Principal Data Operations Engineer (Remote from anywhere in Colorado)

Minimum Qualifications

• A wide salary range is posted for this position and any job offer is based upon a salary analysis to comply with the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act. The salary analysis considers relevant experience, education, certifications, and state seniority as compared to others doing substantially similar work. While most salary offers are made within the posted range, occasionally an offer is made below or above the posted range based upon this salary analysis. This is a skills-based job announcement. The required minimum qualifications and/or education (if substituting for the proven experience, knowledge, and skills), are as follows: Minimum Qualifications: A minimum of seven (7) years of experience as a data engineer, DevOps Engineer, or similar software engineering role. A minimum of one year (1) of experience designing, building, implementing, and maintaining data and system integrations using dimensional data modeling and development and optimization of ETL pipelines. Experience with MS Azure DevOps CI / CD, Terraform and Python. Substitutions: Additional appropriate education will substitute for the required experience on a year-for-year basis, but cannot completely substitute for these qualifications. Training or Certification related to the work assigned to the position will be assigned credit towards substitution for experience and/or education, but cannot completely substitute for these qualifications. If the minimum qualifications include a degree requirement, additional appropriate paid or unpaid experience will substitute for the required education on a year-for-year basis. Preferred Qualifications: Subject Matter Domain Expertise on the platforms (applications) used for the execution of the State Strategy for Data Sharing and Integrations premised on API led connectivity: Snowflake - enterprise level data lake and data warehouse Informatica - enterprise level data catalog, data quality, data governance and data lineage management Tableau – an enterprise level platform used to support data analysis and data visualization needs of the business and technology teams that OIT supports. Experience with columnar and relational database technologies such as MS SQL, PostgreSQL, MySQL, or others desired. Familiarity with Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) pipelines. Experience using Azure DevOps. Familiarity with source code management tools such as TFS or Git. Experience in design, build, and maintain robust ETL pipelines to ingest disparate data from diverse agency platforms, including legacy mainframes, relational databases, web APIs and flat-file storage into data warehouse. Experience in maintaining rigorous compliance with PHI, PII, and HIPAA standards, as well as state-level data-sharing protocols. Well versed in working with large, complex, inflexible datasets. Experienced in healthcare data standards such as Medicaid/CHIP data, eligibility systems, claims data. Conditions of Employment: OIT employees must comply with any screening procedures in place at state agency locations where they might perform work. A pre-employment background check will be conducted as part of the selection process. Post-employment background checks will be required for specific agencies as business needs dictate, which may include a polygraph exam, fingerprint-based criminal history search, reference checks, and a drug test. This position may require travel within the specified geographic area, and to locations across the state as needed. This position may require on-call duties as needed by the position.
• A minimum of seven (7) years of experience as a data engineer, DevOps Engineer, or similar software engineering role.
• A minimum of one year (1) of experience designing, building, implementing, and maintaining data and system integrations using dimensional data modeling and development and optimization of ETL pipelines.
• Experience with MS Azure DevOps CI / CD, Terraform and Python.
• Additional appropriate education will substitute for the required experience on a year-for-year basis, but cannot completely substitute for these qualifications.
• Training or Certification related to the work assigned to the position will be assigned credit towards substitution for experience and/or education, but cannot completely substitute for these qualifications.
• If the minimum qualifications include a degree requirement, additional appropriate paid or unpaid experience will substitute for the required education on a year-for-year basis.

Preferred Qualifications

• Subject Matter Domain Expertise on the platforms (applications) used for the execution of the State Strategy for Data Sharing and Integrations premised on API led connectivity:
• Snowflake - enterprise level data lake and data warehouse
• Informatica - enterprise level data catalog, data quality, data governance and data lineage management
• Tableau – an enterprise level platform used to support data analysis and data visualization needs of the business and technology teams that OIT supports.
• Experience with columnar and relational database technologies such as MS SQL, PostgreSQL, MySQL, or others desired.
• Familiarity with Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) pipelines.
• Experience using Azure DevOps.
• Familiarity with source code management tools such as TFS or Git.
• Experience in design, build, and maintain robust ETL pipelines to ingest disparate data from diverse agency platforms, including legacy mainframes, relational databases, web APIs and flat-file storage into data warehouse.
• Experience in maintaining rigorous compliance with PHI, PII, and HIPAA standards, as well as state-level data-sharing protocols.
• Well versed in working with large, complex, inflexible datasets.
• Experienced in healthcare data standards such as Medicaid/CHIP data, eligibility systems, claims data.
• OIT employees must comply with any screening procedures in place at state agency locations where they might perform work.
• A pre-employment background check will be conducted as part of the selection process. Post-employment background checks will be required for specific agencies as business needs dictate, which may include a polygraph exam, fingerprint-based criminal history search, reference checks, and a drug test.
• This position may require travel within the specified geographic area, and to locations across the state as needed.
• This position may require on-call duties as needed by the position.

Other Qualifications

• If this posting indicates “remote from anywhere in CO” in the title, periodic reporting to the primary state work location designated for the position is required. All remote work must be performed in Colorado. While candidates from out of state will be considered for this role, the candidate selected for the position must relocate and reside in Colorado on the first day of their new position. A reasonable timeframe for relocation will be established on an individual basis, while considering business needs, and determining a start date. We know it's important to support each other, and that means having a healthy balance of work and personal time. Visit our benefits to learn more about some of our great offerings that allow us all to have fulfilling lives. Visit our How to Apply webpage to learn more about our application process and what to expect after you apply. The State of Colorado strives to create a Colorado for All by building and maintaining workplaces that value and respect all Coloradans through a commitment to equal opportunity and hiring based on merit and fitness. The State is resolute in non-discriminatory practices in everything we do, including hiring, employment, and advancement opportunities. The Governor's Office of Information Technology is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, our agency will assist individuals who have a disability with any reasonable accommodation requests related to employment, including completing the application process, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, participating in the employee selection process, and/or to perform essential job functions where the requested accommodation does not impose an undue hardship. If you have a disability and require reasonable accommodation to ensure you have a positive experience applying or interviewing for this position, please direct your inquiries to our ADA Coordinator at OIT_HR@state.co.us or call (303) 764-7900. This posting may be used to fill multiple vacancies based upon business need. The Governor's Office of Information Technology does NOT offer sponsored Visas for employment purposes.
• If this posting indicates “remote from anywhere in CO” in the title, periodic reporting to the primary state work location designated for the position is required. All remote work must be performed in Colorado.
• We know it's important to support each other, and that means having a healthy balance of work and personal time. Visit our benefits to learn more about some of our great offerings that allow us all to have fulfilling lives.
• The State of Colorado strives to create a Colorado for All by building and maintaining workplaces that value and respect all Coloradans through a commitment to equal opportunity and hiring based on merit and fitness. The State is resolute in non-discriminatory practices in everything we do, including hiring, employment, and advancement opportunities.
• The Governor's Office of Information Technology is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, our agency will assist individuals who have a disability with any reasonable accommodation requests related to employment, including completing the application process, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, participating in the employee selection process, and/or to perform essential job functions where the requested accommodation does not impose an undue hardship. If you have a disability and require reasonable accommodation to ensure you have a positive experience applying or interviewing for this position, please direct your inquiries to our ADA Coordinator at OIT_HR@state.co.us or call (303) 764-7900.
• The Governor's Office of Information Technology does NOT offer sponsored Visas for employment purposes.

Benefits

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