~Public Health Data Engineer (Evergreen)

This job is an evergreen position posted for networking purposes.  While we do not have any current open positions, we are always looking to increase our network of top talent for future work.   

If you are interested in becoming part of DRT Strategies in the future, please apply. 

Overview

DRT Strategies delivers expert management consulting and information technology (IT) solutions to large federal agencies, the U.S. Navy, state and local government and commercial clients in health care, technology, and financial services industries.

The three letters of our name, DRT, stand for Driving Resolution Together, which is the core philosophy on which the company was founded. That is, we collaborate with our clients to solve their most pressing challenges - together.

We are problem solvers dedicated to your success, combining Fortune 500 experience with small business responsiveness. We have established a reputation with our clients as a forward-thinking consulting firm with demonstrated success in implementing solutions that lead to meaningful results. Our world-class consultants unite people to work collaboratively to achieve project goals and make your vision a reality.

Project Description

DRT provides data, technology, and mission support to its federal public health partners. We collaborate to address diverse, complex, and emerging problems within the public health domains of environmental health, infectious disease, chronic disease, and emergency preparedness/response. Our support drives the adoption of emerging best practices and technologies to increase the usefulness and value of public health data. Our team develops innovative data capture and analysis techniques in the field to enhance emergency response efforts all around the world.

Job Summary

The Public Health Data Engineer works directly with public health professionals, data analysts, project coordinators, and developers. The Engineer supports the end-to-end data life cycle for public health data repositories ensuring accuracy and efficiency. They collaborate with developers and data team to enable customization of capability features and functionality to meet requirements. They access public health databases, data structures, and data flows to recommend and perform the import, structuring, and encoding of public health data.

Responsibilities

• Configures and ingests structured, unstructured, and semi-structured data repositories.
• Designs, implements, and manages databases and data delivery systems for insights, analysis, and reporting.
• Works with analysts, subject matter experts, and technologists to determine and implement database systems.
• Applies expertise in database design and implementation tools, such as entity-relationship data modeling and SQL, distributed computing architectures, operating systems, storage technologies, memory management and networking.
• Performs streaming and batch data processing, ETL, data wrangling, data ingest, and data access.
• Develops and manages a schedule to meet deliverables and establish estimated completion dates.
• Follows the government’s software development lifecycle framework and provides agreed upon project documentation.
• Completes tasks on time with minimal supervision but supports collaboration across teams.
• Recommends and implements solutions to support access, security, and recovery of data.
• Monitors data repository performance and recommends and implements enhancements.

Required Experience

• Must have or be able to obtain a Public Trust with the US federal government
• Experience in database or data repository administration roles
• Advanced understanding of relational database design, development, and management
• Experience with Microsoft SQL Server
• Familiarity with common API languages

Preferred Experience

• Recent experience with HHS (FDA, CDC, etc.) environment and standards: SDLC, technical architecture, release processes
• Knowledge of public health data and related privacy requirements (HIPAA, PII, etc.)
• Experience with Agile and DevOps methodologies
• Completed trainings or certifications in Microsoft SQL Server
• Experience with cloud service providers such as Azure and AWS

• Degree in Computer Science, Data Science, or related field

DRT’s culture is reflective of our core values:

• Professionalism:  Be a leader and someone your customers and colleagues can count on by taking ownership and accountability for your work. Demonstrate a solution-oriented mindset and bias for action. Show empathy, dignity, and respect for each other. Be "high minded", maintain a calm demeanor when dealing with ambiguity or adversity and stay out of the fray (i.e., avoid drama).
• Quality:  Do things right and do the right thing. Pursue excellence in your work by delivering quality services and products that provide high value and return on investment (ROI).
• Teamwork:  Work with each other, the customer, and DRT. Demonstrate flexibility, a positive attitude and willingness to work collaboratively to help others and share information.
• Customer Mission Focused: Commit to customer success and strive to exceed expectations by understanding the mission, executing the customer's vision, and solving challenges to drive results and achieve mission goals. Build meaningful customer relationships by asking thoughtful questions, listening, and operating transparently.
• Growth Mindedness:  Commit to company, team, and personal growth. Embrace an entrepreneurial spirit by actively seeking opportunities to support new customer projects and/or solve problems. Actively work to improve your skills, learn to be comfortable with ambiguity, and be resourceful and willing to figure things out and add value.

Our culture fosters teamwork and transparency, empowering you to do great work. Our talented employees drive the success of the company – so our leadership is devoted to your success.  We respect you as an individual.  We recognize your contributions.  We invest in your professional growth.  Join us and let's continue to build your career together.

Currently due to the remote working status of the federal government, most DRT employees are teleworking from home and leveraging video conferencing along with other virtual productivity tools. Under normal circumstances, most of our positions are required to report onsite. However, DRT has not yet determined when employees will be required to return to their onsite workspaces. Please be aware that at the time a date is determined to return to the worksite, the requirement of this position may be to report in person to the work location.

DRT Strategies, Inc. (DRT) celebrates diversity and is proud to provide Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetics, disability, or protected veteran status. In addition to federal law requirements, DRT complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities.