Job Description
SCOPE OF THE PROJECT:
The Data Operations Hub (DOH) serves as the centralized platform and team responsible for ingesting, validating, transforming, securing, and provisioning all enterprise data to support analytics, reporting, operational efficiency, and regulatory compliance.
DAILY DUTIES / RESPONSIBILITIES:
As a Software Developer (Java) – Consultant at South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (SCDHHS), you will be a key member of the Data Operations Hub Team. Your role involves designing, developing, and implementing analytical data solutions that align with the Agency's strategic goals. You will leverage your expertise in data architecture, data modeling, data migrations and data integration, collaborating with cross-functional teams to achieve target state architecture goals.
Job Responsibilities
1. Represent the Data Operations Hub team in various forums, advising on Data Solutions.
2. Lead the design and maintenance of scalable data solutions, including data lakes and warehouses.
3. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure data product solutions supports business needs and enables data-driven decision-making.
4. Evaluate and select data technologies, driving the adoption of emerging technologies.
5. Develop architectural models using sparkx, or other data modeling tool available and other artifacts to support data initiatives.
6. Serve as a subject matter expert in specific areas.
7. Experience with modern data processing technologies such as Python, Java, Airflow, etc. using data mesh & data lake.
8. Contribute to the data engineering community and advocate for agency data practices.
9. Engage in hands-on coding and design to implement production solutions.
10. Optimize system performance by resolving inefficiencies.
11. Design reusable data frameworks using new technologies.
Requirements
Category
Name
Required
Importance
Level
Last Used
Experience
Administrative
Interpersonal Skills
Yes
1
Expert
Currently Using
6 + Years
Administrative
Problem Solving Skills
Yes
1
Expert
Currently Using
6 + Years
Administrative
Verbal Communication Skills
Yes
1
Expert
Currently Using
6 + Years
Administrative
Written Communication Skills
Yes
1
Expert
Currently Using
6 + Years
Cloud
cloud platforms / environments
Yes
1
Expert
Currently Using
6 + Years
Database Platforms
Understanding of database scalability and operations
Yes
1
Expert
Currently Using
6 + Years
Development Tools
SQL
Yes
1
Expert
Currently Using
6 + Years
Education
Bachelor’s degree in a technical or business field
Yes
1
Expert
Currently Using
6 + Years
Education
Master's Degree
Yes
1
Expert
Currently Using
6 + Years
Miscellaneous
Architecture designs
Yes
1
Expert
Currently Using
6 + Years
Miscellaneous
Dimensional Data Models (star and snowflake)
Yes
1
Expert
Currently Using
6 + Years
Miscellaneous
ETL Process and Development
Yes
1
Expert
Currently Using
6 + Years
Programming Languages
Azure Power Platform
Yes
1
Expert
Currently Using
6 + Years
Specialties
Application Development
Yes
1
Expert
Currently Using
6 + Years
Specialties
Systems Analysis & Design Skills
Yes
1
Expert
Currently Using
6 + Years
Additional Skills:
Experience as Data Engineer or similar role leading technologists to manage, anticipate and solve complex technical items within your domain of expertise (required, expert, currently using, 6+years); Deep knowledge of data architecture, modeling, integration, cloud data services, data domain driven design, best practices, and industry trends in data engineering/recommend technologies for future state architecture/AWS (required, expert, currently using, 6+years): Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or related field (required, expert, currently using, 6+years); Business architecture knowledge and experience with architecture assessment frameworks (preferred, expert, currently using, 6+years)
Full-time