Data Engineer
Company: KIPP Texas
Location: Dallas
Posted on: January 27, 2023
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Job Description:
Company DescriptionKIPP Texas Public Schools is a network of 59
public charter, open-enrollment, pre-k-12 schools educating nearly
34,000 students across Austin, Dallas-Ft. Worth, Houston, and San
Antonio. Together with families and communities, our mission is to
create joyful, academically excellent schools that prepare students
with the skills and confidence to pursue the paths they choose
-college, career, and beyond-so they can lead fulfilling lives and
build a more just world.Founded in Houston in 1994, and operating
as KIPP Texas since 2018, our commitment to diversity, equity,
inclusion, and antiracism in our classrooms, in our offices, and in
the communities we serve is unwavering. We are looking to hire a
diverse team of dynamic, collaborative, and dedicated individuals
with an unyielding belief that every child will succeed. Join our
Team and Family and champion equity, chase excellence, persist with
purpose, bring joy, and help us rise together.KIPP Texas is part of
the national KIPP network of 255 college-preparatory public charter
schools in 20 states and the District of Columbia. Nationwide, KIPP
students complete four-year college at a rate of 36 percent,
comparable to the national average for all students and
approximately three times higher than the average of students from
low-income communities.You can see all our job opportunities at
https://kipptexas.org/join-our-team/ .Job DescriptionThe KIPP Texas
Analytics, Research & Evaluation Team is seeking a Data Engineer
(DE) to support both existing and new systems of reporting and
analysis for the state. The DE is primarily responsible for
maintaining, improving upon, and building the data systems
beginning at and downstream from the data warehouse, systems that
are used to operate and scale reporting functions for the
organization. The DE will serve as an important voice on data
storage and management, providing expert input and troubleshooting
support for data personnel that rely on the data warehouse for
reporting and analysis. The Data Engineer will help manage the
Analytics team's data warehouse through a) consolidating,
archiving, and purging existing data warehouse tables, b) improving
performance of existing queries and stored procedures, c)
streamlining recurring database jobs and coordinating automations
within and downstream from the database (e.g., tables, views,
Tableau data source extracts). The DE will work closely with Data
Analysts and Research & Evaluation Analysts on the Analytics Team
to prepare data sources that will feed into downstream Tableau
reports or other end-user reports. The DE will also collaborate
with the Data Systems team to improve existing data source
connections to the data warehouse and build new ones based on
stakeholder and organizational data needs. The DE will report to
the Senior Director of Analytics, Research & Evaluation and work
closely with a variety of stakeholders across departments.Note:
that this position is based on external grant funding. At the end
of the grant period this position may be eliminated unless other
sources of funds are secured to maintain this position or a similar
position.Key ResponsibilitiesSQL & Data Warehouse Improvements
Keywords: KIPP Texas, Dallas , Data Engineer, Engineering , Dallas, Texas
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