Data Engineer

Description We are looking for a talented Data Engineer to support the acquisition of mission critical and mission support data sets. The preferred candidate will have a background in supporting cyber and/or network related missions within the military spaces, as either a developer, analyst or engineer. Requirements Essential Job Responsibilities The ideal candidate will have worked with big data systems, complex structured and unstructured data sets, and have supported government data acquisition, analysis, and/or sharing efforts in the past. To excel in the position, the candidate shall have strong attention to detail, be able to understand technical complexities and have the willingness to learn and adapt to the situation. The candidate will work both independently and as part of a team to accomplish client objectives Minimum Qualifications Security Clearance-Current active TS, SCI eligible
9 years total relevant experience plus the following:
BS in Engineering, Computer Science, org technical degree or industry experience equivalent (+4 years relevant experience can substitute for a BS degree)
Experience with programming languages such as Java.
Experience with Java Unit and Integration testing.
Fluency with data extraction, custom translation development, and loading including data prep and labeling to enable data analytics.
Familiarity with various log formats such as JSON, XML, and others.
Experience with data flow, management, and storage solutions (i.e. Kafka, NiFi, and AWS S3 and SQS solutions)
Ability to decompose technical problems and troubleshoot system and dataflow issues.
Must be certified DoD IAT II or higher Willingness to do a programming challenge during the interview process.
Experience with Zoom/Teams/Meet style team meetings
Place of Performance: either Columbia, MD, Sterling, VA or San Antonio, TX. All positions will involve Hybrid work. Desired Skills (Optional) Experience with Python Experience with NOSQL databases such as Accumulo desired
Experience developing with Kubernetes environments
Prior Experience supporting cyber and/or network security operations within a large enterprise, as either an analyst, engineer, architect, or developer
Familiarity with the Agile Project team and task management environment.
Good communication skills.