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Organization: HealthIT Data Platform Services Job Summary: The Data Platform Services team is seeking a Data Engineer with an inquisitive and analytical mindset to join our data engineering team. In your role, you will be responsible for developing, maintaining, and optimizing our cloud-based data infrastructure, as well as designing and implementing efficient data extraction and ingestion processes. You will also be responsible for working with stakeholders to identify data needs, investigating opportunities to improve platform scalability, building generic solutions for patterned problems, and ensuring data accuracy and integrity. . KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: With occasional guidance: - Design and develop performant data pipelines that support a variety of source system types (flat files, APIs, databases, etc.) - Troubleshoot issues with production pipelines and work with internal stakeholders to deploy fixes - Develop tools and services used by other teams to create, test, and deliver data-related assets - Provide administration support for our Azure Databricks platform TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES: Minimum Qualifications - Bachelor's Degree - 2+ years Python and/or C## in an OOP paradigm experience - 2+ years implementing cloud solutions with Azure, AWS, or GCP - 1+ years with SQL experience Preferred Qualifications - Experience with REST data services, APIs, and microservices - Experience with Git - Experience with containerization with Docker or Podman Bonus Qualifications - Experience with Databricks or Apache Spark with certifications being a plus - Experience with PowerShell and/or Bash - Experience with Infrastructure as Code solutions such as Terraform - Experience CI/CD automation in GitLab, GitHub, or Azure DevOps - GitHub profile link to some personal code examples CORE ACCOUNTABILITIES - Organizational Impact: Executes job responsibilities with the understanding of how output would affect and impact other areas related to own job area/team with occasional guidance. - Problem Solving/ Complexity of work: Analyzes moderately complex problems using technical experience and judgment. - Breadth of Knowledge: Has expanded knowledge gained through experience within a professional area. - Team Interaction: Provides informal guidance and support to team members. About the Department: Health IT HealthIT provides the best health information technology tools that support Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s mission of: - Delivering distinctively personalized care - Improving the health care of individuals and communities regionally, nationally and internationally - Providing transformative learning programs - Supporting compelling discoveries Our tools, which form the digital arteries of VUMC, are either developed in-house by our innovative product teams or selected from the most cutting-edge solutions available in today’s ever-changing marketplace. Our 500 colleagues provide ongoing support over each product’s entire lifespan, ensuring that the tools are meeting the evolving needs of the Medical Center’s 24,000 colleagues. Our solutions are driven by the incredible work and research of our colleagues throughout Vanderbilt and supported through a close partnership with VUMC Information Technology (VUMC IT). The strong collaboration among our teams means that VUMC can respond to clinical and operational issues with agility and innovation. Together, we ensure VUMC remains a leader in its pioneering use of healthcare information technology. Underscoring our entire department are our core values of accountability, transparency and execution, delivered with a strong Partner Promise. Position Shift: Days Our professional administrative functions include critical supporting roles in information technology and informatics, finance, administration, legal and community affairs, human resources, communications and marketing, development, facilities, and many more. At our growing health system, we support each other and encourage excellence among all who are part of our workforce. High-achieving employees stay at Vanderbilt Health for professional growth, appreciation of benefits, and a sense of community and purpose. Core Accountabilities: Organizational Impact: Executes job responsibilities with the understanding of how output would affect and impact other areas related to own job area/team with occasional guidance. Problem Solving/ Complexity of work: Analyzes moderately complex problems using technical experience and judgment. Breadth of Knowledge: Has expanded knowledge gained through experience within a professional area. Team Interaction: Provides informal guidance and support to team members. Core Capabilities : Supporting Colleagues:- Develops Self and Others: Invests time, energy, and enthusiasm in developing self/others to help improve performance e and gain knowledge in new areas.- Builds and Maintains Relationships: Maintains regular contact with key colleagues and stakeholders using formal and informal opportunities to expand and strengthen relationships.- Communicates Effectively: Recognizes group interactions and modifies one's own communication style to suit different situations and audiences. Delivering Excellent Services:- Serves Others with Compassion: Seeks to understand current and future needs of relevant stakeholders and customizes services to better address them.- Solves Complex Problems: Approaches problems from different angles; Identifies new possibilities to interpret opportunities and develop concrete solutions.- Offers Meaningful Advice and Support: Provides ongoing support and coaching in a constructive manner to increase employees' effectiveness. Ensuring High Quality: - Performs Excellent Work: Engages regularly in formal and informal dialogue about quality; directly addresses quality issues promptly.- Ensures Continuous Improvement: Applies various learning experiences by looking beyond symptoms to uncover underlying causes of problems and identifies ways to resolve them. - Fulfills Safety and Regulatory Requirements: Understands all aspects of providing a safe environment and performs routine safety checks to prevent safety hazards from occurring. Managing Resources Effectively: - Demonstrates Accountability: Demonstrates a sense of ownership, focusing on and driving critical issues to closure.- Stewards Organizational Resources: Applies understanding of the departmental work to effectively manage resources for a department/area.- Makes Data Driven Decisions: Demonstrates strong understanding of the information or data to identify and elevate opportunities. Fostering Innovation:- Generates New Ideas: Proactively identifies new ideas/opportunities from multiple sources or methods to improve processes beyond conventional approaches.- Applies Technology: Demonstrates an enthusiasm for learning new technologies, tools, and procedures to address short-term challenges.- Adapts to Change: Views difficult situations and/or problems as opportunities for improvement; actively embraces change instead of emphasizing negative elements. Position Qualifications: Responsibilities: Certifications: Work Experience: Relevant Work Experience Experience Level: 2 years Education: Bachelor's Vanderbilt Health is committed to fostering an environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and is committed to the principles of equal opportunity. EOE/Vets/Disabled.