Data Engineer - FedWriters, Inc.
Falls Church, VA 22041
About the Job
FedWriters is building a team to support the Department of Defense's Chief Digital and AI Office (CDAO) in advancing data integration, analytics, and AI capabilities, particularly by linking procurement and financial management data to improve mission-critical processes and enable better decision-making across the DoD. FedWriters is expanding rapidly and has been recognized as a 2024 Top Workplace by Washington Post, offering excellent growth opportunities in a collaborative environment.
Responsibilities:- Code and manage changes to the existing FM Common Data Model and add procurement data sources
- Work with data scientist and functional resources to build silver and gold tables as required to support procurement data within Advana and the building of applications
- 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
Qualifications:
- Bachlor's degree or higher
- Active Secret level security clearance.
- 10+ years dev experience; expertise in Python, Spark, and SQL
- Experience with Big Data systems, ETL processes
- Experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS)
- Applying DoD Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs) and automating that process
- Demonstrated ability to stand up and independently manage a portfolio of data pipelines
At FedWriters, we place the highest importance on creating an exceptional employee experience. As part of our rapidly growing company, you'll have opportunities to achieve your career aspirations through internal promotions, professional development, and other recognition and rewards programs. Join our team and take advantage of the many benefits we offer, including:
- Health Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Long-term and Short-term Disability Insurance
- Life Insurance
- 401(k) Plan
- Holiday Pay
- Paid Time Off