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Job Summary: CIDACS/Fiocruz Bahia is seeking a Data Engineering Fellow to carry out activities on the CIDACS-Clima platform, which focuses on the effects of climate change on health. Key Highlights: 1. Integrate an international research team focused on climate and health. 2. Develop, maintain, and optimize data pipelines and infrastructure. 3. Work in a supportive environment emphasizing innovation and social impact. The Center for Data and Knowledge Integration for Health – CIDACS, a laboratory affiliated with the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz) in Bahia, is selecting a Data Engineering Fellow to support activities for the CIDACS\-Clima platform. This platform integrates climate, environmental, and health data to investigate the effects of climate change on population health in contexts of social vulnerability, as well as to analyze how environmental and social protection policies can mitigate these effects. Candidates will join the core research team of the project “CIDACS Climate and Environmental Platform (CIDACS\-Clima): Data to Study Climate and Health”, developed by the Center for Data and Knowledge Integration for Health (CIDACS/IGM/FIOCRUZ\-BA) at the Bahia Technology Park (Salvador, BA, Brazil), in partnership with the London School of Hygiene \& Tropical Medicine (LSHTM). Candidates will be responsible for developing, maintaining, and optimizing data pipelines and infrastructure on the Climate Data Platform We seek highly motivated, creative candidates with strong communication skills for multidisciplinary environments. We strongly encourage applications from Black researchers, LGBTQIA\+, persons with disabilities, and other underrepresented groups. **Responsibilities and Duties** * Automate data ingestion workflows from national health systems and other external sources; * Collaborate with data analysts and front\-end developers to ensure database availability and performance; * Build automation routines and integrate with third\-party services or cloud providers; * Create and manage containerized environments for data processing applications; * Develop and maintain scalable data pipelines (ETL/ELT) for integration across multiple sources; * Implement monitoring routines for data quality, consistency, and security; * Design and architect relational and non\-relational databases, ensuring integrity and performance; * Optimize queries and structure data warehouses (BigQuery) to support data analysis. **Requirements and Qualifications** * Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, or related fields; * Ability to work in multidisciplinary teams and participate in technical\-scientific meetings; * Proficiency with version control tools (Git/GitHub); * Knowledge of data modeling and Data Warehousing architecture; * Experience with Airflow and BigQuery; * Experience with relational databases (PostgreSQL/PostGIS) and NoSQL databases; * Experience with programming languages for data engineering (especially Python and SQL); * Familiarity with concepts of data cleaning, standardization, and data quality; * Technical English (reading); * Basic knowledge of Linux infrastructure and Bash; **What Would Be a Plus: \*** * Experience using administrative health and demographic data; * Fluency in English; * Absence of these preferred qualifications does not disqualify applicants but may be used as a tiebreaker. **Additional Information** CIDACS is a Data Center that seeks to understand, study, and evaluate, through Big Data, the health conditions of the Brazilian population, thereby supporting public managers, researchers, and the community. This cutting\-edge vision of Public Health contributes to transforming lives. After all, health is a vital good and right for society. If, like us, you are passionate about technology and innovation, now is the time to join our team. Our space is a collective of diverse academic backgrounds working rigorously toward a shared purpose within a supportive environment offering ample room for development and innovation. Bring your talent and commitment—and become part of this team! Research fellowships are funded by the Fiocruz Support Foundation – FIOTEC. CIDACS conducts studies and research based on interdisciplinary projects rooted in linking large volumes of data to broaden understanding of the determinants and social and environmental policies affecting population health.
