Software Developer and Data Engineer I
Boston, MA

Job Description

Minimum Qualifications

* BS in Computer Science, IS or related area required. Understanding of public health concepts and quantitative methodologies preferred. One year of experience in a health care, public health or academic agency required OR BA/BS and three (3) years' experience in a health care, public health or academic agency required
* Demonstrated knowledge of instrument design and development, database architecture, and data coding procedures required.
* Strong oral and written communication skills; presentation skills
* Proficient in negotiation, facilitation and consensus building skills
* Proficient in new and emerging technologies
* Thorough knowledge of the following: IT concepts, strategies and methodologies, design and development tools, architectures and technical standards
* Thorough knowledge of layered systems architectures and layered solutions and designs; understanding of shared software concepts
* Understanding of agile software development concepts and processes; must be proactive, and demonstrate initiative and be a logical thinker
* Consultative skills, including the ability to understand and apply customer requirements, including drawing out unforeseen implications and making recommendations for design, the ability to define design reasoning, understanding potential impacts of design requirements.Experience with reporting data to federal, state and other funding agencies preferred.
* Deep experience with the Microsoft SQL Server technology stack (SSAS, SSIS)
* Strong understanding of data warehousing, modern Cloud / Hybrid data architecture concepts
* Experience with business intelligence tools and reporting solutions (Power BI, Tableau, etc)
* Experience working in an Agile (scrum) development environment (Test-Driven Design, MVP, iterative and incremental design), familiarity with DevOps concepts.
* Understanding of data modeling techniques; ability to lead and contribute to incremental and iterative modern data architecture
* Experience using MS Office and Excel.