Data Management Engineer — IT Systems & Analytics

Small Business Administration; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Small Business Administration in Chicago, IL seeks an IT Data Management Engineer to lead planning, development, and administration of complex data systems across SBA data assets.

You will coordinate data engineering work, manage end-to-end projects, and communicate technical updates to analysts, vendors, and senior leaders, ensuring secure, scalable solutions that support growth and data sharing across SBA.

Qualifications

• GS-14 required: one cumulative year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-13 in data management.
• Experience with SQL to develop and refine queries for data extraction, transformation and loading.
• Coordinating data engineering work across requirements, planning, testing and sustainment.
• Ability to explain technical ideas to analysts, vendors and senior leaders.
• Developing secure, scalable data solutions with attention to data protection and growth.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning, development, implementation and administration of complex IT data systems.
• Coordinate data engineering work from requirements gathering through deployment and sustainment.
• Plan and deliver end-to-end data management projects with timelines and risk tracking.
• Communicate trade-offs and updates to diverse audiences through briefings and docs.
• Diagnose issues and improve reliability and security of data systems.

Skills

Attention to Detail

Customer Service

Decision Making

Information Management

Interpersonal Skills

Oral Communication

Problem Solving

Reasoning

Teamwork

Technical Competence

Tools

SQL

Python

R

Power BI

Tableau

AWS/Azure analytics services

Job description

Small Business Administration in Chicago, IL seeks an IT Data Management Engineer to lead planning, development, and administration of complex data systems across SBA data assets.

You will coordinate data engineering work, manage end-to-end projects, and communicate technical updates to analysts, vendors, and senior leaders, ensuring secure, scalable solutions that support growth and data sharing across SBA.