Southwest Florida Water Management District · 2 weeks ago
Hydrologic Data Systems Analyst (0428) (Hybrid)
Brooksville, FL
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
$54K/yr - $92K/yr
3+ years expThe Southwest Florida Water Management District is a government agency focused on protecting water resources in Florida. The Hydrologic Data Systems Analyst will manage the scientific enterprise database and ensure the accuracy and availability of hydrologic data to internal and external customers, while developing automated data transfer processes and producing timely data reports.
Government Administration
No H1B
Responsibilities
Serves as the application administrator for the hydrologic data management system that contains hydrologic data collected by the Hydrologic Data Section. Develops, supports, and improves data retrieval tools related to this system, such as the Environmental Data Portal and advanced data queries (R Shiny apps)
Develops and maintains data transfer processes to ingest data from multiple databases into the hydrologic data management system. Data is transferred from internal databases that include continuous near-real time data, continuous manually download data, and manually collected field data. External sources include data from U.S. Geological Survey, Tampa Bay Water, National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration, and contractors/consultants
Maintains and occasionally develops data pipelines that transform raw data into usable formats, cleanses data inconsistencies, and reviews necessary metadata to ensure complete and accurate data reports
Reliably produces daily, weekly, monthly, and as-needed reports currently written in R, SAS, and Python. Ensures data reports are readily available, reliable, and usable by section staff and internal and external users. Develops new scripts as needed
Coordinates closely with the Information Technology Bureau to ensure data pipeline integrity by maintaining automated and ad hoc data transfers across various systems. Includes coordination with software vendors, communicating issues, software and server upgrades, server maintenance, and testing
Works with various scripting languages to create and maintain automated data reports including R Shiny apps that query data from the database
Performs statistical analysis, mapping, and reporting of hydrologic data to identify trends, patterns, and potential issues
Works with interdisciplinary teams, sharing information and contributing to collaborative efforts
Responds to staff and public requests for hydrologic data. Assists internal and external users with data retrievals and training. Mentors Hydrologic Data Section staff as needed
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree (or higher) in data or computer science with a concentration in environmental data, physical science, natural science, or related degree and Three (3) years' related work experience including programming skills (e.g., R, SQL) OR Associates degree (or higher) in data or computer science with a concentration in environmental data, physical science, natural science, or related degree and Five (5) years' related work experience including programming skills (e.g., R, SQL) OR High School Diploma and Seven (7) years' related work experience including programming skills (e.g., R, SQL)
Valid driver's license
Bachelor's degree (or higher) in data or computer science with a concentration in environmental data, physical science, natural science, or related degree and Five (5) years' related work experience including programming skills (e.g., R, SQL) OR Associates degree (or higher) in data or computer science with a concentration in environmental data, physical science, natural science, or related degree and Seven (7) years' related work experience including programming skills (e.g., R, SQL) OR High School Diploma and Nine (9) years' related work experience including programming skills (e.g., R, SQL)
Valid driver's license
Master's degree (or higher) in data or computer science with a concentration in environmental data, physical science, natural science, or related degree and Six (6) years' related work experience including programming skills (e.g., R, SQL) OR Bachelor's degree (or higher) in data or computer science with a concentration in environmental data, physical science, natural science, or related degree and Eight (8) years' related work experience including programming skills (e.g., R, SQL) OR Associates degree (or higher) in data or computer science with a concentration in environmental data, physical science, natural science, or related degree and Ten (10) years' related work experience including programming skills (e.g., R, SQL) OR High School Diploma and Twelve (12) years' related work experience including programming skills (e.g., R, SQL)
Valid driver's license
Preferred
Experience and/or academic work in hydrology, water-resource data, natural resource data or related field
Experience with leveraging both R and Python to handle diverse data science tasks, including data cleaning and transformation
Proficiency in Python, Toad for SQL, and/or other scripting languages
Proficient in utilizing Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) to automate workflows, perform data queries, and enhance scripting capabilities
Data management experience
Statistical analysis
Strong communication and customer service skills
Familiarity with District data collection networks
Ability to exercise sound judgement and make well-founded decisions
Ability to work effectively within multidisciplinary teams
Benefits
Florida Retirement System (FRS) District Total Contribution 13.63%
9 paid holidays (+ 1 floating holiday)
Generous vacation and sick leave
Paid Parental Leave, including Maternity, Bonding and Family Supportive Work Program
Medical and dental insurance (91- 97% District paid)
Vision insurance
Deferred Compensation Program
Basic and voluntary life and AD&D insurance
Long-term disability (District Paid)
Prescription drug coverage & mail order program
Health savings & flexible spending accounts
Flexible schedule for work-life balance
Legal and Identity Theft protection
Wellness program
Public service loan forgiveness qualified employer
Tuition reimbursement ($5,250/year)
State adoption benefit qualified employer
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Transfer in years of service for other public sector work – towards the FRS program and sick time
Company
Southwest Florida Water Management District
Official account of the Southwest Florida Water Management District serving west-central Florida.
501-1000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageCompany data provided by crunchbase