Temporary Cloud Engineer, Data Focused
Temporary Cloud Engineer, Data Focused
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Overview
The Bronx Defenders (BxD) an innovative progressive holistic indigent defense office in the South Bronx seeks a Temporary Cloud Engineer - Data Focused to join our Data Team.
Founded in 1997 The Bronx Defenders is a public defender nonprofit that has developed a nationally recognized model of representation called holistic defense which provides people with teams of lawyers social workers and advocates to defend them zealously in court as well as to address the underlying drivers and enmeshed penalties of legal system involvement.
Since opening our doors we have grown into an organization of more than 400 staff members defending nearly 20000 New Yorkers each year in criminal family civil and immigration proceedings who face incarceration family separation eviction and deportation among other devastating consequences.
Today we are reimagining the role of public defense even further using community organizing and engagement legislative advocacy and impact litigation to partner with the communities we represent to bring about long-lasting systemic change.
We also share our model and lessons learned with current and future public defenders. We run two legal clinics at NYC law schools and train public defenders from one end of the country to the next on how to move to a holistic model of representation.
Description
We are seeking a seasoned Temporary Data Focused Cloud Engineer with a minimum of five (5) years of experience to lead and support data migrations and modern data platform this role you will play a key part in implementing AWS data services building ETL/ELT pipelines and supporting data solutions that empower our organization to derive meaningful insights from its data. The ideal candidate will bring significant expertise in data-focused cloud engineering and will be comfortable considering multiple approaches and making recommendations based on industry best practices and the implementation at hand. The ideal candidate will also be comfortable training and enabling other technical team members on the environments and pipelines they have designed.
Responsibilities
- End-to-end design for data transformation from source (Jsons tables APIs etc.) to target including creating and maintaining data extraction transformation and loading processes
- Implementing data pipelines using AWS services such as Apache Airflow Glue Lambda Step Functions and EMR
- Design and implement a scalable data architecture for cloud environments.
- Configuring and optimizing AWS database services including RDS Aurora Redshift and DynamoDB
- Implementing data lakes using S3 and related AWS services
- Writing and testing SQL queries and stored procedures
- Documenting technical solutions and providing knowledge transfer to customers
- Supporting the implementation of data governance and security controls
- Troubleshooting and resolving issues with data pipelines and services
- Participating in code reviews and implementing feedback
- Provide architectural guidance and hands-on support for data transformation and integration.
- Collaborate with data engineers stakeholders and cloud teams to ensure smooth execution.
- Optimize data model and architecture for integration with business intelligence tools
- Training and enablement for other members of the Data and IT teams
- Creating thorough documentation and subsequently training other team members
- Analyze and work with additional technologies like Databricks Snowflake Graph DB etc. over the course of the engagement.
Qualifications
Required Skills
- Proven experience in Azure and AWS data platforms
- Strong knowledge of Data Lake architecture and migration strategies
- SQL
- Python
- AWS Apache airflow Redshift workspaces S3
- APIs
Preferred Certifications
- AWS certifications would be relevant but are not necessary Im more interested in a candidate with extensive experience
Applicants must demonstrate:
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively with lawyers and non-lawyers
- Ability to think critically and creatively in fast-paced settings
- Meticulous attention to detail
- Ability to receive feedback constructively reflect and shift behavior accordingly
- Ability to exercise excellent judgment discretion and confidentiality around sensitive issues
- Ability to engage effectively with people from various backgrounds and experiences
Salary iscommensuratewith candidates with five (5) years of directly relevant experience the salary range for this position is $120000.00 to $130000.00.Full-time employees are also eligible for a comprehensive benefits package including but not limited to medical dental and vision coverage; a 403(b) plan with employer contribution; and a generous vacation sick leave and parental leave policy.
This is a temporary hybrid position that will last 3 5 months. With mutual agreement between the employee and the employer the position may be extended beyond 5 months.
Approximately 70% of The Bronx Defenders staff including attorneys and non-attorneys are represented by UAW Local 2325 - Association of Legal Aid Attorneys (AFL-CIO).This position is not within the bargaining unit.
This position is exempt. By law nonexempt employees are compensated hourly based on their annual rate and therefore are entitled toovertimewhereasexempt employees are not.
To apply please click APPLY TO THIS JOB ONLINE and upload your resume and cover letter in one document. Your cover letter should share why you want to do this work at our office as well as some keylivedand/or professional experiences that have prepared you for this position. Your resume will be used todetermineyour salary based on the number of years of directly relevant professional experience and should include all relevant professional experience. Applications without a written cover letter will not be considered.
The Bronx Defenders is an equal opportunity employer and is cultivating an anti-oppressive workplace that embraces staff with a diversity of backgroundsidentities and experiences. We acknowledge the ways in which systemic oppression and injustice can undermine access to professional opportunities and are committed to conducting hiring and promotion processes that areequitableand accessible to those commonly excluded from the workforce. We do not discriminate against and in fact specifically encourage applicants from marginalized communities to apply including those who identify as Black Indigenous people of color queer transgender gender non-conforming disabled neurodivergent and those directlyimpactedby criminal civil family and immigration legal systems.We value lived experience as well as professional experience and particularly welcome applications from the Bronx community that we work with.
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