Data Engineer

Our client, a leading public sector organization, is seeking a Data Engineer.

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Job Title: Data Engineer
Location: Los Angeles, CA - Remote 
Duration: 12-Month Contract
Pay Range: $50- $56  per hour( DOE)
  
Position Description

• Work under the direction of an IT Manager or designated user agency personnel.
• Perform data extraction, analysis, mapping, and conversion activities.
• Profile, cleanse, transform, validate, and load data from multiple legacy systems into the target solution.
• Ensure data integrity, reconciliation, and accuracy throughout the data conversion process.
• Define and document data conversion requirements.
• Collaborate with multiple agencies and organizational units to support data migration initiatives.
• Ensure converted data meets business and user requirements.
• Coordinate and communicate data conversion activities across stakeholders.
• Assist with planning, scheduling, and execution of data conversion efforts.
• Identify, document, and resolve data conversion issues.
• Facilitate knowledge transfer and training to support users working with converted data.

• Strong experience with legacy systems, flat files, mainframe-extracted data, and structured/unstructured datasets.
• Experience with data mapping, field mapping, and crosswalk analysis across organizations and vendors.
• Ability to interpret legacy data formats and data dictionaries.
• Knowledge of data conversion strategies, including:
  • Data retention requirements
  • Cutover sequencing
  • Required data element identification
• Familiarity with ETL processes and data reconciliation.
• Experience with encrypted file validation and SFTP file structures.
• Strong understanding of source-to-target data mapping.
• Ability to document data extraction logic and validation rules.
• Experience resolving data inconsistencies and data quality issues.
• Knowledge of government data retention and compliance standards.
• Strong cross-functional communication and coordination skills.

• 3+ years of experience supporting field mapping, crosswalk analysis, and data validation during data conversion projects.
• 3+ years of experience troubleshooting data quality issues, including blob-size anomalies and variable-length data errors.
• 3+ years of experience participating in cross-organizational coordination, including:
  • File reviews
  • Data dictionary prioritization
  • Working with encrypted test files
  • Handling regulated data
• 3+ years of experience working with legacy and relational database technologies, including:
  • Mainframe environments
  • DB2
  • FOCUS
  • Oracle
  • Microsoft SQL Server

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Science, Engineering, or a closely related field.
• Additional relevant experience may be substituted for the required education on a year-for-year basis

Russell Tobin offers eligible employee’s comprehensive healthcare coverage (medical, dental, and vision plans), supplemental coverage (accident insurance, critical illness insurance and hospital indemnity), 401(k)-retirement savings, life & disability insurance, an employee assistance program, legal support, auto, home insurance, pet insurance and employee discounts with preferred vendors.

Equal Employment Opportunity
Russell Tobin is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of the race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, reproductive health decision making, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, veteran or military status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
 
Fair Chance Employment
Russell Tobin is a Fair Chance employer. We consider all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with applicable state and local Fair Chance laws and ordinances, including, the California Fair Chance Act and all applicable local Fair Chance ordinances.
 
Accommodations
We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or interview process, or to perform the essential functions of this role, please contact us. 
 
Only applicable for San Francisco Candidates: Under the San Francisco Lactation in the Workplace Ordinance, we will provide written notice of lactation accommodation rights, and this notice will automatically be given upon hiring, any inquiry of parental leave or lactation accommodation.

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