Senior Data Analytics Engineer

Senior Data Analytics Engineer

Sarasota County Government has an excellent opportunity to be a Senior Data Analytics Engineer at the County's Emergency Operations Center (EOC). The salary range for this role begins at $80,000, but with experience could start as high as $90,792. To thrive in this role, you must be detail-oriented, with excellent organizational skills, and exceptional technical knowledge of software development principles and scripting languages to support enterprise data initiatives. As the Senior Data Analytics Engineer, you will provide data operations services, including designing, developing, monitoring, and maintaining data pipelines, analyzing, and organizing raw data, interpreting trends and patterns, and preparing data models and consulting to meet department data needs and objectives. The senior data analytics engineer position is involved in on-call technical support 24/7/365 with mandatory personal cell phone required. Apply today!

Responsibilities include:

• Actively participate as project lead in software and hardware upgrades and keeps manager informed of progress, obstacles.
• Advise management and provide recommendations on technical and project issues.
• Proficient data cleansing, data integrity, data processing, ad-hoc analysis, and data mining methods.
• Design, develop, and maintain data systems and interfaces to cloud and on-premises systems.
• Support the development of automation efforts using platforms like: MS Power Platform or UiPath.
• Implement new and modified data pipelines and data models following ITIL best practices.
• Support data visualization and reporting efforts leveraging tools like MS Power BI or Tableau.
• Design, develop, and maintain data structures and models for relational and non-relational data using platforms and tools: Python,.NET, MS SQL, PowerShell, Databricks, and Azure Data Platform in a Microsoft and Linux environment.
• Develop and maintain documentation for customers, partners, and other IT professional staff using tools like: Azure DevOps and Azure Purview.
• Identify opportunities for data acquisition, interpreting trends and patterns to enhance data quality and reliability.
• Conduct complex data analysis and report on results to prepare data for descriptive, diagnostic, prescriptive and predictive modeling.
• Provide 24/7 application support during on-call time.
• Participate in technical designs to ensure compliance with business requirements and technical specifications.

E-Work/Hybrid Work: Currently this position is eligible to e-work up to 2 days per week! After you complete your first six months, contingent on work requirements and other factors, you'll be eligible for this fantastic benefit.

CJIS Clearance: **The successful candidate will be subject to an extensive background check(s) as a part of the hiring process.

Hours: Monday – Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., and involvement with on-call technical support.

About You

To thrive in this role, you must have-

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Administration and 4 – 5 years of related experience
• – OR Master's degree and 2 or more years of related experience
• Experience may substitute for formal education at discretion of management.

Preferred Qualifications-

• Ability to multi-task and prioritize workload.
• Strong production design, development, and support for relational and non-relational data including data pipelines, system interfaces, and data stores.
• Strong scripting skills in Python, .NET, PowerShell, and MS SQL Server T-SQL.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
• Strong customer service skills.
• Ability to foresee and evaluate possible problems and to plan alternative solutions.
• Excellent analytical and creative problem-solving skills; must be a self-starter, proactive and capable of taking direction and moving forward with minimal supervision.
• Ability to assimilate user requirements and issues as well as the business rules governing the request.

About Everything Else

Starting Pay Range: $80,000 - $90,972/year, based on your experience.

Full Position Salary Range (future earning potential): $67,246.40 - $114,316.80/year