IT Data Engineer/Analyst

Nebraska Public Power District•Columbus, NE

1d•$6,477 - $12,023•Hybrid

About The Position

We are seeking a highly motivated IT teammate that’s interested in duties that span across traditional data engineer, integrator, analyst, and database administrator roles to join our ET Corporate Reporting & Analytics team. In this role, you will design, build, and support the systems, data pipelines, databases, and analytics platforms that power the District’s core business processes. This position works across both SAP and Microsoft ecosystems—supporting critical applications, delivering reliable data solutions, and ensuring secure, efficient, and high quality operations. You will collaborate closely with business units, technical teams, and vendors to deliver solutions that meet customer needs while contributing to the development, reliability, and modernization of our data landscape. The incumbent will become a technical solution owner for the technologies team is responsible for supporting. The incumbent is not required to be knowledgeable on all preferred technical skills or supported products listed at date of hire.

Requirements

Technical Analyst: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field (OR) Associate degree and a minimum of three (3) years technical IT experience, including specific experience as listed below (OR) High school diploma/GED and a minimum of five (5) years technical IT experience, including specific experience as listed below.
Systems Analyst: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field and a minimum of four (4) years technical IT experience as listed below (OR) Associate degree and a minimum of six (6) years technical IT experience including specific experience as listed below (OR) a high school diploma/GED and a minimum of eight (8) years technical IT experience including specific experience as listed below.
Senior Systems Analyst: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field and a minimum of eight (8) years technical IT experience as listed below (OR) Associate degree and a minimum of ten (10) years technical IT experience including specific experience as listed below (OR) a high school diploma/GED and a minimum of twelve (12) years technical IT experience including specific experience as listed below.
Ability to work independently and in cooperation with others on multiple activities with flexibility to manage competing demands and changing priorities.
Excellent communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills.
Excellent analytical problem-solving skills.
Must be customer-service oriented and adaptable to ongoing change.
Incumbent may be required to satisfy any existing and future District security clearance or background check requirements for access to key NPPD locations and/or supporting sensitive business applications.
Obtain and maintain intermediate to advanced technical certification aligned with key business system platform(s) used at the District (for example, SAP, Microsoft Certifications, and Security related best practices) as applicable.

Nice To Haves

Database design, query development, data modeling, security, and performance tuning
ETL development and data integration, including API consumption and limited C#.NET
Data warehousing development
Reporting and analytics development
Database patching, auditing, and licensing management
Understanding of SAP and Microsoft Enterprise data systems and tools

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain ETL processes and integrations across SAP and Microsoft platforms.
Build and support data warehouses, data models, views, and complex queries.
Evaluate, design, support, document, and test system interfaces and data flows.
Perform database design, modeling, configuration, upgrades, patching, and security administration.
Coordinate backups, recovery strategies, and performance optimization.
Support both on‑premise and cloud‑aligned data technologies.
Support and develop reporting and analytics using SAP Analytics Cloud, SAP Business Data Cloud, SAP Analysis for Office, and Microsoft PowerBI.
Build and enhance reporting structures that improve data accessibility and business insights.
Partner with business units to translate requirements into successful technical solutions.
Provide guidance and coaching to peers and business unit customers on best practices and data processes.
Manage relationships with vendors and consultants providing contracted technical services.
Participate in the full project lifecycle: requirements gathering, design, implementation, testing, deployment, updates, security, and ongoing support.
Provide on-call and after‑hours system support, as needed. Carry a mobile communications device and perform duties from remote locations such as home and during business travel, when applicable.
Analyze, design, develop, configure, maintain, troubleshoot, and provide direction and support for complex systems, applications and databases in support of the District's computing environment. Provide technical architecture recommendations and apply best practices in system design, development, and testing. Collaborate with/advise/coach other ET/Corporate Security and business unit analysts to ensure understanding of business and technical work processes, tools, and best practices.
Evaluate, create, document, and test complex system-related interfaces and integration.
Maintains efficient and effective management of vendor contract service relationships pertaining to technical services.
Provide 24/7 system support, as needed.
Lead special task groups, trouble-shooting efforts, and integration and/or improvement project teams.
Lead the development and implementation of training and communications plans/materials.
Proven understanding of key NPPD business unit activities and successful application of ET/Corporate Security technical solution design, development, and responsive customer support and service.
Work closely with ET/Corporate Security management to oversee and lead resolution of complex technical challenges and new business system initiatives.
Accountable for other duties as assigned.