Data Platform & Development Support Engineer

TX-HHSC-DSHS-DFPS • Austin, TX

92d • $7,015 - $11,864

About The Position

Join the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) and be part of a team committed to creating a positive impact in the lives of fellow Texans. At HHSC, your contributions matter, and we support you at each stage of your life and work journey. Our comprehensive benefits package includes 100% paid employee health insurance for full-time eligible employees, a defined benefit pension plan, generous time off benefits, numerous opportunities for career advancement and more. Explore more details on the Benefits of Working at HHS webpage. We are seeking a Senior Systems Administrator to join our team and play a key role in supporting and enhancing our data and development operations. This cross-functional role blends system administration, cloud platform management, and light development responsibilities to ensure the stability, scalability, and performance of our enterprise data platforms and development environments. You’ll administer and optimize our SAS Viya environment, support user needs, manage resources within our Azure cloud infrastructure, and help maintain our Informatica Cloud platform. This role also involves occasional contributions to backend and frontend development efforts, as well as managing workflows and documentation across Jira and GitHub Enterprise. The ideal candidate is a proactive, collaborative technologist with strong cloud data platform experience, a solid grasp of agile development processes, and a willingness to step into multiple technical areas to get the job done.

Requirements

• Knowledge of cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Knowledge of frontend frameworks (e.g., React, Angular) or backend frameworks (e.g., Spring Boot).
• 2+ years of working knowledge of Python for scripting or automation.
• Skilled at CI/CD pipelines and version control practices.
• 5+ years of strong SQL skills and understanding of data warehousing best practices.
• Excellent problem-solving and documentation skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; comfortable collaborating across teams and with stakeholders.
• Ability to develop or support internal developer tools or portals.
• 2+ years of Java, JavaScript, HTML, and/or CSS; with ability to contribute to web app development when needed.

Nice To Haves

• Agile certification is preferred.
• Informatica or ETL certification or in progress is preferred.
• 2+ years of experience in ETL administration, Informatica and SAS Viya preferred.
• 2+ years of hands-on experience with GitHub Enterprise administration.
• 5+ years of experience in agile development teams and proficiency with Jira.
• Willingness to handle off-hours tasks occasionally as required.
• Experience in data engineering, DevOps, or SRE roles.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation.
• Experience with container technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
• Experience with data governance, security, or compliance practices in the cloud.

Responsibilities

• Administer Informatica and SAS Viya: Perform day-to-day administrative tasks such as user and role management, warehouse monitoring, and access control.
• ETL Development: Assist in schema design, stored procedures, and performance optimization within ETL (Snowflake OpenFlow, Informatica, SAS Viya).
• User Support: Provide technical assistance to internal users of Snowflake, helping troubleshoot issues and improve usage.
• Agile Team Participation: Collaborate within an agile team environment of administrators; attend and contribute to sprint planning, daily standups, and retrospectives.
• Documentation: Create and maintain comprehensive documentation for Snowflake processes, standards, and user guides.
• Jira Tracking: Log all work, tasks, and issues in Jira, maintaining up-to-date and detailed records.
• Python Development: Write and maintain lightweight Python scripts to support automation, data processing, or tooling needs.
• GitHub Enterprise Administration: Manage organization settings, access controls, repositories, and workflows within GitHub Enterprise.
• After-Hours Administration: Perform occasional after-hours tasks (e.g., updates, patches, emergency fixes).
• Web App Development Backup: Act as a backup to the web application developer, working with Java, JavaScript, HTML, and CSS on internal tools or applications.

Benefits

• 100% paid employee health insurance for full-time eligible employees.
• Defined benefit pension plan.
• Generous time off benefits.
• Numerous opportunities for career advancement.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level