Sherpa
Award-winning, strategic, global, 100% channel agency
Data Engineer – Secret Clearance Required
Location
Colorado + 2 moreAll locations: Colorado, North Carolina, Virginia
Posted
7 days ago
Salary
$90K - $160K / year
Bachelor Degree2 yrs expEnglishETLHadoopJavaKafkaPythonScalaSparkSQLGo
Job Description
• Design, develop, and implement data science solutions to address defense-related challenges
• Utilize advanced coding skills to manipulate, analyze, and visualize large and complex datasets
• Develop and maintain scalable data pipelines that efficiently collect, transform, and store data from various sources
• Create and manage data management systems, ensuring they meet business requirements and industry standards
• Implement processes to validate and clean data, ensuring its accuracy and reliability for analysis
• Work closely with data scientists, analysts, and other stakeholders to understand their data needs and provide the necessary infrastructure and tools
• Optimize data storage and retrieval processes to enhance performance and efficiency in data access and analysis
• Explore new data acquisition opportunities and technologies to improve data management and analytics capabilities
• Stay up-to-date with the latest trends and advancements in data science, machine learning, and defense technology
• Communicate findings and recommendations to technical and non-technical stakeholders through clear and compelling presentations and reports
Job Requirements
- Active Secret security clearance
- Bachelor's degree or higher in Data Science, Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, or a related field (Masters Degree preferred)
- Minimum of 2-5 years of experience
- Strong knowledge of programming languages such as Python, Java, Go or Scala, and experience with SQL for database management
- Familiarity with big data tools and frameworks like Hadoop, Spark, or Kafka
- Experience with data warehousing solutions and ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) processes
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to address data-related challenges and improve data processes
- Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced and dynamic environment
- Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams
- Self-starter with the ability to work autonomously with just the right amount of guidance
Benefits
- covering the cost of medical for you and your family
- dental, vision, health and wellness benefits
- generous retirement savings plan
- generous PTO policy