Data Automation Engineer (Remote Opportunity)

About the role

The Data Automation Engineer will support the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Data Migration and Management (DMM) services for Electronic Health Record Modernization. Working remotely, you will ensure that data migrated from VistA through VX130 to Oracle Health is accurate, complete, and ready for bulk migration, cutover, and site go‑live activities.

Key responsibilities

• Execute and monitor daily Data Quality checks across multiple VA sites using DMM/IRIS tools.
• Investigate data‑quality discrepancies, identify root causes, and coordinate corrective actions.
• Validate migration queries, extracts, transformed data, and transmitted data for completeness and correctness.
• Partner with InterSystems IRIS developers, VA staff, Oracle Health teams, and SMEs to resolve migration‑data issues.
• Prepare and maintain weekly Data Quality reporting against VA/DMM standards.
• Gather requirements, implement, test, and deploy new or enhanced Data Quality capabilities.
• Create, validate, and troubleshoot SQL queries and data extracts across clinical and administrative domains.
• Monitor DQ applications, identify server issues, and coordinate resolution with engineering teams.
• Administer DQ application access, permissions, and documentation.
• Facilitate recurring Data Quality meetings and communicate status to technical and non‑technical stakeholders.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Data Analytics, or a related technical discipline.
• Experience performing data validation, data‑quality analysis, testing, reconciliation, or troubleshooting across large datasets.

Required skills

• Strong SQL skills for creating and validating ad‑hoc queries.
• Proficiency with InterSystems IRIS and Oracle Health platforms.
• Experience using DMM Data Quality tools such as Data Quality Tool, Data Quality Control Panel, Journal File Search, Enterprise Domain Activity, Query Management Tool, Cutover Check Application, Data Migration Event Tracker, and DMM Ticketing System.