Data Engineer (Data Architecture & Engineering)

• Active TS/SCI clearance
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• Expertise in distributed computing frameworks to handle large-scale data processing.
• Familiarity working with Amazon Web Managed Services (AWS) or any other cloud environments.
• Working experience with datastores like PostgreSQL, S3, Redshift, MongoDB/DynamoDB, Redis, Elasticsearch/OpenSearch and SQL.
• Proficient utilizing Python with key libraries like pandas and PySark, NiFi, Airflow, AWS Lambda or similar technologies.
• Working knowledge with software platforms and services, such as, Docker, Kubernetes, JMS/SQS, SNS and Kafka.
• Familiar with Linux/Unix server environments.
• Experience with Agile development methodology.
• Publishing and/or presenting design reports.
• Coordinating with other team members to reach project milestones and deadlines.
• Working knowledge with Collaboration tools, such as, Jira and Confluence

• Master’s degree or equivalent experience in a related field.
• Familiarity and experience with the Intelligence Community (IC), and the intel cycle.
• Familiarity and experience with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
• Direct Experience with DHS and Intelligence Community (IC) component's data architectures and environments (IC-GovCloud experience preferred).
• Experience with cloud message APIs and usage of push notifications.
• Keen interest in learning and using the latest software tools, methods, and technologies to solve real world problem sets vital to national security.
• Working knowledge with public keys and digital certificates.
• Experience with DevOps environments.
• Expertise in various COTS, GOTS, and open source tools which support development of data integration and visualization applications.
• Experience with cloud message APIs and usage of push notifications.
• Specialization in Object Oriented Programming languages, scripting, and databases.

• Prospective candidates should have strong risk management skills, excellent communication, teamwork, and conflict management skills.
• The candidate must be analytical and effectively able to prioritize needs, requirements, and other issues.
• Ability to communicate and interact effectively at all levels of staff and management.
• Ability to exercise independent judgment, develop relationships, and obtain consensus among interested parties.
• Critical thinker with strong technical skills, diagnostic skills and problem-solving ability.
• Solid written and verbal communication skills to negotiate direction, drive projects and projects to successful conclusion and deliver knowledge to team members verbally and via clear designs, runbooks and technical engineering and exchange sessions.
• Self-starter, flexible, adaptable, collaborative and motivated to champion continuous improvement.
• Ability to develop peer networks across an enterprise to maintain technology awareness and to support resolution of problems.
• Ability to operate across traditional technical boundaries, comfortable working in the compute space as well as the storage space in an operational capacity.
• Technically curious and driven to learn new skills.

• Depending on project requirements, may be required to work within a compressed schedule; overtime should be expected when schedules demand it.
• Willing to travel, if needed.
• No Relocation .
• Must be able to sit/stand at a desk for long-periods and must be able to lift 20 pounds occasionally.
• Must be able to multi-task and rapidly change priorities with limited notice.

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