DATA ENGINEER

New York City Emergency Management (NYCEM) helps New Yorkers before during and after emergencies through preparedness education and response. NYCEM is responsible for coordinating citywide emergency planning and response for all types and scales of emergencies. We are staffed by more than 200 dedicated professionals with diverse backgrounds and areas of expertise including individuals assigned from other City agencies.

The Office of the Chief Operating Officer (COO) is comprised of Human Capital Management (HCM) Information Technology (IT) Support Services and Geographic Information Systems (GIS). The Office of the COO is focused on implementing agency initiatives and strategies into daily operations to meet agency objectives and goals.
The Geographic Information Systems (GIS) unit produces reliable locationbased information through the integration analysis and visualization of essential data distributed in the form of maps datasets summary metrics and associated applications.

NYCEM has an exciting opportunity for a motivated data professional to join the GIS unit as a Data Engineer. NYCEM is creating a data integration team comprised of data engineering and geospatial experts to help support the agencys Emergency Data Improvement Initiative. Reporting to NYCEMs Director of Enterprise Data Management the selected applicant will:

Develop and maintain ETL pipelines with a focus on writing scalable clean and faulttolerant code to handle disparate data sources.
Create databases for emergency events on demand set up processes to join base data with event data handle frequent updates share data with other city agencies and outside organizations based on security protocols and log data errors.
Collaborate with internal divisions to acquire or create data sets needed for situational awareness and recovery operations.
Collaborate with other city agencies to improve base data. As needed convert base data into more useable form for emergency needs.
Perform exploratory data analyses as needed.
Collaborate with other data engineers on the best technologies to use with a goal toward building a sustainable robust framework.
Participate in code reviews and develop documentation for both code and procedures.


**PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING:

The selected candidate will be assigned to an oncall Emergency Operations Center (EOC) team and will be expected to work nonbusiness hours during some emergencies. These nonbusiness hours include nights weekends holidays and extended week hours outside of a 9AM5PM schedule. The selected candidate will also participate in trainings to build skills and competencies in emergency response; will participate in drills and exercises associated with the oncall EOC team; and may volunteer to assist with Ready NY emergency preparedness presentations to external groups. EOC teams are on call for three weeks at a time with six weeks off in between.


Funding This position is supported with a federal Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) grant funding through 8/31/2027 with the possibility of an extension.

Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States without employer support to be eligible for selection.

The selected candidate will be required to be in person in the office location three days per week with exceptions for extenuating circumstances.

For this position the Special Note below in the Minimum Qualification Requirements doesapply.

IN ORDER TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS JOB PLEASE SUBMIT A SEPARATE COVER LETTER IN THE ATTACHMENTS SECTION OF THE APPLICATION PORTAL.


PREFERRED SKILLS

Two or more years of experience in the field of data engineering.
Proficiency in scripting processes with Python and SQL automating processes using GitHub Actions and utilizing containerization software like Docker.
Experience with cloudbased data warehouses like Google BigQuery and ArcGIS Online.
Familiarity with spatial data formats and experience working with spatial data in Esri products Carto PostGIS or GeoPandas.
Familiarity with NYC data sets and geocoding processes.
Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
Strong presentation skills.
Strong interpersonal skills.
Experience working with technical and nontechnical staff.
Strong initiative and ability to perform with minimal supervision.
Prior experience with emergency management operations and/or NYC municipal government operations is a plus.

In addition the selected candidate will be able to demonstrate a proven ability in the following areas from the agencys performance management model:

Competencies:
oKnowledge possesses appropriate subject matter expertise.
oWork Ethic and Productivity produces consistently high quality accurate and ontime deliverables; takes responsibility is dependable and accountable and follows through; is responsive to requests from leadership.
oStrategic Problem Solving and Innovation is thoughtful and deliberate in approach to solving problems; demonstrates innovation and creative thinking.
oEffective Communication communication is clear precise and timely; understands their audience and display confidence in delivering their message.
oTeamwork encourage collaboration and motivate others; is able to both lead and follow when necessary; is an active listener and consider a broad range of perspectives.

**Studies have shown that women people of color and other underrepresented groups are less likely to apply for jobs unless they believe they are able to perform every task in the job description. We are interested in finding the best candidate for the job and will consider any equivalent combination of knowledge skills education and experience to meet qualifications. If you are interested in applying we encourage you to think broadly about your background and skill set for the role.**

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Qualifications :

1. A fouryear high school diploma or its educational equivalent approved by a states department of education or a recognized accrediting organization and six years of satisfactory fulltime professional experience in one or a combination of the following: emergency management fire police or military service public safety public health public administration urban planning engineering or another specialized area to which the appointment is to be made; or

2. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and two years of satisfactory full time professional experience in the areas listed in 1 above; or

3. A masters degree from an accredited college in emergency management public administration urban planning engineering economics political science the physical sciences or related field and one year of satisfactory fulltime professional experience in the areas listed 1 above at least two years of which must have been in one of those areas or another specialized area to which the appointment is to be made.

4. Education and/or experience equivalent to 1 2 or 3 above. However all candidates must have a fouryear high school diploma or its educational equivalent.

Special Note:
To be eligible for placement in Assignment Level II individuals must have after meeting the minimum requirements one additional year of professional experience as described in 1 above.

Additional Information :

The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic including but not limited to an individuals sex race color ethnicity national origin age religion disability sexual orientation veteran status gender identity or pregnancy.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Fulltime