Job Title: Data Engineer

Position offers full time benefits, opportuntiy for growth with a reputable DoD company located around Rockville, MD, and has schedule flexibility (can work a hybrid schedule). Note, this positions requires the engineer to be eligible for a clearance (active clearance not required).

Please apply with an updated resume that reflects the skills below.

Job Description

The Data Engineer is responsible for data wrangling, data cleaning, pre-processing, feature engineering, and feature selection. This role is critical in preparing high-quality data pipelines that support advanced analytics and machine learning applications.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement scalable data pipelines that support AI/ML applications, leveraging techniques such as data warehousing, ETL (Extract, Transform, Load), and data streaming.
• Perform data wrangling, merging, cleaning, normalization, and transformation to prepare data for analysis.
• Conduct feature engineering and feature selection to optimize data for AI/ML model development.
• Work closely with Data Solution Architects and AI/ML Developers to prepare data for analytics and modeling tasks.
• Implement data pipelines enabling retrieval of data from federated data systems.
• Implement monitoring systems to ensure data pipeline reliability and performance.
• Implement algorithms required to perform data engineering functions.
• Implement data quality checks and monitoring processes.
• Stay updated on best practices and emerging technologies in data engineering.

Essential Skills

• 5+ years of experience in data engineering or a similar role.
• Strong understanding of the Data Engineering process.
• Proficiency with data modeling notations.
• Proficiency in data manipulation libraries (e.g., Power BI, NumPy, Matplotlib, Seaborn).
• Proficiency in programming languages (e.g., Python, JSON/XML, structured and unstructured query languages, and Jupyter Notebooks).
• Experience with data management systems and technologies, including SQL and NoSQL.
• Eligible to receive a Secret/Top Secret clearance in a DoD environment.
• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science, Data Engineering, or a related STEM field.