Data Engineer

The CDC Foundation helps the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) save and improve lives by unleashing the power of collaboration between CDC, philanthropies, corporations, organizations and individuals to protect the health, safety and security of America and the world. The CDC Foundation is the go-to nonprofit authorized by Congress to mobilize philanthropic partners and private-sector resources to support CDC’s critical health protection mission. Since 1995, the CDC Foundation has raised over $1.9 billion and launched more than 1,300 programs impacting a variety of health threats from chronic disease conditions including cardiovascular disease and cancer, to infectious diseases like rotavirus and HIV, to emergency responses, including COVID-19 and Ebola. The CDC Foundation managed hundreds of programs in the United States and in more than 90 countries last year. Visit www.cdcfoundation.org for more information.  
Job HighlightsLocation: Remote, must be based in the United StatesSalary Range: $103,500-$143,500 per year, plus benefits. Individual salary offers will be based on experience and qualifications unique to each candidate. Position Type: Grant funded, limited-term opportunityPosition End Date: June 30, 2025 Hours of Work: Individual must routinely be available during core department business hours to collaborate with Illinois Department of Public Health staff.
OverviewThe Data Engineer will play a crucial role in advancing the CDC Foundation's mission by designing, building, and maintaining data infrastructure for a public health organization. This role is aligned to the Workforce Acceleration Initiative (WAI). WAI is a federally funded CDC Foundation program with the goal of helping the nation’s public health agencies by providing them with the technology and data experts they need to accelerate their information system improvements. Working within the Illinois Department of Public Health, to build, optimize, and manage cloud-based data pipelines and ETL processes on the Snowflake platform. This role will focus on implementing high-performance data systems, ensuring the reliability and scalability of our data infrastructure, and enabling robust analytics and insights for the organization. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with Snowflake, cloud environments, and data engineering best practices. The Data Engineer will be hired by the CDC Foundation and assigned to the Illinois Department of Public Health. This position is eligible for a fully remote work arrangement for U.S. based candidates.

Responsibilities

• Develop a detailed plan for database migration, ETL processes, and data processing applications.
• Design, build, and manage ETL/ELT processes and data pipelines on the Snowflake platform, ensuring the …