role at a school district, CMO, or Ed-tech company with an emphasis on supporting end-user data needs
• Experience in an Agile environment
• Commitment to continuous improvement and City Year’s mission: our desire to focus talents on helping improve outcomes for kids in school and our AmeriCorps members who support them
• You love learning new things. You’re curious and ask good questions. You solicit feedback from others, accept it with grace, and act on it

What we offer:

• Your technical skills will be used to have a significant, positive impact on children’s education outcomes and future opportunities
• A role on a small, high-powered team that is integral to delivering on the mission of City Year
• Significant opportunity for professional and personal growth
• Space and opportunity to develop new technical skills
• Focus on creating a work environment that is erse, inclusive, equitable, and encourages belonging
• Learning opportunities to understand how the inequities built into our education system impact children as well as adults
• Opportunity to work with some amazing people!

Benefits

Full time employees will be eligible for all benefits including vacation and sick days and organization holidays. You may participate in all benefit programs that City Year establishes and makes available to eligible employees, under (and subject to all provisions of) the plan documents that govern those programs. Currently, City Year offers medical, dental and vision, life, accidental death and dismemberment and disability coverage, Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA), other benefits including 401(k) plan(s) pursuant to the terms and conditions of company policy and the 401(k) plan document.