Teacher Retirement System of Texas · 21 hours ago
Data Engineer Associate
Austin, TX
Full-time
Onsite
Entry Level
$74K/yr - $92K/yr
1+ years expThe Teacher Retirement System of Texas is dedicated to providing excellent service experiences and is seeking a Data Engineer Associate to support the development and maintenance of data platforms and pipelines. The role involves assisting with ETL processes, data modeling, and collaboration with stakeholders to support data-driven applications.
Government Administration
Responsibilities
Assist in managing data platforms, ensuring smooth operation and helping troubleshoot basic issues
Support in building and maintaining ETL pipelines, ensuring data is properly processed and transferred between systems
Assist in the implementation of CI/CD deployment processes to streamline data pipeline deployments
Assist in creating and maintaining basic data models to ensure structured data storage and accessibility
Help manage data catalogs to maintain an organized and easily accessible repository of data resources
Perform administrative tasks and assist in basic system administration duties, contributing to the overall management and upkeep of data systems
Assist in managing data permission, ensuring proper access control and data security
Contribute to the maintenance and optimization of the data warehouse, ensuring data integrity and availability
Help develop data-driven applications, contributing to the creation of data solutions that support business needs
Conduct basic data analysis and assist in larger data analysis projects, providing insights and support to business stakeholders
Participate in scrum activities and gain exposure to Agile methodologies
Generate basic reports using reporting tools, and provide support in more advanced reporting tasks as required
Work with stakeholders to gather requirements and assist in defining project scopes and objectives
Assists in developing visually appealing and intuitive dashboards that provide visibility into key performance, risk and control indicators across agency divisions and departments
Identify and register new data sources into the data catalog
Tag datasets with relevant metadata (e.g., business terms, sensitivity level, owner)
Connect the catalog to data sources, BI tools, and ETL pipelines
Automate metadata ingestion from new systems
Implement APIs for catalog queries and updates
Work with data stewards to classify data assets
Provide guidance on how to search and use the catalog effectively
Create documentation and training materials for business users
Gather feedback to improve catalog usability
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in computer information systems, computer science, data management, information systems, information science, mathematics or a closely related field
High School diploma or equivalent and additional full-time experience data pipeline builds and implementation may be substituted on an equivalent year-for-year basis
One (1) year of full-time experience in data pipeline builds and implementation; utilizing ETL tools for creating ETL scripts; Power BI or equivalent modern data visualization package or related experience
Experience may be concurrent
A master's degree or doctoral degree in a closely related field may be substituted on an equivalent year-for-year basis
None
Preferred
Experience with data architecture and modeling
Experience with Microsoft Fabric, Databricks, Snowflake, Spark, SQL, Python and cloud platforms
Experience with data encryption (REST, SOAP, XML, JSON) and web services (SSL, SSH, SFTP, Certificates)
Experience with AI and Data Governance
Company
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
The Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS) is responsible for investing funds under its stewardship and for delivering benefits to members as authorized by the Texas Legislature.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Don Green
Chief Financial Officer
Janie Duarte
Deputy Chief Financial Officer
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