Cosmos - Data Engineer Iii

University of Arkansas at Little Rock

Little Rock, AR, US
Base: $85,000; bonus/equity: not specified; benefi...
Data etl pipeline design and management
Kafka for real-time data streaming
Mongodb nosql storage across kubernetes
The Data Engineer III position is a full-time provisional role at the COSMOS Research Center funded through a grant, with renewal contingent on continued funding and performance

Job Summary

  • The Data Engineer III position is a full-time provisional role at the COSMOS Research Center funded through a grant, with renewal contingent on continued funding and performance.
  • This role involves leading a team of data engineers and collaborating with researchers to develop scalable data pipelines, microservices, and machine learning models to support social computing research.
  • The University of Arkansas at Little Rock offers a metropolitan research university environment committed to innovation, flexible learning, and contributing to regional economic and technological development.

Matching Summary

The Data Engineer III position is a full-time provisional role at the COSMOS Research Center funded through a grant, with renewal contingent on continued funding and performance.

Salary

Base: $85,000; Bonus/Equity: Not specified; Benefits: Eligible

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Data ETL pipeline design and management
  • Kafka for real-time data streaming
  • MongoDB NoSQL storage across Kubernetes
  • Microservices development with Python and Golang
  • CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins and GitLab CI
  • Machine learning model training and deployment
  • Data analysis and reporting

Nice-to-have

  • Front-end development with HTML/CSS and JavaScript
  • Collaboration with research teams
  • Use of Elasticsearch, Grafana, Prometheus, and Kibana
  • Problem-solving and communication skills
  • Experience with social media data collection
  • Building visualization dashboards
  • Infrastructure management for system reliability

Key Requirements

  • Master's degree in Computer Science or related field
  • 2+ years experience as data engineer or similar role
  • 1+ years experience leading a team of data engineers
  • Ability to work on-campus
  • Must pass criminal background and sex offender registry checks

Work Rights

Must have legal authority to work in the United States

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