Data Engineer

Job Title: Data Engineer

Job Location: Chantilly, VA

Compensation: $180,000 - $200,000

Eligibility/Clearance: Candidate must possess an active TS/SCI w/ CI Polygraph clearance

Job Description

Role Overview

• Develop and implement methods for data collection and reliability.
• Analyzes raw data sources to develop and maintain datasets for transforming into useful data systems.
• Develop complex data flows or makes significant enhancements to existing pipelines.
• Resolves complex hardware/software compatibility and interface design considerations.
• Conducts investigations and tests of considerable complexity.
• Identifies ways to Improve data quality and efficiency.
• Research emerging technologies to determine meaningful upgrades to project.
• Provides input and is involved in writing and updating technical documentation.
• Troubleshoots complex problems and provides customer support for the ETL process.
• Collaborate with fellow data engineers and data analysts

Key Responsibilities

• Codebase Modernization: Migrate legacy data processing scripts from PowerShell to Python, resulting in a more concise, capable, and scalable codebase
• Performance Enhancement: Achieve a dramatic reduction in data processing times through thread optimization and migration to Python, significantly improving data load efficiency
• Rapid Integration Framework: Architect the Python codebase around inheritable, source-agnostic base classes that drastically simplify and accelerate onboarding of new data sources

Requirements

• Candidate must possess an active TS/SCI w/ CI Polygraph clearance

Candidate must have experience using Python

Preferred

• Experience using databases such as MongoDB or SQL

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Engineering, Cybersecurity, or related technical field (or equivalent experience).

ATR is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) who will provide equal employment opportunity to employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, color, sex, pregnancy, national origin, age, veteran status, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, family structure, genetic information, or mental or physical disability