Institutional Data Engineer — Data Analytics & Governance

State of South Carolina; Columbia (SC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of South Carolina in Columbia seeks an experienced Institutional Data Engineer to join our Analytics and Data Governance team. You will design, develop, maintain, and optimize the enterprise data infrastructure and data pipelines to support institutional analytics.

Work across distributed teams to improve data quality, enable reporting, and modernize analytics capabilities. This role requires strong SQL, ETL/ELT, data warehousing, and collaboration in a higher education

Qualifications

• Strong problem-solving and communication skills; works well across distributed teams.
• Demonstrated proficiency in data engineering technologies and processes (e.g., SQL, relational databases, ETL/ELT technologies, data warehousing).
• Brings strategic vision and operational excellence to IT service delivery.
• Thrives in a collaborative culture where curiosity and innovation are valued.

Responsibilities

• Provide scalable and reliable access to institutional data.
• Improve data accuracy, completeness, and consistency.
• Modernize the institution's analytics capabilities.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Data Analytics, Information Systems, Computer Science, Statistics, or a related field

Tools

IBM DataStorage

Informatica

SSIS

Cognos

Tableau

PowerBI

Job description

The University of South Carolina in Columbia seeks an experienced Institutional Data Engineer to join our Analytics and Data Governance team. You will design, develop, maintain, and optimize the enterprise data infrastructure and data pipelines to support institutional analytics.

Work across distributed teams to improve data quality, enable reporting, and modernize analytics capabilities. This role requires strong SQL, ETL/ELT, data warehousing, and collaboration in a higher education