Automation Engineer

Jordan Valley Water Conservancy District•West Jordan, UT

14d•Onsite

About The Position

Jordan Valley Water Conservancy District is seeking an Automation Engineer to design and support automated data pipelines, system integrations, workflow automations, and scalable digital solutions. This position will help reduce manual processes, improve data accessibility and quality, and strengthen the systems that support organizational reporting, analytics, operations, and decision-making. Working under the direction of the Digital Solutions Group Leader and closely with the Database Administrator, the Automation Engineer will collaborate with technical, operational, and analytical teams throughout the District.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in computer science, information systems, software engineering, data engineering, business analytics, or a closely related field.
At least three years of professional experience in data integration, automation, systems development, scripting, database management, or related technical work.
Experience developing automated workflows, extracting data through APIs, or building ETL/ELT processes.
Experience working with relational databases, SQL, scripting languages, cloud platforms, or automation technologies.

Nice To Haves

Experience or familiarity in relational databases and SQL
Experience or familiarity with APIs and system integrations
Experience or familiarity with data pipelines and ETL/ELT processes
Experience or familiarity with Python, PowerShell, or similar scripting languages
Experience or familiarity with Microsoft Power Platform or comparable low-code/no-code platforms
Experience or familiarity with data validation, quality, governance, and cybersecurity
Experience or familiarity with troubleshooting automation and data-processing systems
Experience or familiarity with translating business needs into practical, scalable technical solutions
Experience or familiarity with communicating technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences
Experience working in utilities, infrastructure operations, government, public-sector organizations, or operational-technology environments is preferred.

Responsibilities

Design, develop, and maintain automated data pipelines, ETL/ELT processes, APIs, scripts, and system integrations.
Develop workflow automations, digital forms, notifications, approvals, and other process-improvement solutions.
Create and maintain SQL queries, stored procedures, automation scripts, and data-transformation processes.
Work with employees and stakeholders to identify opportunities to improve efficiency and automate manual business processes.
Support data quality, validation, governance, monitoring, cybersecurity, and troubleshooting efforts.
Assist with testing, deployment, documentation, user support, training, and ongoing maintenance.
Research emerging automation, integration, cloud, and data-engineering technologies.
Participate in strategic digital-services initiatives that strengthen the District's long-term capabilities.