Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services is seeking a people focused, collaborative Data Supervisor to support and lead an area of our Data Office. The ideal candidate has experience in either Data Engineering, Data Analytics, or Data Governance, and is passionate about helping technical professionals grow, succeed, and deliver high quality outcomes.
This role is designed for a servant leader who communicates well, takes initiative, and enjoys finding ways to improve processes and team effectiveness. You will provide leadership, coaching, and operational support to a group of data professionals aligned to your background—such as Data Engineers or Analytics Engineers—within a fast paced, modern data environment.
**The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services does not sponsor or transfer non-immigrant work visas for this position or accept STEM OPT (form i-983) at any time. **
Examples of Work
Key Responsibilities
- Lead, mentor, and support a discipline‑focused group of data professionals (e.g., Data Engineers or Analytics Engineers).
- Foster a collaborative, inclusive, growth‑oriented team culture grounded in servant leadership.
- Provide clear communication around priorities, expectations, and deliverables.
- Support Agile ceremonies, sprint planning, and day‑to‑day coordination of work.
- Remove blockers and enable teams to maintain momentum and deliver consistently.
- Provide high‑level technical guidance across Databricks, Snowflake, Azure, Collibra, and Power BI.
- Partner with technical leads and architects to uphold engineering standards, documentation practices, and data governance requirements.
- Ensure work aligns with DHHS security, compliance, privacy, and data quality expectations.
- Help balance team capacity, manage workloads, and support effective resource planning.
- Collaborate with Program Managers, Product Owners, and business stakeholders to ensure alignment and smooth execution of initiatives.
- Drive continuous improvement through retrospectives, feedback loops, and best‑practice adoption.
- Identify and implement process improvements that enhance team efficiency and communication.
- Support onboarding, training, and cross‑skilling of team members.
- Monitor team performance metrics and leverage insights to guide improvement efforts.
- Identify risks early and work with partners to mitigate technical, delivery, or operational issues.
- Assist in coordinating incident response and issue resolution involving data pipelines or analytics systems.
- Encourage innovation by promoting creative problem‑solving and exploration of new tools or automation opportunities.
Requirements/Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications: A bachelor’s degree or equivalent in computer science, information systems, mathematics, engineering or other related field and two years of experience in a related information technology discipline (network infrastructure, coding, systems or database); experience can be substituted for education on a year for year basis, one year of which as a project coordinator, leader, or supervisor.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience in Data Engineering, Data Analytics, Data Governance, or a closely related discipline.
- Strong leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills with a people‑first mindset.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast‑paced environment supporting public-sector programs.
- Familiarity with modern data platforms: Databricks, Snowflake, Azure, Collibra, Power BI.
- Healthcare, public-sector, or government data experience.
- Prior experience supervising or mentoring technical staff.
- Understanding of enterprise data governance principles.
- Experience working within Agile delivery methodologies.
Other: Position is located on-site at the Nebraska State Office Building in Lincoln. No remote or hybrid work. Not eligible to be a contracted position.
