Data Engineer

Result of ServiceThe Data Engineer is expected to fulfill the following deliverables: - Completed project plan at project inception. - Technical documentation and user manuals for assigned tasks, including dataflow and entity relationship diagrams. - Progress reports with time sheets reflecting task fulfillment and project progress. - Final source code, design assets, documentation and all related components to pipelines and applications are being developed. - Other related deliverables as needed, following UN ICT or ESCWA’s strategy. Work LocationUN-House ESCWA Expected duration6 months Duties and ResponsibilitiesBackground: The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) supports its member States in advancing inclusive, evidence-based economic and social development through high-quality data, analytics, and policy-relevant knowledge products. Within ESCWA, the Decision-Support and Data Science Division (DS&DSD) leads the development of advanced data platforms, analytical tools, and AI-enabled decision-support systems to strengthen national policy formulation, monitoring, and evaluation. In this context, ESCWA is supporting the State of Qatar in the design and implementation of a Labour Market Information System (LMIS) aimed at enhancing the availability, integration, and analytical use of labor market data for policymaking. The Qatar LMIS is a flagship digital platform that integrates administrative records, survey data, and other relevant data sources to provide timely, granular, and actionable insights on labor supply, demand, skills, and workforce dynamics. To support the technical development, integration, and operationalization of the LMIS; particularly its data pipelines, architectures, and interoperability components, ESCWA seeks to recruit a Data Engineer. The consultant will work under the overall guidance of the Chief, Decision-Support and Data Science Division, and in close coordination with ESCWA technical teams and national counterparts in Qatar. Duties and responsibilities: The Data Engineer will perform the following tasks: - Design, build, and maintain ETL/ELT pipelines. - Automate data ingestion from various sources (databases, APIs, streaming services). - Implement data validation and quality checks. - Use platforms like Azure for cloud-based data solutions. - Work with Data Scientists and Full stack Web Developers to provide clean, reliable data. - Create and maintain comprehensive technical documentation, including user manuals, training materials, and product specifications, also developing functional specifications. - Provide ongoing support for deployed pipelines including version control, data recovery processes, and deployment strategies. - Research emerging technologies and industry trends, staying up to date with developments in the field, and actively assisting in testing and evaluating new products, tools, and technologies. Qualifications/special skillsA minimum high school diploma with a certification or degree in Information Systems, Information Technology, Computer Science, Statistics or related area is required. All candidates must submit a copy of the required educational degree. Incomplete applications will not be reviewed. A minimum of 5 years of professional experience with Python, SQL, cloud environments container orchestration (Kubernetes), and DevOps automation is required. Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills are required. Knowledge in database design, and development using MS SQL Relational Database is required. Strong familiarity with semantic modeling, knowledge graphs, and AI/ML integration for data systems is desirable. LanguagesEnglish and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat; and Arabic is a working language of ESCWA. For this position, fluency in English is required and knowledge of Arabic is desirable. Note: “Fluency” equals a rating of ‘fluent’ in all four areas (speak, read, write, and understand) and “Knowledge of” equals a rating of ‘confident’ in two of the four areas. Additional InformationRecruitment for this position is on a local basis. The incumbent is required to have the legal right to live and work in the specified working location. No FeeTHE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CHARGE A FEE AT ANY STAGE OF THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS (APPLICATION, INTERVIEW MEETING, PROCESSING, OR TRAINING). THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CONCERN ITSELF WITH INFORMATION ON APPLICANTS’ BANK ACCOUNTS.