Company Name: Strada Education Network

Job Details: Be,an,Early,Applicant,Hiring,Remotely,in,USA,Remote,80K-90K,Annually,Mid,level

Job Url: https://builtin.com/job/insidetrack-data-integration-engineer/8166649

Job Description: We’re looking for a talented Data Integration Engineer to join our analytics team! At InsideTrack, we are passionate about student success. We partner with colleges and universities to improve enrollment, persistence, completion and career readiness. Our student support methodology uncovers first-hand feedback about student goals and challenges. Through strategic guidance, staff training and student coaching, we help institutions turn this feedback into actionable insights that drive exceptional student outcomes. As a non-profit organization, our partners turn to us as thought leaders in higher education. We offer these partners access to a comprehensive range of student success solutions as well as the latest research and insights impacting the industry. We’ve proudly supported more than 3.5 million learners since 2001 and currently serve over 380 partners, empowering our partners to uplevel their student success outcomes. Join us and the leading institutions, foundations and others working to bring the transformative power of education to all individuals.  The Data Integration Engineer will work directly with InsideTrack customers to integrate customer data from various systems into the InsideTrack coaching platform.  They will be responsible for carefully documenting and tracking requirements, delivering pipelines aligned with project scope, performing QA on customer provided data, managing misalignment between customer data and standardized formats, and ensuring solutions are delivered within expected timelines. This role will be responsible for developing integration processes using a combination of programming languages and off the shelf integration tools. This role should manage manual processes to a minimum and look for automation opportunities. This role will require cross collaboration between external and internal stakeholders and as such will require comfortability with discussing complex requirements with both technical and non-technical resources.This role may be considered for a Senior Integration Engineer depending on the candidate's skills and experience. ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS: Create and support various ETL scripts,  jobs and technologiesWith oversight from manager, create and support the development of our data pipelinesInvestigate and resolve bugsDevelop integration automation processes using SnapLogicGather and document requirements for stakeholder-requested changes to data integrationGather and document customer requirements for program data integration needs Act as data integration liaison with our client partners; provide a consultative approach when working with clients, communicating best practices to achieve client goalsOwn and develop relationships with client partner data contacts, working with them to optimize and enhance our integrationProvide support and triage for issues related to customer programsValidate quality of client data through QA processesDocument and maintain integration specification documentation for all clientsMaintain code in GitHub repository, including providing actionable and timely feedback for peers through code reviewStay current with new integration technologies and tool developmentPartner directly with customer to ensure best practices, and compliance with standardized formats are followed for program successAssess customer readiness for data integrations, proactively raising risks and potential need for non-standard implementation to managerManage workload and raise issues around inability to meet deadlinesProvide feedback on business processes, and areas of process improvementReport on common sources of technical issues or questions and make recommendations to the product teamCollaborate effectively and cooperatively with stakeholders, co-workers, vendors, and leadership to create new ideas for solutions that solve internal business challengesProactively flag opportunities to improve monitoring, discover issues, and deliver better value to our client partnersSecurity is everyone’s responsibility at Strada Collaborative, Inc.  In order to protect the company’s personnel, customers, assets and mission, security is the responsibility of every employee.  EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS:Minimum bachelor’s degree in business, computer science, or equivalent work experienceREQUIRED SKILLS:Three to five (3-5) years of related work experience with demonstrated knowledge and ability to think critically about data A working understanding of SnapLogic and/or other low-code/no-code integration toolsExposure to one or more ETL tools and an understanding of ETL pipelinesExperience in the development of technology based solutions including understanding of data integrationsExcellent presentation and client communication skills working with various levels of client contacts in both technical and non-technical roles and the ability to effectively communicate to all levels adjusting communications according to the technical knowledge and skills of the audienceExperience with SFTP toolsExperience in gathering requirements and testingCare deeply about data quality and governanceDemonstrated ability to meet deadlines, handle and prioritize simultaneous requests, and manage laterally and upward with a positive attitude SQL Skills or desire to work towards gaining these skillsBasic skills in a scripting language such as JavaScript or PythonAbility to cultivate strong interpersonal customer and coworker relationships and work effectively cross functionallyAbility to read and interpret complex information, talk with customers and listen attentivelyAbility to work in a fast-paced environmentAbility to respond well under pressureAbility to apply best practices for effective communication and problem solvingExcellent written and verbal communication including the ability to write technical documentationMust protect the confidentiality of student personal information and comply with Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)Must comply with all company procedures and policies, including company privacy and security policiesTRAVEL REQUIREMENTS: Position may require travel up to 5% of time to attend client meetings with possibility of some overnight travel.TYPICAL PHYSICAL & MENTAL DEMANDS:  Requires prolonged sitting with some bending, stooping and stretching; eye-hand coordination and manual dexterity sufficient to operate a keyboard, telephone, and other office equipment.  Requires sufficient  range of hearing and eyesight to record, prepare and communicate appropriate reports on a laptop computer. Also requires moderate to intense concentration due to complexity and/or need to meet deadlines, and flexibility to readily adapt to a changing environment.  Please answer all questions for your application to be considered.