Sr. Data Engineer - Defense Search

Sr. Data Engineer - Defense Search

OVERVIEW

Are you looking for a new career opportunity with an exciting Defense/Aerospace company?! Then we've got the right team for you! In this role, you're responsible for the duties listed below.

Immediate opening for a Sr. Data Engineer in Tysons Corner, VA who possesses:

• Active TS/SCI with the ability to obtain and maintain and CI polygraph
• 4+ years of experience in data engineering - expertise in designing, developing and maintaining data
• Experience with the design and deployment of pipelines using AWS infrastructure across multiple domains (IL5 to IL6+)
• Experience with IaC tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation or Ansible
• Experience with scripting and programming with Go, Python, and/or Bash
• Comfortable with data pipeline tools and technologies (Nifi, Hadoop, HDFS, and Kafka)

Email resumes to aencarnacion@defensesearchusa.com and call 858.427.3668.

FULL DESCRIPTION: As a Sr. Data Engineer I, you'll work with team members to build, deploy, and operate data pipelines and data engineering components to enable data brokering and exchange capabilities across a diverse range of producers and consumers. In this role, you will be responsible for building robust, scalable data pipelines while working collaboratively with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration, optimized performance, and efficient delivery of solutions.

The selected candidate will be responsible for:

• Work with team members to operationalize data pipelines and supporting cloud infrastructure
• Collaborate with external data producers and consumers to obtain and provide data through interfaces such as REST APIs and S3
• Provide day-to-day support of deploying Python-native data pipelines and performing data engineering tasks to enable data brokering and exchange capabilities
• Provide Tier 2/3 troubleshooting and incident resolution support for data pipelines in Production

The selected candidate will also possess:

• Active TS/SCI with the ability to obtain and maintain a CI polygraph required
• 4+ years of proven experience in data engineering, with expertise in designing, developing, and maintaining data ingestion, transformation, and loading pipelines and components
• Demonstrated experience in designing and deploying data pipelines leveraging AWS cloud infrastructure across multiple classification domains (e.g., IL5 to IL6+)
• Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) tools, including Terraform, CloudFormation, or Ansible, to automate deployment of data pipeline cloud infrastructure
• Understanding of RMF security principles and hands-on experience implementing security controls for data pipelines in cloud environments
• Strong scripting and programming skills in languages such as Go, Python, and Bash
• Experience with data pipeline tools and technologies such as Nifi, Hadoop, HDFS, and Kafka. Experience implementing data pipelines in the Cloudera Data Platform environment is highly preferred.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to clearly convey complex technical concepts

Salary Range: $126-147k/year

For immediate and confidential consideration, please email your resume to aencarnacion@defensesearchusa.com and call 858.427.3668.

More information can be found at www.defensesearchusa.com