Jr. Cloud Data Engineer

Title: Jr. Cloud Data Engineer

State Role Title:Info Technology Specialist III

Hiring Range: Up to $75,000

Pay Band: 4

Agency: Dept Behavioral Health/Develop

Location:Central Office

Agency Website:www.dbhds.virginia.gov

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

The Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services (DBHDS) is seeking a highly motivated, analytical, and energetic individuals to join our Information Technology team as a Jr. Cloud Data Engineer. This is an excellent opportunity for early-career professionals or recent graduates who are eager to apply their skills and grow in a dynamic, mission-driven environment. We are looking for candidates who bring curiosity, a passion for learning, and a hands-on mindset to help shape the future of data at DBHDS.

This role is an excellent opportunity for individuals who are excited to learn by doing, contribute to mission-driven work, and grow their careers in a modern cloud data environment. We're looking for someone with a passion for problem-solving, data integrity, and applying best practices to real-world challenges. The position will augment data engineering teams to drive the agency's data management efforts across key data disciplines, including data governance, data engineering, data storage, and data consumption. Additionally, this role will collaborate with business units to develop data products, processes, and procedures on the cloud in support of their mission; and support data-centric decision-making, provide process support across all business units to achieve enterprise goals, and implement strategies for data management processes, best practices, and standards through tools and techniques aligned to Agencies technology roadmap.

Key Responsibilities include:
• Assisting in building and maintaining cloud-native data pipelines for structured and unstructured data.
• Applying data management practices to promote quality, standardization, and proper data use.
• Supporting data product development, participating in data profiling, cleansing, and validation to improve data quality by applying data engineering practices across data stores for better data consumption.
• Helping implement and monitor data quality rules and validation checks across ingestion and processing workflows.
• Contributing to the documentation of data processes, models, and system architecture.
• Collaborating with data owners and stewards to ensure data policies and standards are followed.
• Developing and maintaining documentation for data processes, governance controls, and technical implementations.
• Learning and applying modern tools and cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Snowflake, Python, Power BI etc.) in real world scenarios.

Minimum Qualifications

• Experience in data engineering, cloud computing (preferably AWS), or data analysis.
• Experience with data quality engineering, including implementation of data quality frameworks, data profiling, validation rules, and anomaly detection using AWS native services.
• Experience applying data governance concepts to enhance data security and privacy, including tokenization and anonymization techniques (e.g., differential privacy).
• Experience with cloud-native services (preferred AWS), reporting tools (preferred Power BI), and scripting languages (preferred Python) for automation and data analysis.
• Strong customer service orientation, including administration and support of Power BI reports and dashboards.
• Ability to demonstrate data-driven storytelling through visualization techniques that connect data insights to business outcomes.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills to collaborate effectively with both technical and business teams.
• Strong analytical mindset and meticulous attention to detail.

Additional Considerations

• Exposure and experience with Agile Delivery methodology.
• AWS Certification in cloud-based technologies.

Special Instructions

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to "Your Application" in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

This position is eligible, however not guaranteed, for telework opportunities; availability, hours, and duration of telework shall be approved as outlined in the Commonwealth telework policy.

For consideration, interested applicants must apply by completing the online application and/or submit a resume. However, emailed, faxed, and hand-delivered applications and/or resumes will not be accepted. Applications must be submitted by 11:55 p.m., on the listed closing date. Reasonable accommodations are available to persons with disabilities during application and/or interview processes per the Americans with Disabilities Act.

DBHDS welcomes all applicants authorized to work in the U.S. For more information on how to seek this authorization, please refer to Working in the United States or contact the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services office directly.

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Contact Information

Name: ShaKiera Miles

Phone: N/A

Email: shakiera.miles@dbhds.virginia.gov - Inquiries Only/No Submissions, to include resumes.

In support of the Commonwealth's commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.

Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.

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