Data Engineer and Program Analyst at Office of the Illinois State Treasurer
Chicago, IL
$80,000–$95,000from the description
Jul 14, 2026
Chicago, IL
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A data-focused role within the Illinois State Treasurer's Office, responsible for ingesting, validating, and analyzing program data, then translating findings into reports, dashboards, and visualizations for internal stakeholders. Day-to-day work includes evaluating program effectiveness, coordinating data exchanges with external partners via secure file transfer, and supporting Unclaimed Property initiatives. Suits candidates with a background in data analysis, SQL/Python, and ideally some public-sector experience.
Mid level · 3+ years · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 670 people in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (operations research analysts). range 350–860
Applicant volume Heavy — This req sits in a large pool with little in its requirements to thin it, and auto-apply tools fire at everything in the occupation. Applying early and leading with the rare skills below is what gets read.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $88,402 (middle half $77,957–$121,862). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (6)
The role is dual-titled 'Data Engineer and Program Analyst' but the day-to-day duties — program evaluation, reporting, dashboards, trend analysis, and data validation — are primarily analytical/BI in nature rather than pipeline/infrastructure engineering, so 15-2031 (Operations Research Analysts) is the primary code; 15-1243 (Database Architects) is noted as a runner-up given the data ingestion and database management responsibilities.
The posting lists SQL, Python, and R together as a single 'proficiency in data analysis tools such as…' requirement under Specific Skills; they are treated as interchangeable options satisfying one hard gate, with Excel listed separately as its own required tool.
Data visualization tools (Tableau, Power BI, Looker) are framed as 'familiarity with… or similar' under Specific Skills — a required capability with interchangeable named options.
Git/GitHub, CI/CD, and cloud platforms (Azure, AWS) are explicitly called out as 'a plus,' so they are marked preferred.
The degree requirement is listed as 'desired' and the posting explicitly accepts 'any equivalent combination of experience and training,' so no minimum degree is hard-required.
The role has two possible office locations (Chicago or Springfield, IL); the CBSA is set to Chicago as the larger/primary metro listed first. Springfield's CBSA is 44100.
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