Senior ELT Analytics Specialist (Database Administration Specialist 2

Senior ELT Analytics Specialist

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior ELT Developer / Data Warehouse Engineer to join our Data Warehouse team. In this role, you will design, develop, and optimize data solutions that power enterprise reporting, analytics, and business intelligence. You will work across multiple environments, support mission-critical data operations, and collaborate with technical and business leaders to deliver high-quality, scalable data systems.

This position is ideal for someone who thrives in complex data environments, enjoys mentoring others, and is passionate about building robust, high-performance data pipelines and architectures.

What You'll Be Doing:

Data Engineering & ELT Development

Design, develop, test, implement, and support complex platform-specific ELT code using tools such as Python, SQL, Snowflake, StreamSets, and DBT.

Perform data migrations and design business process monitoring solutions.

Implement high-availability and disaster-resilient solutions across multiple data warehouse and reporting environments.

Monitor load balancing and tune system parameters to ensure optimal performance across databases (e.g., Oracle, Snowflake).

Provide Tier II technical support for database and ELT issues, including performance, availability, data integrity, security, and customer-reported concerns.

Business Intelligence & Data Architecture

Define and support Data Warehouse business intelligence designs.

Assist in implementing Data Warehouses and data marts.

Implement custom SQL solutions and data extracts for business customers.

Build and support enterprise reporting, dashboards, scorecards, and analytic applications (e.g., Python, R).

Replicate and transform data to support analytics and BI initiatives.

Develop and maintain documentation, including installation procedures, monitoring guides, security policies, configuration changes, and migration processes.

Write platform-specific code to support data migrations across development, UAT, performance, beta-production, and production environments.

Performance Tuning & System Optimization

Conduct performance tuning across multiple environments and platforms.

Design standards for data exchange between internal systems and external entities, including data security models, encoding schemes, and data layouts.

Collaboration, Leadership & Support

Work closely with the Data Warehouse Architect, IT Architecture team, CIO, and IT Managers to design solutions that meet enterprise requirements.

Assist in evaluating solution designs, new technologies, and industry best practices.

Mentor database administration specialists and junior ELT developers through both formal and informal training.

Contribute to business cases and solution documentation.

Create, monitor, and resolve trouble tickets, ensuring timely updates and communication of remediation progress.

Prepare and submit weekly activity and status reports.

Additional Duties

Develop database strategies to support evolving business needs.

Expand knowledge of project planning principles, theories, and techniques.

Perform related duties as assigned.

Why Work for the State of Ohio

At the State of Ohio, we take care of the team that cares for Ohioans. We provide a variety of quality, competitive benefits to eligible full-time and part-time employees*. For a list of all the State of Ohio Benefits, visit our Total Rewards website! Our benefits package includes:

Medical Coverage

Free Dental, Vision and Basic Life Insurance premiums after completion of eligibility period

Paid time off, including vacation, personal, sick leave and 11 paid holidays per year

Childbirth, Adoption, and Foster Care leave

Education and Development Opportunities (Employee Development Funds, Public Service Loan Forgiveness, and more)

Public Retirement Systems (such as OPERS, STRS, SERS, and HPRS) & Optional Deferred Compensation (Ohio Deferred Compensation)

*Benefits eligibility is dependent on a number of factors. The Agency Contact listed above will be able to provide specific benefits information for this position.