Data Engineer

Day-to-Day: Insight Global is seeking a Data Engineer to sit in Topeka, KS. The Data Engineer will be part of a team dedicated to advancing data analytics within operations, and work with internal team members and outside stakeholders to implement analytics use cases which provides management the ability to make data-driven decisions. Analytic use cases assist to improve operational efficiencies, proactive asset management, and operational awareness. • Work with stakeholders to understand needs and translate these into technical solutions • Implement, maintain, and train peers on Application Lifecycle Management best practices (includes implementation of MS Dev Ops Power Platform Solutions and ALM environments, workflows, and pipelines) • Ability to use statistical programming languages (R or Python, preferably), and database querying languages like SQL and query data from NoSQL database • Find, join, and utilize new datasets • Ability to query and join geospatial datasets from to allow data scientists and data analysts to use these datasets in machine learning and visualization capacities • Provide recommendations and implement solutions to improve data reliability, efficiency, and quality • Ability to develop, build, and modify basic software applications to allow field personnel to make improvements quicklyCollaborate with business users to design and develop Microsoft Power Platform deliverables, including Power BI reports and Power Apps applications Plusses: • Microsoft ALM/DevOps solutions certification • Experience with GIS (including shapefiles and spatial indexes)Utility industry experienceMust Haves: • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or similar program • 6-12 years of experience mining data, joining SQL, and NoSQL data with geospatial query and joining capabilities • Ability to implement Microsoft ALM/DevOps solutions and lifecycles • Knowledge of governing codes and regulation, along with basic knowledge of Transmission and Distribution equipment and systems • Ability to write and automate basic scripts for data manipulation and retrieval including CSV, JSON, and XML data formats Understanding of APIs, command line, client server architecture, networks, and (S)FTP