Reporting to the Digital Analytics and Modeling pillar lead at the Virginia Digital Maritime Center, this position builds and maintains the data integration and visualization components that support research and applied projects across VDMC and VMASC. The developer designs extract, transform, load (ETL) pipelines, data models, and interactive dashboards that turn heterogeneous source data into usable analytics and key performance indicator (KPI) visualizations for project stakeholders. The role supports work across multiple projects rather than a single one, with workload coordinated among principal investigators across the two centers.

Design, build, and maintain dashboards and KPI visualizations for project stakeholders.
Develop and maintain ETL pipelines integrating data from databases, APIs, files, and enterprise systems.
Design and refine the data models underlying project analytics platforms.
Write Python code for API connections, transformations, and automation.
Perform data validation, cleaning, and reconciliation across sources.
Document data sources, pipelines, models, and dashboards; produce technical and user documentation.
Work with project leads and stakeholders to elicit requirements and support demos and reviews.

Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelors in computer science or a related field.
Experience building data pipelines and dashboards, including academic, internship, or project work.
SQL; Python for data manipulation; familiarity with a modern BI/dashboarding platform (e.g., Power BI, Tableau, Looker); basic ETL concepts; relational data structures.
Ability to handle confidential or sensitive data appropriately.

Preferred Qualifications:
Experience with Power BI (DAX, Power Query); REST API integration; ingestion from enterprise systems and varied file formats; R; cloud data familiarity.
Microsoft Power BI Data Analyst Associate (PL-300) or comparable BI certification.
Coursework, training, or exposure to modeling and simulation concepts or data.
Prior contribution to an academic or sponsored research project. US person status (US citizen or permanent resident) preferred; US citizenship and eligibility for a US security clearance preferred for assignment to certain projects.

This position is being filled through the Research Foundation, which is a separate entity from Old Dominion University (ODU). While we work in support of ODU, the Research Foundation operates independently and is a not-for-profit, tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization.

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The organization is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer (AA/EOE/M/F/Disability/VETS/Drug-Free Workplace). We are committed to providing equal employment opportunity to all individuals in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. Employment decisions — including recruitment, hiring, training, compensation, and promotion — are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, physical or mental disability, genetic information, age, protected veteran status, or any other protected characteristic. Affirmative action efforts are conducted consistent with applicable laws to promote equal opportunity in employment and advancement.

As part of our commitment to pay transparency and compliance with applicable laws, the Research Foundation includes a good-faith salary range in all job postings. These ranges represent the expected hiring range for the position, not the full compensation band.

Final salary offers may vary depending on factors such as experience, qualifications, skills, internal equity, and budget availability. The anticipated salary range for this position is $50,000 – $65,000.