Data Engineer

MANTECH seeks a motivated, mission-oriented Data Engineer to join our Data and AI Practice. The ideal candidate will play a critical role in designing, building, and optimizing data pipelines and architecture that support enterprise-scale data initiatives for Government customers. In this role, you will collaborate with a team of engineers and developers to provide sophisticated data integration and data management solutions.

This successful candidate will be an integral part of a Data team working data migration development and validation tasks, in addition to broader database engineering activities in support of a large-scale migration from a legacy application to a modern, cloud-hosted technology stack. We are looking for a detail-oriented individual who can work well with a cross-functional team. This is a remote position.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Design and implement robust data pipelines to ingest, transform, and integrate data from various systems and networks, ensuring seamless data flow.
• Collaborate with cloud and system architects to establish secure and efficient data transfer protocols among different networks and systems.
• Work with data consumers to develop data requirements to support data migration as well as analytics tasks.
• Communicate well on all levels to various government and contractor support personnel including Developers, Business Analysts, Testers, Engineers, Operations Administrators, and Leadership.
• Plan, develop and implement improvements, new features and changes to existing SQL and NoSQL databases.
• Be able to operate independently as well as seamlessly with the team to complete the mission.
• Work with external partners to gather requirements.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, cybersecurity, data science, or information technology and 4 years of experience in information technology systems development.
• Proficiency developing, documenting, and modeling SQL (e.g., PostgreSQL) and NoSQL databases (e.g., MongoDB).
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Experience in SQL that includes modifying database data/objects, analyzing relationships and data reconciliation in a SQL database.
• Experience in JavaScript that includes modifying database data/objects, analyzing relationships, validating data types and data reconciliation in a NoSQL database. Experience developing python scripts used to access, query, and modify data in SQL (e.g., PostgreSQL) and NoSQL databases (e.g., MongoDB).
• Experience using ETL/streaming framework tools (e.g., Apache NiFi) and principals (e.g., full and CDC data load techniques). Experience using DevOps tools and principals.
• Experience applying Agile design methodology and tools (e.g., Jira). Experience or knowledge of SAFe.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Currently holds a Common Access Card/T3 investigation
• Experience with Defense Medical Logistics - Enterprise Solution applications and support of DoD medical treatment facilities.
• Experience with Apache NiFi. Experience with pgSQL, plSQL or other SQL procedural language.
• Any one of the following certifications: Cloud+, SSCP, Security+, GSEC, SecurityX/CASP+, CISA, CISSP, CISSP-ISSAP or CISSP-ISSEP.
• Experience leveraging AI tools for code generation, data analysis, or code reviews.

Clearance Requirements:

• Must be a U.S. Citizen with the ability to obtain a Public Trust clearance; and will be subject to a Tier 3 Investigation for DoD Common Access Card (CAC) eligibility only. Candidates who have recently completed T3 investigations are a plus.

Physical Requirements:

• The person in this position needs to occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, or to communicate with co-workers, management, and customers, which may involve delivering presentations.