IT Analyst 2 - Data Engineer

Pierce County • Tacoma, WA

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

In this exciting data engineer and ETL developer opportunity, you will provide insights to County leadership by building and optimizing the infrastructure for data capture, cleansing, and storing. You will be working both independently and as part of a collaborative team to help transform the County’s ETL infrastructure and overall data governance architecture. You will use your experience in data-oriented programming languages and data visualization tools such as Pentaho, SQL, Python, R, PowerBI/Tableau, and more. Your strong background in ETL development in a modern cloud architecture environment leveraging infrastructure such as code, containerization, and code standardization will contribute highly to the County’s IT goals. Information Technology's 130 staff are responsible for building, operating, and maintaining the technologies that power essential public services in Pierce County. We provide diverse technology solutions including commercial applications, geographic information systems, and sophisticated custom software, supported by a robust hybrid infrastructure combining both on-premises and cloud-based platforms, and all secured by a reliable network. Our team thrives in a positive, collaborative environment combined with continual learning and development to enable our highly impactful work. Join us where your contributions truly make a difference. The Finance & Enterprise Services Department delivers enterprise-wide services that support every County department and many external partners, ensuring Pierce County operates effectively, efficiently, and with strong public stewardship. Finance & Enterprise Services staff provide a broad portfolio of high-impact, countywide services, including budgeting and performance management, fiscal services, procurement and contracting, information technology, general services, fleet services, and risk management. Employees have the opportunity to work on strategic, enterprise-level initiatives, collaborate across departments, provide the operational and technical backbone which ensures the smooth delivery of services across the organization, and deliver critical analysis and decision support that informs leadership and shapes County priorities. The Finance & Enterprise Services Department is focused on creating a culture where employees can help improve service delivery to make a meaningful impact on County operations and the community. The Department leads with safety, empowerment, and collaboration to create an environment where every person can contribute, challenge ideas, and continuously improve.

Requirements

• Four years of information technology or business analysis experience
• Bachelor’s degree in information technology, computer sciences, business/public administration or related field.
• One year’s experience in a project lead role is required.
• Resume and cover letter are required for this position.
• Applicant will need to authorize and complete a background check.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in data-oriented programming languages and data visualization tools such as Pentaho, SQL, Python, R, PowerBI/Tableau, and more.
• Strong background in ETL development in a modern cloud architecture environment leveraging infrastructure such as code, containerization, and code standardization.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the project coordinator for major business analysis efforts functioning as liaison between business units and technology services.
• Consult and coordinate with departments to match user requirements with technology solutions.
• Work with technologists, system designers, and programmers to research and determine technical solutions to enterprise applications and infrastructure; develop the plan, method, design and analysis for its execution; complete the configuration, integration and data migration; and perform the implementation of the application.
• Review and assess 3rd party software solutions.
• Coordinate multiple, complex enterprise application initiatives to ensure IT architecture alignment, system integration, compliance with IT standards, and customer business needs are met.
• Define enterprise level system requirements and analyze fit/gap, plan, and provide recommendations for system workflows, application integration, product implementation, and deliverables.
• Work cooperatively and proactively with IT peers to establish the hardware, software, security, services, and administration for the production and test environments.
• Conduct the installation, implementation, administration and support for 3rd party software solutions that support countywide initiatives.
• Trouble-shoot problems and recommend solutions.
• Work with Department Business Analysts and IT peers to coordinate and create detailed project plans and schedules including risk identification to ensure the successful integration of new systems and applications.

Benefits

• Numerous training opportunities, which include peer, industry, vendor, and official Pierce County training
• Access to established procedures, standards, practices, and system documentation.

What This Job Offers

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