Data Engineer
ECS Corporate Services

Job Info

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ECS is seeking a Data Engineer to work in our Fairfax, VA office.

Job Description:

ECS is a leading mid-sized provider of technology services to the United States Federal Government. We focus on people, values, and purpose. Every day, our 4000+ employees provide their technical talent to support the Federal Agencies and Departments of the U.S. Government to serve, protect and defend the American People.

We are a rapidly growing company that considers our employees and teams to be our most important assets. Our team environment provides opportunities for growth to individuals who are motivated to excel. We are situated in Merrifield, VA - well positioned for most commutes within the Northern Virginia area. We also offer opportunities for telework and have some of the most interesting and advanced IT business in the DC area. Our growing program works with the most forward leaning technologies and extraordinary customers who are thought and action leaders in within the AI/ML domain. We offer a highly competitive compensation and benefits package to the right person for this key position.

Job Description:

ECS is seeking a Data Engineer to work in a hybrid remote / on-site capacity in our Fairfax, VA office (~3 business days per week, at the Project Manager's direction). The Data Engineer will work as part of a team responsible for designing, developing, and installing a DoD Mission Partner network enclave's Cloud infrastructure. The Data Engineer will work in a demanding, high-energy environment that requires innovative solutions to network, hardware, software, and operational challenges, and will report directly to the Program Manager.

Responsibilities include:

• Design, develop, and maintain data pipelines to ingest, process, and analyze data, including structured, semi-structured, and unstructured data formats.
• Collaborate with the project team and stakeholders to understand data requirements and develop solutions to address business challenges.
• Implement data quality checks and monitoring processes to ensure data accuracy, completeness, and reliability.
• Optimize data storage and retrieval processes for performance and scalability.
• Develop and maintain documentation for data pipelines, workflows, and systems architecture.
• Track industry trends and leverage them to drive innovation and solution excellence across various functional domains.
• Process improvement, normalization/de-normalization, data extraction, data cleansing, data manipulation (data wrangling).
• Extract, transform, and load (ETL) data from multiple sources.
• Function as customer data Subject Matter Expert (SME).

ECS is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, status as a crime victim, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. ECS promotes affirmative action for minorities, women, disabled persons, and veterans.

Required Skills:

• US citizenship required per contract.
• Active DoD Secret security clearance with the ability to obtain a Top Secret clearance.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science; Information Systems Management; or similar Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) discipline.
• Local resource with the ability to work in a hybrid remote / onsite capacity in Fairfax, Virginia (~3 business days onsite, at the Project Manger's direction).
• 3+ years of hands-on work experience in one of the related areas: Data Science, Data Engineering, and ETL.
• Experience with data exploration, normalization, curation, and AI/ML data operations.
• Familiarity with API creation and management (e.g. Flask, Apigee, API Gateway, etc.).
• Proficiency with Python, R, Linux shell and scripting languages.
• Technical proficiency with transforming structured and unstructured data sets (e.g. CSV, JSON, text, imagery).
• Experience with relational and non-relational databases, as well as file and object storage.
• Experience with enterprise data platforms (e.g. Databricks, Snowflake, Foundry, C3AI, etc.).
• Familiarity with data ingestion management applications/services (e.g. Kafka, Nifi, StreamSets, etc.).
• Excellent communication, and presentation skills with the demonstrated ability to communicate across all levels of the organization and communicate technical terms to non-technical audiences with an impeccable attention to detail.
• Demonstrated customer focus and strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Fundamental understanding of AI/ML operations and development-to-field lifecycle.

Desired Skills:

Preference shown to candidates with:

• Active DoD TS security clearance.
• Experience working within a DoD cloud and on-premises environment.
• Experience working with cloud technologies (Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, etc.)
• Knowledge and experience in SQL and NoSQL databases.
• Proficiency with Linux command line.
• Familiarity with CDAO's Advana platform.
• Familiarity with JSON and YAML configuration.
• Working with application development tools, standards, and languages.
• Ability to quickly learn, understand, and work with new emerging technologies, methodologies, and solutions in the cloud/IT technology space.
• Knowledge of Atlassian's Jira and Confluence.
• DOD 8570 IAT Level II qualification (e.g. Security+ CE).

ECS is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, status as a crime victim, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. ECS promotes affirmative action for minorities, women, disabled persons, and veterans.

ECS is a leading mid-sized provider of technology services to the United States Federal Government. We are focused on people, values and purpose. Every day, our 3800+ employees focus on providing their technical talent to support the Federal Agencies and Departments of the US Government to serve, protect and defend the American People.

General Description of Benefits

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