DataOps Engineer IV

JOB SUMMARY

This position is eligible for remote work in one of the following states: Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, Virginia, Wisconsin, or Wyoming. This position will require some travel for office meetings, as needed, to our corporate office in Tulsa, OK.

Position Overview:

ONEOK is seeking a highly skilled and motivated DataOps Engineer to join our growing Data Operations team.  In this role, you will be instrumental in delivering enterprise data solutions that create meaningful business value.  You’ll work on deploying our business intelligence platforms to the organization at enterprise scale and following best practices around data management, data quality, and data governance.

We’re looking for someone with hands-on experience in Power BI, Spotfire, or other similar data analytics tools.  Additionally, experience with Databricks, AWS, Alation, SharePoint, and Semarchy is preferred. You’ll be responsible for access and integration patterns that support data and analytics delivery to varied roles across the organization including data analysts, data engineers, data scientists, robotic process automation analysts, and business analysts. This position will need to operate with limited supervision and collaborate closely with IT teams, business units, and data consumers to ensure solutions meet both technical and business needs.

This position also offers the opportunity to drive innovation by evaluating and implementing modern tools and platforms. We value automation and efficiency, so you’ll be expected to identify opportunities to streamline processes and reduce manual effort. All solutions must be built with a focus on reliability, reusability, and compliance with data governance and security standards.

Key Responsibilities:

• Architect and implement scalable BI solutions using Power BI and Spotfire.

• Collaborate with data engineers, analysts, and business stakeholders to understand data needs and translate them into technical solutions.

• Optimize Power BI and Spotfire performance to reduce latency and report load times.

• Partnering with Data Reporting Services and Data Governance, establish good governance and data management.

• Maintain and evaluate need for Power BI Data Gateways, especially across disparate IT networks.

• Evaluate multiple deployment models including on-premise, cloud, hybrid, and SaaS.

• Enable cross-tenant sharing capabilities between multiple Power BI tenants.

• Implement varied authentication protocols and SSO integrations.

• Design Role Based Access Control (RBAC), especially with respect to row and column level security.

• Integrate Python and R capabilities with Power BI and Spotfire, where necessary.

• Implement CI/CD pipelines within Power BI and Spotfire for promoting workloads across environments.

• Troubleshoot and improve application performance and integration.

• Partner with Information Security to keep data secure in transit and at rest across the data analytics landscape.

• Stay current with Power BI updates and industry trends to continuously improve BI capabilities.

• Contribute input to the data strategy and provide feedback to help ensure we are aligned with user needs.

Qualifications:

• 8+ years of data experience.

• Experience in Power BI, Spotfire, or other similar tools.

• Experience in Databricks, AWS, Azure, M365, SharePoint, Alation Data Catalog, Semarchy Data Mastering.

• Experience in data modeling and data analytics development.

• Experience in software development and programming concepts/techniques

• Experience with all aspects of the software development lifecycle methodology and project management concepts

• Experience developing information, conducting meetings and making presentations

• Experience coordinating with and training other project members

• Experience with infrastructure technologies and the ability to understand/communicate impacts resulting from development activities

• Positive attitude and a strong commitment to delivering quality work

• Proven ability to engage, advise, and communicate complex technical concepts clearly and effectively—both in writing and verbally—to stakeholders at all levels, including management and peers.

Job Profile Summary
Lead role responsible for all aspects of the software development lifecycle for both package and custom developed applications, including in software design, development, testing, deployment and maintenance activities.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

• Works independent with limited supervision as subject matter expert (SME), to design, develop, test, deploy and maintain software solutions as prioritized by the business including creating and updating system documentation and training materials

• Lead design, development, testing, maintenance and documentation of reliable and scalable software solutions, as prioritized by the business, according to facts, policies and practices that will support user requirements

• Manage large projects and processes through entire system development life cycle

• Lead gathering and documenting of business requirements to determine capabilities to be delivered. Consult with users on priorities, complexities and other impacts of the requirements. Provide time and cost estimates for proposed changes resulting from the requirements

• Coordinate and communicate development activities with other team members, infrastructure personnel, vendors and management

• Follow defined change control and compliance procedures associated with software development, including all required documentation and governance standards.

• Identify opportunities to deploy existing solutions in other business areas

• Interact with business users via consulting and training to ensure effective use of technology solutions

• Collaborate with key process owners on the documentation of difficult, complex application defects, enhancements and/or projects

• Coach, review and delegate to lower level professionals

• Solves difficult, complex problems

Education

• Bachelor's Degree in MIS, computer science, mathematics, or other related field or equivalent combination of formal education and job-related experience

Work Experience

• Experience with multiple development languages and/or platforms

• Experience in software development and programming concepts/techniques

• Experience working with database management systems

• Experience with all aspects of the software development lifecycle methodology and basic project management concepts

• Experience with basic infrastructure technologies and the ability to understand/communicate impacts resulting from development activities

• Experience directing and training other project members

• Experience interacting, advising and communicating effectively

• Experience developing information, conducting meetings and making presentations

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Skills in: use and function of office equipment including computers and applicable software

• Ability to: apply math, algebra, and statistical methods.

• Ability to: interact, advise and communicate effectively

• Ability to: communicate and/or exchange information or instructions; conduct oral presentations and/or meetings

Licenses and Certifications

• None required

Strength Factor Rating - Physical Demands/Requirements

• Sedentary Work - Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally (Occasionally: activity or condition exists up to 1/3 of the time) and/or a negligible amount of force frequently (Frequently: activity or condition exists from 1/3 to 2/3 of the time) to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time, but may involve walking or standing for brief periods of time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.

Strength Factor Description - Physical Demands/Requirements

• Standing: Remaining on one's feet in an upright position at a work station without moving about (Occasionally)

• Walking: Moving about on foot (Frequently)

• Sitting: Remaining in a seated position (Constantly)

• Lifting: Raising or lowering an object from one level to another (includes upward pulling) (Occasionally)

• Carrying: Transporting an object, usually holding it in the hands or arms, or on the shoulder (Occasionally)

• Pushing: Exerting force upon an object so that the object moves away from the force (Occasionally)

• Pulling: Exerting force upon an object so that the object moves toward the force (includes jerking) (Occasionally)

• Climbing: Ladders, Stairs (Occasionally)

• Balancing: Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling (Occasionally)

• Stooping: Bending the body downward and forward by bending the spine at the waist (Occasionally)

• Kneeling: Bending the legs at the knees to come to rest on the knee or knees (Occasionally)

• Crouching: Bending the body downward and forward by bending the legs and spine (Occasionally)

• Crawling: Moving about on the hands and arms in any direction (Occasionally)

• Reaching: Extending hands and arms in any direction (Constantly)

• Handling: Seizing, holding, grasping, turning or otherwise working with the hand or hands (Manual Dexterity) (Constantly)

• Fingering: Picking, pinching or otherwise working with the fingers primarily (Finger Dexterity) (Constantly)

• Feeling: Perceiving such attributes of objects/materials as size, shape, temperature, texture, movement or pulsation by receptors in the skin, particularly those of the finger tips (Constantly)

• Talking: Expressing or exchanging ideas/information by means of the spoken word (Frequently)

• Hearing: Perceiving the nature of sound by the ear (Frequently)

• Tasting/Smelling: (Occasionally)

• Near Vision: Clarity of vision at 20 inches or less (Constantly)

• Far Vision: Clarity of vision at 20 feet for more (Frequently)

• Depth Perception: Three-dimensional vision; ability to judge distances and spatial relationships so as to see objects where and as they actually are (Frequently)

• Vision: Color - The ability to identify and distinguish colors (Constantly)

Working Conditions/Environment

• Employee is subject to inside environmental conditions

Working Conditions

• Well lighted, climate controlled areas (Constantly)

• Frequent repetitive motion (Constantly)

• CRT (Computer Monitor(s)) (Constantly)

Travel

• None required,

Driving

• Based on assigned tasks, employee may be assigned a company vehicle requiring the applicable driver's license

ONEOK is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, age, religion, creed, national origin, gender identity, disability, military/veteran status, genetic information or any other categories protected by applicable law.

The job description is not intended to be a complete list of all responsibilities, duties or skills required for the job and is subject to review and change at any time, with or without notice, in accordance with the needs of ONEOK.

ONEOK is committed to making our workplace accessible to individuals with disabilities and will provide reasonable accommodations, upon request, for individuals to participate in the application and hiring process. To request an accommodation email [email protected] or call 1-855-663-6547​.

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