Senior Data Engineer - (Software Engineer Principal I)

PRISM is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Principal Data Engineer to join our team. This role will support PRISM's clients on critical, mission-focused initiatives involving enterprise digital transformation and the introduction of next-generation cyber capabilities. The engineer will primarily lead the design, development, and migration of large-scale data applications, services, and platforms to modern data architectures.

THIS IS A HYBRID ROLE

Responsibilities

• Data Pipeline Developer: Design, develop, and implement end-to-end data ingestion and processing pipelines using various Cloud and Platform Technologies.
• Medallion Model Implementation: Transform incoming bronze data (RAW) into silver (clean/validated) and finally create projected datasets in the gold tier to implement a modern Medallion Data Architecture.
• Orchestration and Monitoring: Schedule, orchestrate, and continuously monitor automated and semi-automated data pipelines for performance and reliability.
• Data Asset Integration: Perform mapping and integration of diverse data assets in support of the execution of PRISM's client missions.
• Process Improvement: Develop and maintain the data engineering team's process improvement plan and ensure Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) are captured and communicated across the team.
• Automation: Develop code using various programming and scripting languages to automate data ingestion, pipeline orchestration, and improve overall data management processes.
• Observability: Implement transparency, leveraging monitoring technologies (e.g., AWS CloudWatch, Splunk) to measure and gather performance information on automated data pipelines.
• Quality Assurance: Ensure the technical correctness, timeliness, and quality of delivery for the team's output.
• Communication: Demonstrate excellent oral and written communication skills when engaging with all levels of management and PRISM's clients.

Required Qualifications

• Citizenship & Clearance: Due to Security Clearance requirements, must be a U.S. Citizen. Active Secret (S) clearance is required; must be able to obtain a Top Secret/SCI (TS/SCI) clearance.
• Suitability: Must be able to obtain client/agency suitability (e.g., DHS Suitability).
• Experience:
  
  • 8+ years of professional software engineering experience.
  • Minimum of 4 years of experience performing data engineering work in a cloud environment.
• Technical Skills:
  
  • Experience with relational, noSQL, and/or file-based storage systems (e.g., Databricks, Elasticsearch, Postgres, etc.).
  • Experience with DevOps tools such as Jenkins, Docker, Ansible, Puppet, Chef, Splunk, etc.
  • Working knowledge of Databricks, Cloud Relational Database Services, and Elasticsearch.

Desired Skills & Certifications

Desired Skills:

• Experience with Databricks workflows, Databricks Unity Catalog, Databricks Autoloader, and Databricks Delta Live Tables and Apache Spark.
• Basic working knowledge with Apache NiFi (Niagara Files).
• Experience with collaboration tools including MS Teams, MS Outlook, MS SharePoint, and Confluence.
• Amazon Web Services (AWS) Professional certification or equivalent.

Desired Certifications:

• DoD 8570.1-M Compliance at IAT Level I (e.g., Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) certification highly desired).

Required Education:

• Bachelor's degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or a related discipline is required. [Ten (10) years of relevant experience (for a total of eighteen (18) or more years) may be substituted for a degree.
  
  ABOUT PRISM
  PRISM is devoted to modernization and innovation within the world of technology, security, and IT enterprise solutions. We are recognized for meeting performance requirements and exceeding customer expectations since 1994. Our culture is founded on relationships, opportunity, and success. Offering comprehensive benefit plans including medical, dental, vision and 401K along with our people - first approach sustains our reputation as a premier employer. PRISM is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status, or any other protected class.