HISP (Health information Systems Program) is a global network of people, entities and organisations that design, implement and sustain Health Information Systems. As a network, HISP globally follows a participatory approach to support local management of healthcare delivery and information flows, and was established by the Department of Informatics at the University of Oslo.
HISP-SA seeks to appoint Senior Data Engineer to be based in HISP- Offices Pretoria.
Duration: 2yr year fixed term contract.
Benefits: include pension and medical aid contributions, 21 days annual leave plus study leave and financial assistance for formal studies.
Start Date: 01 October 2020
Responsibilities:
Business development: o Implementation of the overarching Data science business plan within the HISP strategy by ensuring that best practice approaches are applied for developing new and maintaining existing business. o Provide leadership to Junior Data Science Engineers in the configuration and customisation, conceptualisation and maintenance of Information systems. o Provide and perform the Research and Development (R&D) component for HISP to remain at the cutting-edge of the market.
Corporate Governance o Maintain and monitor the process of developing accurate system documentation to define system architecture, processes as part of system documentation. o Advise on appropriate guidelines in data governance relating to client and company confidentiality. o Report on project and performance report documentation of high quality and standard aligned to defined frameworks or processes.
Networking, Liaison and Collaboration o Lead the junior data engineers through the entire software development lifecycle to assist with data-related technical issues and support their data infrastructure needs. o Provide domain and technical expertise, ensuring technical mentorship and cross-training to other peers and Data Science or ICT team members. o Provide the Capacity and Skills Development of other HISP employees but also in assistance to clients when required both in SA and internationally.
Specialised Technical Support and Quality Assurance o Provide, develop, and maintain complexed data pipelines as the primary responsibility of the position. o Drive automation through effective metadata management. o Remodel and improve the data management infrastructure to drive automation in data integration and management. o Implement modern data preparation, integration and AI-enabled metadata management tools and techniques. o Design and implement various methodologies for data quality and data consumption. o Lead the project teams to refine their data requirements for various data and analytics initiatives. o Become a data and analytics champion
Requirements:
A bachelor’s degree in computer science, data management, information systems, information science or a related field is required
At least 3 year’s work experience in data management disciplines including data integration, modelling, optimisation and data quality or any other areas directly relevant to data engineering responsibilities and tasks OR at least an honours degree in computer science, data management, information systems, information science or a related field
IT skills, data governance skills, analytics skills and health domain knowledge with a technical or computer science degree
Ability to produce clear graphical representations and data visualisations of public health data
Critical thinking and Problem-solving skills
Valid driver’s license needed and must be willing to be flexible i.t.o working hours and willing to travel.
Submit your CV with a cover letter and a self-assessment matrix based on the key responsibilities of the position to [email protected] .
Enquiries: [email protected]
In evaluating prospective applicants and making the final selection, consideration will be given to HISP-SA’s Employment Equity objectives.
Should you not receive correspondence from HISP-SA within 30 days of the closing date, please accept your application as unsuccessful.
For more about HISP, refer to www.hisp.org