Data Integration Specialist
Job Description
Grand Canyon Education (GCE) is a rapidly growing educational service company that has long been an industry leader in providing educational, operational and technological support services to the post-secondary education sector. Formerly part of Grand Canyon University (GCU), GCE still works closely with GCU to benefit thousands of students, families and the local inner-city community. We put people first, drive innovation, and do good in the community that we live and work in.
Grand Canyon Education is seeking a Data Integration Specialist to design, code, test, deploy, document, and support APIs & Integrations between GCU, GCE, Orbis and 3rd party application. The ideal candidate is a professional with a flexible and adaptable mindset, has enterprise data integration skills, is creative, enjoys problem-solving, has a willingness to take initiative, works without supervision, has project experience, is organized, and has good verbal and written communication skills. This is a hybrid position and requires the ability to be onsite one day per week.
What you will do:
Develops, deploys, and maintains integration processes between applications across the cloud and on-premises applications and data sources.
Monitors the daily synchronization and makes sure that any interruption will be remediated in a timely manner.
Works closely with vendors and internal resources to debug and resolve technical issues.
Collaborates with various cross-functional teams to define and resolve integration issues & requirements.
Collaborates with our project managers and business partners to improve processes through automated integrations.
Understands integration requirements to configure data and mappings as per clients’ requirements.
Helps with web services or any development required for a data integration.
Works with third-party APIs and/or web services.
Other duties as assigned.
What you will need:
Experience dealing with new and/or existing integrations using Boomi, APIs, REST, and other integration platforms.
Proven ability to read and understand data formats and structures such as JSON, XML, flat files, and how they relate to business processes.
Detailed understanding of Web Services such as REST, SOAP, and API Communication protocols like SFTP, FTP, HTTP/S, File I/O, WAN, and others.
Ability to develop the software code connections between applications and data sources using (JavaScript, Ruby, Python, Java).
Bachelor’s degree (B.A. / B.S.) in Information Technology or related field or the equivalent combination of education and experience.
3+ years of experience with integration platforms, to include experience with real-time data streaming pipelines, message broker and applications that adapt to the data streams.
3+ years of hands-on experience in designing and developing high-volume web services using API Protocols and Data Formats (REST, JSON, SOAP & XML).
Experience with Windows, Linux, SQL, ETL tools, SSIS, and Postman.
Why work at GCE:
Exceptional workplace benefits include medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance, flexible spending accounts, a 401K savings plan
Generous time off plan and 11 paid holidays
Paid time off to volunteer in the community or at GCU sponsored events
We also offer full-time employees, their spouses and dependent children an Education Tuition Discount Program
Application Instructions
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Apply OnlinePosted: 6/2/2023
Job Status: Full Time
Job Reference #: R000047737