Data Engineer

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Benefits of Being a Lindenwood
Employee:

• Upon hire, employer-paid tuition benefits for bachelor’s (employee, spouse, and dependent) and master’s degree programs
  (employee and spouse only).
• Tuition discounts for doctoral programs (employee only).
• Comprehensive benefits plan: medical,
  dental, vision, life insurance, disability insurance, and retirement options.
• Paid holidays: MLK Jr. day, Good Friday, Memorial Day,
  Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving break (Wednesday – Friday), and winter break (Dec. 23 – Jan. 1).
• Free lunch
  Fridays: LU employees are eligible for a free meal on Fridays at the Evans Commons Dining Hall or Spellman Dining Hall; Chick-fil-A and
  Qdoba included.
• Professional development opportunities through the Lindenwood Learning
  Academy.

JOB TITLE SUMMARY

Job Title: Data Engineer

Division: Information
Technology

Evaluation Group: Staff

FLSA Status: Exempt

Reports To: Director, Information
Technology Enterprise Systems and Application Development

Positions Supervised: N/A

Job Summary

The data
engineer is responsible for the design and build of systems for collecting, storing, and analyzing data at scale from disparate sources.
This position collaborates with stakeholders across the university to ensure the system meets the needs of the organization and users. This
position also provides technical support to department users, manages system upgrades and enhancements, and is responsible for security
configuration. As part of the IT team in Enterprise Systems, the data engineer’s efforts will also adhere to direction from the chief
information officer, chief data officer, director of enterprise systems, and other university administrators.

Essential Job
Functions and Performance Indicators

The intent of this job description is to provide a representation of the types of duties and
level of responsibility that will be required of positions given this title. This job description shall not be construed as a declaration of
the total of the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position. Employees may be directed to perform job-related tasks
other than those specifically presented in this description.

Job Responsibilities and Execution

• Collaborates with
  stakeholders across departments to understand the university data reporting and analysis objectives
• Designs, implements, documents,
  and maintains a data lake according to university data requirements
• Prepares university data environment for artificial intelligence
  (AI) adoption and use
• Recommends solutions or alternative methods to meet requirements
• Provides technical support to
  department users of the system
• Develops and maintains system documentation, including user manuals, technical guides, and standard
  operating procedures
• Manages any necessary system upgrades and enhancements, including testing and documentation
  updates
• Troubleshoots issues related to the data access and manipulation and provide timely solutions
• Develops and
  implements system security policies and procedures
• Ensures compliance with university data governance and security
  policies
• Develops algorithms to transform data into useful, actionable information
• Create new data validation methods and
  data analysis tools
• Monitors system and integration performance and identifies opportunities for improvement
• Participates in
  project planning and implementation for system-related initiatives

Service Excellence

• Supports the mission of the
  University and serves as an ambassador of the Q2 culture of service excellence
• Models, supports, and holds others accountable to the
  University’s values – integrity, dedication, excellence, creativity, and teamwork
• Provides excellent customer service to both
  internal and external customers

Communication, Teamwork, and Collaboration

• Collaborates with staff to coordinate
  application upgrades or fixes
• Serves as a liaison with third parties and other stakeholders
• Participates in user group
  meetings and conferences

Job may require other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications – An equivalent
combination of education, training, and experience will be considered. Additional requirements may be designated by
position.

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field
• Minimum of 3 years working with Microsoft Data Products,
  including Azure Database and Power Platform tools.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities – May be representative, but not all
inclusive, of the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to perform this job competently.

• Demonstrated ability to work
  effectively with individuals from diverse communities and cultures
• Strong understanding of university processes and data in order to
  ensure correct implementation
• Thorough knowledge of Microsoft data management tools
• Knowledge of Microsoft Azure
  administration
• Effective organizational and interpersonal skills including written and verbal communication
  skills
• Understanding of data lake and star schema configuration and management
• Strong understanding of database design,
  structure functions and processes and experience with databases tools

Work Environment – Environmental or atmospheric
conditions commonly associated with the performance of this job’s functions. Please click here to
view Lindenwood University’s flexible work designation descriptions.

• General office setting
• Standard
  Flex

Physical Abilities – The physical demands described below are representative of those that must be met by an employee
to successfully perform this job’s essential functions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to
perform essential functions.

• Ability to work effectively at a computer for up to eight hours daily
• Ability to sit for
  extended periods of time
• Regular attendance is a necessary and essential function

Equal Opportunity
Employer

Lindenwood University is an Equal Opportunity employer. The University complies with appropriate federal, state, and
local laws and provides equal employment opportunities and access to educational programs without regard to race, color, religion, gender,
age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, disability, or any other protected status to all qualified
applicants and employees. Lindenwood University is committed to a policy of non-discrimination and dedicated to providing a positive
discrimination-free educational work environment.

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