Digital Impact Specialist (Data Engineer), P-3, Temporary Position, Information and Communication Technology, 364 days, Digital Core - CIO Office, #00137299 Valencia, Spain

Organizational Context

UNICEF operates in over 190 countries, dedicated to saving children's lives, defending their rights, and helping them reach their full potential. We are committed to promoting the rights of every child, everywhere, through our equity strategy, ensuring all children have the opportunity to thrive without discrimination.

Job Purpose

The incumbent will support the design, implementation, and delivery of UNICEF’s Data Warehouse migration project, transitioning from legacy analytical platforms to a modern lakehouse and analytics architecture. This involves contributing to migration planning and execution, validating target architectures, conducting parallel runs and business testing, and developing data products and consumption layers. The role is crucial for ensuring that migrated solutions maintain data integrity, performance, and reporting continuity, thereby enabling more efficient data-driven decision-making and operational excellence across the organization. This position is key to advancing UNICEF's data transformation goals and leveraging AI capabilities to better serve children globally.

Responsibilities

Contribute to the design and implementation of UNICEF’s Data Warehouse migration project, focusing on the transition to a modern lakehouse and analytics architecture. Assist in developing and executing migration plans, ensuring minimal disruption to ongoing operations and reporting. Support the design and validation of target data architectures, ensuring scalability, performance, and security. Participate in parallel runs and business testing to validate data accuracy and completeness post-migration. Develop and maintain data products and consumption layers to meet business intelligence and analytics needs. Ensure data integrity, performance, and reporting continuity are preserved throughout the migration process. Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including data architects, developers, and business analysts, to achieve project objectives. Document technical specifications, data models, and migration processes. Support the adoption of new technologies and methodologies for data management and analytics. Assist in troubleshooting and resolving issues related to data migration and the new analytics platform. Contribute to the overall success of the Digital Foundations and Data Transformation initiatives within UNICEF.

Work Experience

A minimum of two years of relevant professional experience in data engineering, data warehousing, or data analytics is required. Experience with cloud-based data platforms and ETL/ELT processes is essential.

Skills

Data Warehousing, Data Engineering, ETL/ELT, Cloud Platforms (e.g., Azure, AWS), SQL, Data Modeling, Data Migration, Analytics Architecture, Problem-Solving, Collaboration, Communication, Project Support

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