Data Engineer - Information Systems
Listed on 2026-09-11
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IT/Tech
Data Engineering, Data Analyst
Base Salary:
Data Engineer- Information Systems
Mesa USD 4 Information Systems
- Mesa, Arizona Open in Google Maps
Job : 5911762
Final date to receive applications: Sep 17, 2026 11:59 PM (Mountain Standard Time)
Re-Posted: Sep 03, 2026 6:00 AM (UTC)
Starting Date: Immediately
Job Description- Forbes named Mesa Public Schools in their list of 2024 Best Employers in Arizona.
- East Valley Tribune names Mesa Public Schools as Best Place to Work in East Valley for multiple years.
Employment Type:
Full-time
Base Salary: $73,403.00
Class/Calendar:
D61-IS,12 months
Benefits:- Vacation
- sick leave
- holidays
- retirement matched through the Arizona State Retirement System
- health
- life insurance
Performance Pay: Available annually
New Hire
Experience:
1% of the base hourly rate granted for each year of verified like experience (within ten years) beyond the requirement, up to aten-year maximum
New Hire
Education:
1% of the base hourly rate awarded for an AA or higher degree if not required for the position
Job Summary: Mesa Public Schools is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Data Engineer. You will assume a strategic role in developing and maintaining the data infrastructure for our K-12 system. Working closely with cross-functional teams, including a Senior Research Analyst and Business Intelligence Lead, a Senior Data Engineer and other research and reporting team members, you will lead the creation and implementation of a cohesive and extensive enterprise-wide data model.
Collaborating with a diverse team of data experts and educators, you will play a pivotal role in leveraging data insights to enhance educational outcomes.
Technical Expertise and Cloud Adoption
- Provide technical knowledge for major data strategies, driving the organization’s success in adopting modern data models and cloud technologies.
- Guide technical architecture for projects such as data replication, metadata management, DBaaS, data modeling and data security.
- Develop proof-of-concept prototypes and initial implementation models to support the vision and strategy of the district.
- Leverage your deep understanding of SQL and knowledge of development languages (e.g. Python, R) to guide the development and maintenance of data engineering pipelines, supporting modeling and analytics needs.
- Define and maintain reusable data development patterns, engineering standards, version control and data frameworks.
- Apply expert knowledge of database technology to support legacy DBMSs and design overall data platform solutions.
- Utilize knowledge and understanding of ETL/ELT processes to create and/or expand the current data model
- Utilize a variety of technologies, including SQL, R, Python, and other relevant tools, to manage and analyze large amounts of education data.
- Implement data hygiene practices to ensure statistical efficiency, accuracy, and quality in educational data.
- Work closely with global and district-level stakeholders, including educators, IT professionals, compliance teams, and risk management, to identify, support, and implement data-driven projects.
- Establish relationships with IT leaders, systems leaders, data engineers, and technical specialists to advance proposed architectural solutions.
- Represent the team in architectural discussions, focusing on data aggregation, data flows, deployment strategies and governance.
- Have a passion for innovation with a test and learn mindset, ensuring the team remains adaptable to evolving educational needs.
- Embrace Agile methodologies in the development process, supporting the effective scaling of digital pilot initiatives from ideation to working pilots and deliverables.
- Collaborate with Research and Evaluation team to build consistent, accurate and available data solutions in specialized software (i.e. PowerBI, Tableau, Excel, etc)
- Independently define problem statements and extract user requirements for data analysis and business intelligence solutions
- Develop and present analyses and reports using data visualization and storytelling best practices
- Produce documentation to ensure consistency, quality and transparency across the district
- Participate in data quality issue analysis and resolution recommendations
- Combine data files from multiple sources efficiently and effectively to create a clean data set for analysis
- Write custom SQL queries
- Foster a continuous learning, professional…
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