Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Associate (Data Engineer)

The ICT Associate (Data Engineer) supports the ICT Department by designing and implementing data solutions, developing ETL processes, and ensuring data integrity within the Microsoft Fabric platform. The role involves collaboration with stakeholders to enable secure, high-quality, and scalable data integration to support IOM's digital transformation and evidence-based programming.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement data solutions using Microsoft Fabric and Microsoft Azure Data Solution Tools.
• Collaborate with analytics engineers, architects, analysts, and administrators to design and deploy data engineering solutions for analytics.
• Develop and optimize ETL/ELT processes within the Microsoft Azure ecosystem.
• Implement data governance, security, and compliance measures throughout Microsoft Fabric environments.
• Monitor, troubleshoot and optimize analytics solutions to enhance performance and efficiency.
• Lead planning and coordination for cutover, onboarding, and working with the managed services partner.
• Optimize data ingestion and processing pipelines by monitoring and managing capacity unit (CU) utilization.
• Configure and manage data gateways and connections to enable secure, reliable, and efficient access to data sources.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Information Technology, or a related field with four years of relevant professional experience; or, a school diploma with six years of relevant professional experience.
• Proven experience in data engineering, data warehousing, API, and ETL processes.
• Proficient in data warehousing technologies, Azure, data API, ETL processes, Python, and data engineering tools (e.g., SQL, Hadoop, Spark).
• Proficiency in Python and data engineering tools.
• Excellent problem-solving abilities and analytical skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement capabilities.
• Experienced in project management and cross-functional team leadership.
• Adept at data quality assurance and system security practices.
• Good organizational and administrative skills.
• Fluency in English (oral and written) and working knowledge of French and/or Spanish is an advantage.

Skills

• Data Engineering
• Data Warehouse
• API Development
• ETL
• Python
• SQL
• Hadoop
• Spark
• Azure
• Data Quality Assurance
• System Security Practices
• Project Management
• Cross-Functional Team Management
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Data Integration
• Microsoft Fabric
• Data Solutions Design

Languages

English, French, Spanish