Data Analyst

Overview

On Site
Depends on Experience
Contract - Independent
Contract - W2
Contract - 8 Month(s)

Skills

Data Cleansing
Analytics
Apache Parquet
Continuous Delivery
Continuous Integration
Data Flow
ELT
Encryption
Extract
Transform
Load
FOCUS
JSON
Management
Agile
Data Lake
Data Masking
Data Processing
Data Quality
DevOps
Python
Reporting
Scrum
Software Development
Storage
Testing
Workflow
Meta-data Management
Microsoft Azure
Orchestration
Publishing
PySpark
SQL

Job Details

The Candidates will be rejected if they deny picking up their equipment onsite

The Virginia Department of Elections is seeking a skilled data engineer with a minimum of 3 years experience to work with an existing software development team on an ongoing project.
This position will support the design and delivery of secure, scalable, and traceable data pipelines in Azure, with a focus on integrating and transforming sensitive, public-facing datasets. The candidate will build ingestion workflows and transformation logic to support reporting, analytics, and public transparency initiatives. This role requires experience with Azure-native tools, strong ETL/ELT capabilities, and a strong commitment to data quality, auditability, and responsible data use. The candidate will be working with an existing software development team in an Agile/Scrum environment.
Skill
Required / Desired
Amount
of Experience

At least 3 years of experience building and maintaining ETL/ELT pipelines in enterprise environments using Azure-native tools.

Required
3
Years

Hands-on expertise with Azure Data Factory, Dataflows, Synapse Pipelines, or similar orchestration tools.

Required
3
Years

Proficiency in SQL, Python, or PySpark for transformation logic and data cleansing workflows.

Required
3
Years

Experience with Delta Lake, Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2, JSON, and Parquet formats.

Required
3
Years

Ability to build modular, reusable pipeline components using metadata-driven approaches and robust error handling.

Required
3
Years

Familiarity with public data sources, government transparency datasets, and publishing workflows.

Required
3
Years

Knowledge of data masking, PII handling, and encryption techniques to manage sensitive data responsibly.

Required
3
Years

Experience with data quality frameworks, including automated validation, logging, and data reconciliation methods.

Required
3
Years

Strong grasp of DevOps/DataOps practices, including versioning, testing, and CI/CD for data pipelines.

Required
3
Years

Experience supporting data publishing for oversight, regulatory, or open data initiatives is highly desirable.

Required
3
Years

Certifications such as DP-203 (Azure Data Engineer Associate) or Azure Solutions Architect are a plus.

Highly desired
3
Years

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