Job#: 2084186
Job Description:
Seeking a Data Engineer to work 5 days a week onsite at our client in Detroit, MI.
Top Skills:
•A bachelor’s or masters degree in computer science or a related technical field, and/or equivalent experience
•More than 3 years’ experience transforming raw data into useful data systems/platforms
•Experience building and operating distributed systems of data extraction, ingestion, and processing of large data sets from multiple sources
•Expert command of SQL with experience building database tables
•Expert command of Python or similar analytical programming languages
•Experience compiling and maintaining technical documentation
•Experience communicating business requirements and project plans with internal clients
Responsibilities include the following:
•Contribute to the development of a modern data infrastructure that drives decision-making at all levels of the organization.
•Develop and maintain scalable data pipelines and build out new integrations to support the increasing data volume and complexity.
•Extract, transform, and load data from raw unstructured data to consumable structured data.
•Implement processes and systems to monitor data quality, ensuring production data is always accurate and available for key stakeholders and business processes that depend on it.
•Write and curate documentation internally and externally around business rules for metrics.
•Collaborate as a contributing member of the Data Services Infrastructure working group.
Key projects include the following:
•Develop data pipelines to ingest and load data from various sources
•Implement automated data quality checks and alerts
•Contribute to the development and planning of calculating school performance metrics
•Maintain a vendor data sync that helps school-based staff access student data
•Optimize data infrastructure to enable analysts across the district to access core data
EEO Employer
Apex Systems is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law.
Apex Systems is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRated's Best of Staffing® in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work® in the United Kingdom and Mexico.
Apex Benefits Overview: Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our ‘Welcome Packet’ as well, which an Apex team member can provide.
