Data Engineer II: AI-Driven Pipelines & Semantics

UF Information Technology (UFIT); Gainesville (FL); On-site; USD 82,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

UF Information Technology (UFIT) in Gainesville, FL seeks an intermediate Data Engineer II to join Data Platform and Analytics – Data Engineering.

You will design and implement data pipelines, optimize data structures, and contribute to enterprise metadata and semantic management. The role emphasizes collaboration with customers and analysts to translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions, including AI-enabled data applications.

Qualifications

• Associate's degree and two years of relevant experience; or a high school diploma or equivalent and four years of relevant experience.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain data solutions supporting data accuracy, replication, transformation, metadata management, and data repository creation within the UF OneLake, which provides data repositories for information systems managed by UFIT.
• Troubleshoot and performance tune existing data pipelines. Make recommendations toward the development of new code or reuse/enhancement of existing code. Review processes that audit data synchronization for data corrections.
• Support enterprise metadata management and the development of semantic models and ontologies that define relationships, concepts, and business meaning across data domains to enable AI, machine learning, knowledge graph, and natural-language data applications.
• Assist in the development, maintenance, and support of the UF OneLake and corresponding data models, including near-real-time and batch data pipelines, dimensional and star schema design, and operational reporting data models. Debug and modify program code, manage project deadlines, and ensure established quality control and data management practices are followed.

Skills

Data pipelines

Metadata management

Semantic models

Data integration

AI-enabled data apps

Education

Associate's degree

Job description

UF Information Technology (UFIT) in Gainesville, FL seeks an intermediate Data Engineer II to join Data Platform and Analytics – Data Engineering.

You will design and implement data pipelines, optimize data structures, and contribute to enterprise metadata and semantic management. The role emphasizes collaboration with customers and analysts to translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions, including AI-enabled data applications.