Data Engineer (Hybrid) at Elder Research in Arlington, Virginia

Job Description:

Job Title: Data Engineer

Location: Falls Church, Pentagon, Alexandria, or Arlington

Workplace: Hybrid (must be able to commute to one of the above offices 2-3 times per week)

Clearance Required: must have an active Top-Secret (TS) clearance (must be able to achieve a TS/SCI clearance with scope)

Position Overview:

Supports the Department of Defense's (DoD) Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer's (CDAO) Mission Analytics / Core Analytics Products, Search Products Portfolio, and Unstructured Data Search Enhanced by AI/ML (UD/SEAM).

Major Duties/Tasks:

• Support the configuration and ingestion of designated structured, unstructured, and
semi-structured data repositories into capabilities that satisfy mission partner
requirements and support a data analytics and DevOps pipeline to drive rapid delivery
of functionality to the client;

• Maintain all operational aspects of data transfers while accounting for the security
posture of the underlying infrastructure and the systems and applications that are
supported and monitoring the health of the environment through a variety of health
tracking capabilities;

• Automate configuration management, leverage tools, and stay current on data extract,
transfer, and load (ETL) technologies and services;

• Work under general guidance, demonstrate an initiative to develop approaches to
solutions independently, review architecture, and identify areas for automation,
optimization, right-sizing, and cost reduction to support the overall health of the
environment;

• Apply comprehension of data engineering-specific technologies and services, leverage
expertise in databases and a variety of approaches to structuring and retrieving of data,
comprehend Cloud architectural constructs, and support the establishment and
maintenance of Cloud environments programmatically using vendor consoles;

• Engage with multiple functional groups to comprehend client challenges, prototype new
ideas and new technologies, help to create solutions to drive the next wave of
innovation, and design, implement, schedule, test, and deploy full features and
components of solutions

• Identify and implement scalable and efficient coding solutions

• Maintain an existing collection of web scraping tools used as the initial step of the ETL
process

Requirements:

Required Education:

• Bachelor's degree plus 5-10 years experience, or a Masters Degree plus 3-5 years of
experience.

Required Skills/Experience:

• Experience with Big Data systems, including Apache Spark / Databricks

• Experience with ETL processes;

• Experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, or MilCloud 2.0;

• Applying DoD Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs) and automating that
process

• Experience with multiple coding languages

• Experience engineering data pipelines across multiple security domains / classified
networks

Preferred Skills and Qualifications:

• An active TS/SCI clearance

Experience with:
• the DoD's CDAO, Advana, or other CDAO products
• Agile methodology
• AI-enhanced search
• AI/ML for information retrieval and insight extraction

About Elder Research, Inc

People Centered. Data Driven

Elder Research is a fast growing consulting firm specializing in predictive analytics. Being in the data mining business almost 30 years, we pride ourselves in our ability to find creative, cutting edge solutions to real-world problems. We work hard to provide the best value to our clients and allow each person to contribute their ideas and put their skills to use immediately.

Our team members are passionate, curious, life-long learners. We value humility, servant-leadership, teamwork, and integrity. We seek to serve our clients and our teammates to the best of our abilities. In keeping with our entrepreneurial spirit, we want candidates who are self-motivated with an innate curiosity and strong team work.

Elder Research believes in continuous learning and community - each week the entire company attends a Tech Talk and each office location provides lunch. Elder Research provides a supportive work environment with established parental, bereavement, and PTO policies. By prioritizing a healthy work-life balance - with reasonable hours, solid pay, low travel, and extremely flexible time off - Elder Research enables and encourages its employees to serve others and enjoy their lives.

Elder Research, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

Elder Research is a Government contractor and many of our positions require US Citizenship.

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability/protected veterans

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