Data Engineer, Entry Level

Requisition Id 11009

Purpose:

The Research & Development Systems Engineering Division at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory is seeking qualified applicants for a Data Engineer. The Knowledge Discovery Infrastructure (KDI) program serves to facilitate research activities on data that has been entrusted to ORNL by the U.S Department of Veteran’s Affairs (VA) and other agencies. As such, you will have the opportunity to work on some of the most challenging and impactful research and development programs in healthcare informatics, bioinformatics, and computer science.

This position will work with the sponsors and research users to deliver and maintain data products and pipelines including ETL and reporting workflows as well as data management and data lifecycles. As a Data Engineer, you should be comfortable employing several technologies including Linux, SQL, Python, containers, Pandas, Spark, and source control in a high security environment.

Major Duties/Responsibilities:

• Assist in the development of high-scale, robust data warehouses, products, and data lakes with special focus on the state-of-the-art solutions for healthcare, life sciences, and genomics.
• Interface with research teams to understand data needs and provide subject matter expertise to research teams and other team members about the data models, query optimizations, and schema interpretation.
• Design, build, and launch new data/study marts for the major national research programs.
• Design, build, and launch new data quality, data extraction, transformation and loading processes.
• Design and develop architectures for intake, curation, organization, and dissemination of data in support of data science and related disciplines.
• Design and develop high-performance database architectures or data products.
• Research and evaluate state-of-the-art data and information management technologies.
• Work on a variety of data assignments; collaborate with scientists and engineers and expect to produce reliable data products and systems.
• Deliver ORNL’s mission by aligning behaviors, priorities, and interactions with our core values of Impact, Integrity, Teamwork, Safety, and Service. Promote diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility by fostering a respectful workplace – in how we treat one another, work together, and measure success.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, mathematics, or closely related field (an equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered).
• Experience with data engineering, database design, or data intensive software development.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 2+ years of experience in basic and advanced SQL, database programming, and scripting languages (Python preferred).
• 2+ years of experience in data warehousing systems.
• 2+ years of experience in data driven software development.
• Knowledge of database system administration.
• Demonstrated expertise with 9 online transaction processing (OLTP) and data warehousing, SQL Server is preferred.
• Experience in designing analytics data systems.
• Experience working with Big Data processing frameworks such as Spark, Dask, and Pandas.
• Familiarity with SQL and NoSQL architectures.
• Demonstrated experience with collecting, organizing, storing, and preparing data analysis.
• Ability to conduct tasks independently and communicate effectively to team members and stakeholders.
• Experience with heath care informatics is highly desired.
• Experience and basic understanding of AI/ML data requirements.

Special Requirements:

• Visa Sponsorship: Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
• Q clearance: This position requires the ability to obtain and maintain a clearance from the Department of Energy. As such, this position is a Workplace Substance Abuse (WSAP) testing designated position. WSAP positions require passing a pre-placement drug test and participation in an ongoing random drug testing program.

Benefits at ORNL:

ORNL offers competitive pay and benefits programs to attract and retain talented people. The laboratory offers many employee benefits, including medical and retirement plans and flexible work hours, to help you and your family live happy and healthy. Employee amenities such as on-site fitness, banking, and cafeteria facilities are also provided for convenience.

Other benefits include: Prescription Drug Plan, Dental Plan, Vision Plan, 401(k) Retirement Plan, Contributory Pension Plan, Life Insurance, Pet Insurance, Disability Benefits, Generous Vacation and Holidays, Parental Leave, Legal Insurance with Identity Theft Protection, Employee Assistance Plan, Flexible Spending Accounts, Health Savings Accounts, Wellness Programs, Educational Assistance, Relocation Assistance, and Employee Discounts.

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This position will remain open for a minimum of 5 days after which it will close when a qualified candidate is identified and/or hired.

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If you have trouble applying for a position, please email ORNLRecruiting@ornl.gov.

ORNL is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants, including individuals with disabilities and protected veterans, are encouraged to apply. UT-Battelle is an E-Verify employer.