Job Requirements
Groton, CT Manassas, VA
Secret Polygraph not specified
Mid Level Career (5+ yrs experience)
Salary not specified
Join Premium to unlock estimated salaries 
Job Description
We’re seeking a skilled Forward Deployed Data Engineer to help build next-generation data management and artificial intelligence platforms supporting maritime domain awareness missions.
As a forward-deployed engineer, you’ll work directly with customers—writing code, integrating systems, and solving complex technical challenges in operational environments. You’ll serve as both an engineer and technical advisor, taking ownership of mission outcomes. This position requires a current or active U.S. Secret clearance.
This role offers the opportunity to work on real-world projects involving sensor systems, edge data collection, and large-scale maritime data processing environments that directly support operational mission success.
Responsibilities
• Implement real-time data pipelines using MQTT and Redpanda for stream processing.
• Implement offline data pipelines using Dagster for batch processing.
• Parse and process binary message formats from various data sources.
• Build data warehouses using PostgreSQL, Apache Iceberg, Parquet, and S3.
• Design data models that support high-performance analytical queries.
• Validate and normalize diverse data sources.
• Improve local development environments and CI/CD workflows using modern tooling and GitHub Actions.
Required Skills
• Expertise in time-series data processing and analysis (windowing, resampling, interpolation, etc.)
• Proficiency in Python and Rust for data engineering workflows
• Experience with binary message parsing
• Experience with row-based and columnar data formats
• Experience with OLTP and OLAP databases
• Knowledge of distributed systems, streaming architectures, and batch processing patterns
• Hands-on experience with workflow orchestration platforms such as Dagster or Airflow
• Hands-on experience with streaming platforms such as Redpanda or Kafka
• Experience working with binary message formats such as Protobuf
Preferred Qualifications
• Experience working with IoT devices and sensor systems
• Digital signal processing experience
• Geospatial analysis and GIS experience
• Experience working within monorepo environments
As a forward-deployed engineer, you’ll work directly with customers—writing code, integrating systems, and solving complex technical challenges in operational environments. You’ll serve as both an engineer and technical advisor, taking ownership of mission outcomes. This position requires a current or active U.S. Secret clearance.
This role offers the opportunity to work on real-world projects involving sensor systems, edge data collection, and large-scale maritime data processing environments that directly support operational mission success.
Responsibilities
• Implement real-time data pipelines using MQTT and Redpanda for stream processing.
• Implement offline data pipelines using Dagster for batch processing.
• Parse and process binary message formats from various data sources.
• Build data warehouses using PostgreSQL, Apache Iceberg, Parquet, and S3.
• Design data models that support high-performance analytical queries.
• Validate and normalize diverse data sources.
• Improve local development environments and CI/CD workflows using modern tooling and GitHub Actions.
Required Skills
• Expertise in time-series data processing and analysis (windowing, resampling, interpolation, etc.)
• Proficiency in Python and Rust for data engineering workflows
• Experience with binary message parsing
• Experience with row-based and columnar data formats
• Experience with OLTP and OLAP databases
• Knowledge of distributed systems, streaming architectures, and batch processing patterns
• Hands-on experience with workflow orchestration platforms such as Dagster or Airflow
• Hands-on experience with streaming platforms such as Redpanda or Kafka
• Experience working with binary message formats such as Protobuf
Preferred Qualifications
• Experience working with IoT devices and sensor systems
• Digital signal processing experience
• Geospatial analysis and GIS experience
• Experience working within monorepo environments
group id: 91165268
