Database Admin

Valiant Technologies LLC; Lansing (MI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Valiant Technologies LLC is seeking a data engineer to support CEPI's SLDS modernization and the CEDS standard. The role focuses on building robust data pipelines, ETL processes, and data quality controls.

You will work with SQL, Azure databases, and data modeling to ensure scalable, secure data stores and efficient analytics for education performance systems.

Qualifications

• Experience with ETL development and data pipelines.
• Strong SQL knowledge for database objects, DDL and DCL.
• Experience designing data dictionaries and data models.

Responsibilities

• Designs, implements, and expands data pipelines with ETL activities.
• Maintains data preparation jobs, data analysis and reporting; provides troubleshooting and support.
• Participates in database maintenance, data dictionaries, physical/logical models, and performance tuning.
• Uses SQL to define objects and manage access; validates changes and supports data integrity.
• Coordinates with developers and analysts to deliver correct, high-quality data.
• Develops ETLs, data modeling, and secure data storage solutions.

Skills

Azure database services

SQL data modeling/structure

Extensive ETL development experience

Job description

US Citizen, Green Card, H-1B, OPT-EAD, CPT, Other

Work Authorization:US Citizen, Green Card, OPT-EAD, CPT, H-1B, H4-EAD, Other

Position Summary

This position supports the Center for Educational Performance and Information (CEPI) database environment primary for the Statewide Longitudinal Data System (SLDS) modernization with the Common Education Data Standards (CEDS).

Responsibilities:

• Designs, implements, and continuously expands/maintains data pipelines by performing extraction, transformation, and loading activities. Responsible for data preparation jobs, data analysis and data reporting. Performs technical troubleshooting, root cause analysis and provides technical expertise for ETL jobs. Collaborates with developers. business and other team members to design and deliver correct high-quality data and to provide advice and support.
• Responsible for data analysis and database management. Involved in maintenance, enhancement, designing of data dictionaries, physical and logical database models, and performance tuning. Knowledge of the utilities and production tools used for data storage management to support the Application Team. Coordinates physical changes to computer databases; codes, tests, and implements physical database, applying knowledge of data base management system.
• Establishes physical database parameters. Uses structured query language (SQL) to define database objects using database definition language (DDL) and control access to database objects using data control language (DCL). Tests and corrects errors and refines changes to database.
• Enters SQL to create production data base. Uses database utility programs and 3rd party utilities to monitor database performance, such as distribution of records and amount of available memory. Directs programmers and analysts to make changes to data base management system. Reviews and corrects programs. Answers user questions. Confers with coworkers to determine impact of data base changes on other systems.
• Evaluates users' requests for new data elements and systems, incorporates them into the existing shared data environment, and provides technical assistance. Coordinates the use of data to ensure data integrity and control redundancy, loads databases, and reorganizes as needed. Performs data modeling and prototyping. Responsible for the development of ETLs. Performs logical and physical data modeling, designs relational database models, and creates physical data models from logical data models. Performs security recovery procedures.
• Executes the procedures necessary to save, retrieve, and recover databases from hardware and software failures within established procedures. Assists with determining, implementing, and enhancing standards on database security and with monitoring agency disaster recovery procedures and systems.

Top 3 skills needed:

Azure Database services, SQL Data Modeling/structure, Extensive ETL development experience.

We are an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment including the decision to hire, promote, discipline, or discharge, will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, citizenship/ immigration status, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.