C2C Forward Fellow, Data Infrastructure

C2C Forward Fellow, Data Infrastructure

100% Remote within California, must reside in California

Travel Requirement:
All fellows will need to travel to Sacramento once a month for an in-person team meeting.

We are looking to hire two fellows.

The Foundation for California Community Colleges (FCCC) is recruiting experts to join the inaugural C2C Forward Fellows Program to work directly within the Office of Cradle-to-Career in advancing the work of bridging gaps in state-wide data. The Office of Cradle-to-Career Data (C2C) is a neutral source of trusted information that links siloed data across the state to answer questions on what happens to students once they enter and leave our school system and beyond.

C2C Forward is a fiscally sponsored program of the Foundation of California Community Colleges. As C2C Forward Fellows, leaders and experts from across sectors can contribute their knowledge, experience, and innovation to support Cradle-to-Career Data System’s growth and long-term success.

Fellows will gain hands-on experience creating and maintaining a P20W data system while applying their expertise in domains such as TK-12 education, post-secondary education, workforce outcomes, economics, user center design, data visualization, data file preparation, and more. Fellows will be placed at C2C, as an integral member of the Data Programs or Data Infrastructure team to advance the work of C2C’s annual workplan, embracing cross-sector collaboration, and gaining insight into underlying governmental structures and partnerships.

As a fellow, you will gain a depth of experience and a wealth of knowledge that can be applied at institutions and beyond to advance research that will better serve Californians in the future.

C2C is required by statute to produce data insights such as dashboards, data reports, query builders via CSV files, a research request process via secure data enclave, and query builders. With the aptitude and bandwidth of the fellows, C2C will be able to produce more useful and necessary tools at a more rapid speed while enhancing the data system infrastructure with up-to-date best practices and most current privacy and security features.

In addition to the projects assigned to fellows, fellows will engage in a work culture that values equity, collaboration, transparency, accountability, and curiosity. C2C staff and leadership take pride in implementing values in the day-to-day work and expanding the team with individuals who also share these same values. Fellows will be empowered to take initiative and responsibility for their work in a safe, fun, and intellectually stimulating environment.

The Data Infrastructure (DIF) team is responsible for maintaining the data system, ingesting and linking data, and ensuring the system security and privacy protections represent cutting edge technologies and best practices. Fellows on the DIF team should be passionate about protecting data integrity, mitigating bias in data use, facilitating user-centered design, and conducting research to inform decision-making.

As a fellow on the Data Infrastructure team, you will serve as a lead on data pipeline engineering. You will be a proponent for modern data stack approaches in the state. You will ensure that data is available as a service for warehouses, digital services, dashboards, and more. You will plan, develop, and document policies and best practices for the Office of Cradle-to-Career Data.

You will also collaborate with other team members to help adopt modern cloud-based data practices and work closely with the Data Programs and Engagement team, transforming your knowledge, expertise, and hands on experience into practical guidance and toolkits.

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