Data Engineers at Mass Digital
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2 min readDec 2, 2021
We currently have an opening for this position! Submit your resume here.
As a data engineer, you will develop and maintain smart, secure data systems and pipelines, while building capacity for innovation in government.
Our Data Engineers are:
- Engineers who develop, construct, test and maintain sound, secure data architectures that meet business needs
- Team-oriented specialists who work collaboratively with business leaders, project managers, and analysts to build the right thing
- Strategic thinkers who improve the functionality and value of the Commonwealth’s data system
What they do:
- Stand up and maintain data infrastructure and data pipelines to process high volumes of complex data
- Develop ETL processes and data warehousing efforts
- Identify, design, and implement internal process improvements, automate manual processes, optimize data delivery, and re-design infrastructure for greater scalability
- Build analytics tools to provide actionable insights into operational efficiency, service delivery, and policy evaluation
- Uphold data processing, storage, and documentation standards
- Deliver consistent and reliable processes and high-quality output on independent and team projects
Knowledge, skills & abilities:
- Experience with the Linux stack (bash, git, package management etc.)
- Experience with the AWS stack (EC2, lambda, batch, RDS, SQS)
- Proficiency with Github and version control systems
- Experience processing large quantities of data for analysis
- Working, up-to-date knowledge of best practices for keeping data separated and secure
- Experience with a team software development process: design, testing, coding, and peer reviews
- Experience with continuous integration/continuous development (CI/CD) practices
Distinguished qualifications:
- Experience with PostgresSQL and DynamoDB
- Experience with current data science tools and methods
- Proficiency in mainstream machine learning/deep learning frameworks: sklearn, tensorflow, keras, etc.
- Knowledge of machine learning theory and algorithms: SVM, random forest, gradient boosting methods, graphical models, bayesian methods, etc.
We currently have an opening for this position! Submit your resume here.
Executive Order #595 requires Executive Department employees to have received COVID-19 vaccination or to have been approved for exemption as a condition of employment. Finalists will be given details about how to demonstrate receipt of vaccination or request an exemption due to a sincerely held religious belief or if the vaccine is medically contraindicated.