Principal Data Engineer

WHO WE ARE

We are the Metropolitan Council, the regional government for the seven-county Twin Cities metropolitan area. We plan 30 years ahead for the future of the metropolitan area and provide regional transportation, wastewater, and housing services. More information about us on our website.

We are committed to supporting a diverse workforce that reflects the communities we serve.

Information Services (IS) is the central IT department within the Regional Administration (RA) division that supports all divisions of the Metropolitan Council. Our 140 team members provide technology, practices, and innovative solutions that enable the core services of the Council.

How your work would contribute to our organization and the Twin Cities region :

The Principal Data Engineer works with business and IS leaders and stakeholders to establish data engineering strategies that support the organization's goals and objectives. They lead and influence decisions around data, collaborating with IS and business units to create solutions that make data available to systems and / or data consumers, such as system users, developers, data scientists, or business analysts.

They create and socialize the data engineering technology roadmap and plan how to get there. They evaluate new technologies, tools, and techniques and work closely with the IS architects to build data engineering solutions on top of the overall technology architecture. They help establish data governance policies, procedures, standards, and best practices to ensure compliance with industry regulations, security and data privacy laws, and information security requirements.

This role designs, develops, and maintains data solutions. This includes databases (DBs), data lakes, data warehouses, data marts and data movement (data pipelines / ETL / ELT), as well as integrating analytics and data science outputs into existing business processes or systems. They administer, monitor, and maintain data solutions and tools, ensuring their security, performance, and availability. They also identify and resolve data quality issues.

The Principal Data Engineer requires the highest degree of expertise in database technologies, data modeling, structured and unstructured data, and strong programming skills. They often act as technical leads and work on small to large initiatives, advising and mentoring others. They play a critical role in ensuring the data is properly managed and leveraged to support strategic decision-making and to achieve business objectives.

Full Salary Range : $47.50 - $77.09 hourly / $98,800 - $160,347 yearly

This position is eligible for a hybrid telework arrangement (both remote and onsite). Candidate's permanent residence must be in Minnesota or Wisconsin.

What you would do in this job

Strategic Planning & Leadership

• Develop data engineering strategies for operations, reporting, and analytics.
• Create and socialize the data engineering roadmap to achieve the strategic plan.
• Evaluate new technologies, tools, and techniques and make recommendations.
• Develop data policies, procedures, standards, and best practices.
• Mentor, influence, and advise data engineers on industry best practices.
• May act as a technical lead on small to large data-related initiatives.

Data Operations

Data Development

Cross-Functional Collaboration

What education and experience are required for this job (minimum qualifications)

Any of the following combinations of education (in Computer Science / Engineering, Information Technology, or related) and relevant experience :

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required :

What additional skills and experience would be helpful in this job (desired qualifications) :

What knowledge, skills, and abilities you should have within the first six months on the job :

What you can expect from us :

More about why you should join us!

Additional information

Union / Grade : AFSCME / Grade J

FLSA Status : Exempt

Safety Sensitive : No

What your work environment would be :

You would perform your work in a standard office setting. Work may sometimes require travel between your primary work site and other sites.

If you are new to the Metropolitan Council, you must pass a background check, which verifies education, employment, and criminal history. If you have a criminal conviction, you do not automatically fail. The Metropolitan Council considers felony, gross misdemeanor, and misdemeanor convictions on a case-by-case basis, based on whether they are job-related and whether the candidate has demonstrated adequate rehabilitation.

If you are already an employee of the Metropolitan Council, you must pass a criminal background check if the job you're applying for is in Information Services.

Security Policy :

This position involves direct access to Criminal Justice Information (CJI) as defined by the FBI CJIS (Criminal Justice Information Services) Security Policy. In accordance with section 5.12.1.1 of the FBI CJIS Security Policy, final candidates must agree to submit to a state-of-residence and national fingerprint-based record check. If the record check reveals criminal convictions, the Metropolitan Transit Police Department and / or the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension will review the nature and circumstances of those convictions to determine whether access to Criminal Justice Information would be permissible. If it is determined that access to Criminal Justice Information would not be permissible, the candidate will no longer be eligible for this position.

IMPORTANT : If you make a false statement or withhold information, you may be barred from job consideration.

The Metropolitan Council is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action, and veteran-friendly employer. The Council is committed to a workforce that reflects the region's diversity and strongly encourages persons of color, members of the LGBTQ community, individuals with disabilities, women, and veterans to apply.

If you have a disability that requires accommodation during the selection process, please email HR-OCCHealth@metc.state.mn.us