George Mason University · 13 hours ago
Data Integration Engineer
Fairfax, VA
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
$100K/yr - $100K/yrGeorge Mason University is a diverse institution committed to promoting inclusion and equity. The Data Integration Engineer provides technical support to ensure the reliability and usability of applications that support critical business functions by facilitating data exchange and integration across various platforms.
Education
No H1B
Responsibilities
Provides technical leadership and support for new initiatives that enhance the functionality of university applications through data exchange, data integration or application integration
Guides and advises decentralized business analysts and functional experts in developing and utilizing formal specifications for all new initiatives, following Enterprise Data Integration Services and Reporting (EDIS-R) standards, as well as industry best practices. Ensures recommendations for business process changes are appropriate. Utilizes advanced techniques to build mission critical data exchange, data and application integrations between Banner and other Mason systems, and applications to fulfill institutional requirements
Reads University ERP system and third-party vendor documentation to use existing Data APIs, web services, or software, and develops additional packages that will allow for reuse of code across applications
Collaborates with other Banner institutions, communicating through established listservs, networking with counterparts, sharing ideas and code when possible
Codes solutions following EDIS-R standards
Documents and presents solutions to customers and peers for review and ongoing support
Documents source-to-target-mappings (STTM) at both entity or object and attribute (column) levels
Collaborates and engages with ITSO, Data Governance, and Data Stewards to review data manifests and documents data lineage, as needed
Responsible for the design, development, and documentation of the data exchange, data or application integration, data mappings, scripting, implementation assets, and other components necessary to move data from sources to targets
Responsible for code object or asset unit testing and conducting performance tuning for load performance optimization prior to system testing
Assists in the development of test plans and test scripts, and supports the executions for system testing and user acceptance testing
Provides thorough testing results to business analysts for their documentation review and signoff
Prepares all migration and submits Team Dynamix tickets for migration to other university ERP database instances
Deploys and supports data exchange and data or application integration solutions to the university Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS) platform; and
Uses GitLab source control to maintain history of code change in support of baselining functionality and identifying changes
Monitors daily data exchange, data or application integrations, availability of the Informatica Intelligent Cloud Services (IICS) iPaaS (integration Platform as a Service) platform, and programs and services implemented on other platforms, as needed
Responsible for researching and resolving production problems, working closely with business analysts, technical analysts, DBAs, server support personnel, system engineers, and functional experts. When defects are found with Ellucian products (such as Banner, Ethos Integration Services, etc.), IICS, or implementations of solutions within the platforms, communicates with managers and business analysts to ensure this is addressed with the vendor’s Customer Support Center. Consults with and advises the Ellucian Product Development team or Informatica team when necessary to get critical issues corrected
Uses knowledge of Banner, Ellucian Integration Platform, IICS, and third-party application systems to suggest work-arounds if defects cannot be corrected in a timely manner
Tracks any open issues and communicates the status of these issues with users on a regular basis. Keeps management aware of progress and problems with timely status updates. Prepares and distributes meeting agenda (prior to meetings) and meeting notes (shortly after meetings)
Leads and supports upgrades to the IICS platform by applying and testing new releases. Regression tests integrations to proactively identify issues and raise with the manager to ensure this is addressed through the Informatica Customer Support Center. Acts as upgrade coordinator as assigned by the manager. Functions as the technical lead solutions architect within the group using and mentoring other staff in the use of leading-edge tools and techniques
Works in partnership with the team to document IICS platform and coding standards to meet quality goals, and follows programming best practices to collaborate successfully
Assesses solutions for compliance with IICS platform, coding standards, and application of best practices through peer reviews and acceptance testing
Provides technical leadership and mentorship to team members to determine proof of concept for new data integration patterns; and
Performs root cause analysis for iPaaS platform interruption of service. Consults with Informatica Support (or other vendors, as needed) and recommends iPaaS (or other vendor software) configuration changes to increase platform availability and limit downtime. Identifies recurring problems and implements change by working with vendor support, team members, and other ITS support units
Participates fully in training to learn new skills. Incorporates practice time for new skills into daily/weekly schedule. Utilizes Linked-In Learning, Informatica Tech-Tuesday webinars, and other training opportunities to enhance or further skills. Learns new functionality of Banner 9.x and the use of Banner APIs or web services. Attends technical conferences as required
Presents new ideas and concepts for improving solution development to the team during working sessions; and
Suggests or recommends training opportunities with new tools, techniques, or processes to the team
Responsible as the technical expert for developing advanced data exchange, data or application integration solutions, and guiding and mentoring other team members
Uses technical expertise to assist business analysts, DBAs, engineers, and functional experts in decision-making regarding production problems and programming solutions
Mentors staff in the use of new technologies and techniques. Collaborates with team members to create and review new team policies and procedures to include coding standards, platform support organization, and team DevOps procedures
Leads, participates, and promotes peer training and cross-team training by sharing knowledge not only within the EDIS team, but also with our SMEs and amongst other groups in ITS
Acts as a role model on the team. Provides technical guidance to other EDIS developers when needed. Mentors junior staff in issues related to large-scale application development and system deployment
Creates and edits Team Wiki pages to gather, communicate, and promote knowledge sharing of key team processes and procedures to include project and on-going support documentation, development tips and tricks, coding standing, how-to guides, troubleshooting guides, data exchange, application or data integration solution documentation, and other information critical to support new development or ongoing operations
Communicates effectively with project team members, managers, and ITS staff to keep all informed of progress and potential or actual problems with software and systems
Updates the status of all requests regularly in Team Dynamix
Adheres to team best practices adopted from Agile and SCRUM methodologies to include status reporting at standup meetings and through the use of updates to assigned planner cards and creating planner cards for new work, as needed
Meets regularly with manager to provide current status of all projects and any critical issues; and
Keeps manager informed of any work schedule changes. Abides by personal work schedule, and arrives to work on time
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience
Progressively responsible experience in analysis, design, and coding of data exchange, data and application integrations
Experience with at least one Enterprise Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS) such as Informatica or Mulesoft
Expertise in use of chosen technologies for Enterprise API (or Web) Services, SQL, and ETL development
Solid communication and collaboration skills at staff and inter-departmental levels
Ability to effectively communicate with the University's IT management, Administrative Managers, and others
Strong customer focus and enthusiasm for continuous improvement, innovation, and change
Desire and ability to write and maintain detailed design artifacts
Willingness to perform Tier 2 on-call production support for implemented data integration solutions
Demonstrated ability to define customers' business requirements in order to analyze and design new data exchange or integration solutions to satisfy their needs
Demonstrated ability to analyze technical issues and problems effectively
Proven ability to mentor staff in advanced techniques
Knowledge of secure data transmission and integration techniques
XML, JSON
Preferred
Agile or SCRUM methodologies
Management and customer services certification
Higher education experience
Java programming, PL/SQL, and GraphQL experience
Informatica Intelligent Cloud Services (IICS), IICS Cloud Data Integration (CDI), IICS Cloud Application Integration (CAI), API Management
Strong ability to self-organize, multi-task, and meet schedule requirements
Knowledge or experience with Agile or SCRUM practices
Advanced scripting language (PERL), Node.js
Salesforce CRM – Integration features
Company
George Mason University
George Mason University is an innovative, entrepreneurial institution.
Founded in 1957
5001-10000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$0.68MKey Investors
National Safety CouncilNational Institute of Standards and TechnologyVirginia Innovation Partnership Corporation
2025-06-25Grant· $0.05M
2024-04-03Grant· $0.2M
2023-08-03Grant· $0.07M
Leadership Team
Bassam Haddad
Director, Middle East and Islamic Studies Program
Ellen Laipson
Director, International Security Program
Recent News
2025-11-15
American Institutes for Research
2025-11-05
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