ETL Developer (TS/SCI with FS Poly)

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This position requires an active U.S. Government Security Clearance at the TS/SCI level with required polygraph.

We are seeking an experienced ETL Developer to provide onsite support for a geospatial visualization platform. This role focuses on developing, maintaining, and optimizing data pipelines to ensure reliable data flow into a PostgreSQL database. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in ETL processes, data integration, and working with large, complex datasets, including geospatial data.  

Responsibilities:

• Design, d evelop and manage ETL workflows using Apache   NiFi   to support a geospatial visualization platform  

• Learn the nuances of t he   existing   NiFi   system and the related AWS and PostgreSQL   infrastructure   in order to   monitor   and troubleshoot real time issues  

• Obtain an understand ing   of existing   NiFi   flows with minimal support from others  

• Develop new   NiFi   flows that a dopt best practices   of existing   NiFi   flows  

• Take feedback on   NiFi   flows and develop requested changes  

• Take direction and communicate status via a ticketing system  

• Interface with analysts via email, chat, and in person meetings to   comprehend   future data flow needs and refine general requirements into   specific   actions  

• Interface with a development cycle using a local development environment   of   container ized infrastructure   and   version control via   Git   and   NiFi   Registry  

• Gain competency in   g eospatial   database design and employ best practices   for table creation, indexing, and unique constraints  

• Take feedback from analysts on nuances to support application data layers  

• Programmatically manipulate and transform data from multiple sources  

• Query and analyze large datasets using SQL  

• Retrieve and process data from external systems via APIs  

• Support data quality, integrity, and performance optimization efforts  

• U nderstand Python and data science frameworks while   differentiating   between   experimental pr ototypes   and enterprise   level   software   requirements  

• Develop Python in support of data science related efforts or ETL prototypes  

Minimum Qualifications:

• Experience:    Bachelor’s degree with 8+ years of relevant experience, OR   Master’s degree with 7+ years of experience, OR   Doctorate with 6+ years of experience  

• Degree in Computer Science, Systems Engineering, Geography, or a related technical field  

• Active TS/SCI clearance with required polygraph  

• U.S. Citizenship required  

• Willingness to work onsite full-time  

• Willingness to   develop   NiFi   flows using existing best practices  

• Strong understanding of ETL concepts and best practices  

• Strong experience with   databases   for data management  

• Proficiency in SQL for querying large datasets  

• Experience with API integration and data retrieval  

• Demonstrated experience with programmatic data manipulation  

• Competency to rapidly adopt   container ized   development   proficiency  

• Competency to rapidly adopt AWS architecture   proficiency  

• Competency to rapidly adopt   NiFi   registry and Git for code management  

Preferred Qualifications:

• C reativity   to e xperiment   and recommend   best practice   cod ing   improvements  

• Drive to adopt and recommend   AI   into   development processes  

• Ability to design and develop custom NiFi processors using Java  

• Experience with AWS cloud services for data ingestion and processing  

• Strong experience with PostgreSQL for data management  

• Hands-on experience with Apache Airflow  

• Hands-on experience with Apache   NiFi  

• Hands-on experience with   NiFi   registry and Git  

• Hands-on experience with Git and repository actions and pull requests  

• Hands-on experience   in   Python for data manipulation   and API   inte r facing  

• Experience working with geospatial data and related tool  

• Understanding of basic data science concepts and tools  

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● The base pay for this position within the Washington, DC metropolitan area is: $113,000.00 - $188,000.00 annually.

For all other states, we use geographic cost of labor as an input to develop market-driven ranges for our roles, and as such, each location where we hire may have a different range.

Benefits: Vantor offers a competitive total rewards package that goes beyond the standard, including a robust 401(k) with company match, mental health resources, and unique perks like student loan repayment assistance, adoption reimbursement and pet insurance to support all aspects of your life. You can find more information on our benefits at: 

The application window is three days from the date the job is posted and will remain posted until a qualified candidate has been identified for hire. If the job is reposted regardless of reason, it will remain posted three days from the date the job is reposted and will remain reposted until a qualified candidate has been identified for hire. 

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