Data Engineer (Fully Remote)

University of Idaho; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Idaho is leading a data modernization initiative to build an enterprise data lakehouse for research and analytics across the campus. You will design and implement data pipelines, models, and trusted data products using Databricks, Delta Lake, Python, and SQL, while supporting governance and quality checks to ensure reliable, scalable data capabilities for the institution.

Collaborate with analytics teams and researchers to translate requirements into robust data solutions that

Qualifications

• Two+ years in data engineering with Python/SQL and ETL/ELT experience.
• Cloud platform experience with Databricks or similar lakehouse technologies preferred.

Responsibilities

• Design and build data pipelines, models, and trusted data products.
• Support lakehouse operations, data governance, and quality checks.

Skills

Python

SQL

ETL/ELT

Data pipelines

Data governance

Quality checks

Tools

Databricks

Delta Lake

Job description

• Help build an enterprise data lakehouse at a major research university's data modernization initiative.
• Work with Databricks, Delta Lake, Python, and SQL to shape future data capabilities.

What You'll Do:

• Design and build data pipelines, models, and trusted data products.
• Support lakehouse operations, data governance, and quality checks.

Qualifications:

• Two+ years in data engineering with Python/SQL and ETL/ELT experience.
• Cloud platform experience with Databricks or similar lakehouse technologies preferred.

University of Idaho

University of Idaho is Idaho's flagship land-grant research university and an R1 institution recognized for high research activity. With a mission centered on education, discovery, and service, it is transforming its data infrastructure to support analytics and AI across the institution.