Data Engineer, ITD (1 year contract)

Government Technology Agency (GovTech); Singapore; On-site; SGD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A government agency in Singapore is looking for a Data Engineer to support and maintain data products. As a key player, you will engage in data science, business intelligence, and architecture. Candidates should have a Bachelor's degree and 5-8 years of data engineering experience, along with skills in AWS and SQL. The role promises an opportunity to shape data strategies for impactful decision-making.

Qualifications

• 5-8 years of work experience in Data Engineering.
• Ability to work under time constraints and manage priorities effectively.
• Good to have experience in developing dashboards.

Responsibilities

• Support daily operations of the data platform.
• Investigate and troubleshoot reported incidents.
• Document changes to existing setup.
• Collaborate with the infrastructure team.
• Provide technical support to business users.

Skills

AWS experience

SQL scripting

Building data pipelines (Python, PySpark)

Attention to detail

Ability to work independently

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related disciplines

Tools

Tableau Server

Talend

MS SQL Server

Terraform

Job description

Data Engineer, ITD (1 year contract) page is loaded

Data Engineer, ITD (1 year contract)

Apply locations EDB - SG SINGAPORE time type Full time posted on Posted Yesterday job requisition id JR-10000039324

[What the role is]

About EDB
The Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB), a government agency under the Ministry of Trade and Industry, is responsible for strategies that enhance Singapore’s position as a global centre for business, innovation, and talent. We undertake investment promotion and industry development, and work with international businesses, both foreign and local, by providing information, connection to partners and access to government incentives for their investments. Our mission is to create sustainable economic growth, with vibrant business and good job opportunities for Singapore.

For more information on EDB, please visit www.edb.gov.sg

Why join EDB?
As a Data Engineer, you will be assisting in the maintenance and support of EDB’s data products. You will be working closely with our divisions on their needs to leverage data for strategy formulation, policy implementation and decision making.

The work streams that you could be involved include:
• Data Science: You will work closely with our Data Scientist(s) to procure and prepare the data, and to convert them into operating models for businesses’ day-to-day use
• Business Intelligence: You will assist in the integration and structuring of data from various sources to create interactive, real-time dashboards for decision making.
• Data Architecture and Governance: You will assist in defining scalable data architecture for EDB’s analytics and reporting needs, building data pipelines and related elements of the architecture, and developing the governance to ensure data quality.

[What you will be working on]

Your roles and responsibilities would include the following:

• Support the daily operations of the data platform (e.g. handling error notifications, job monitoring & recovery, testing data pipelines);
• Investigate and troubleshoot reported incidents related to technical setup (e.g. connectivity failure, API timeout, service failure);
• Document changes to existing setup (e.g. data sources, pipelines, accounts);
• Research, propose and document technical requirements;
• Review and implement fixes for reported security vulnerabilities;
• Collaborate with the infrastructure team on the data team requests;
• Support product managers in cloud transformation journey for data products;
• Provide technical support and consultancy to business users;
• Develop reports to monitor usage, performance and security events;
• Generate mockup data and create unit tests;
• Set up DevOps pipelines;
• Optimise performance of data pipelines;
• Review data pipelines to ensure adherence to data management standards, policies and procedures.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

To meet the challenges of this role, you must have/ be:

• Minimum of Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related disciplines;
• 5-8 years of work experience in Data Engineering
• AWS experience in implementing or operating a data management solution for analytics
• SQL scripting experience to analyze, transform and integrate data sources;
• Proficient in building a data pipeline using Python and pySpark
• Ability to work effectively under time constraints and potentially changing priorities, while maintaining a high level of attention to details;
• Ability to work independently; and

• Singaporean.

Good to have:

• Experience in developing dashboards;
• Experience IT infrastructure (server, database, network administration experience is an advantage);
• Experience or certification in Tableau Server administration;
• Experience or certification in Talend administration;
• Experience or certification in MS SQL Server administration;
• Proficient in PowerShell;
• Experience in SHIP-HATS or DevOps tools;
• Proficient in Terraform or IaC;
• Experience in dashboard UX design;
• Experience with agile or other rapid application development methodologies;

[What we are looking for]

The Singapore Public Service plays a key role in the economic growth, progress and stability of Singapore by formulating and implementing government policies, as well as providing key public services. Whether you are a fresh graduate joining the workforce or an experienced professional, the Singapore Public Service offers a great variety of job opportunities for you. The work in the Public Service can be broadly categorised into the following sectors: Economic, Social, Security & External Relations, and Administration & Corporate Development.

Be part of the team that shapes the future of Singapore. Log on and take your first step towards a career that matters!

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