Data Engineer - Honolulu

Agile Defense • Camp Smith, HI

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Agile Defense is hiring a Data Engineer to support the development and maintenance of secure data pipelines, ETL/ELT workflows, and analytics-ready datasets. The role works with data scientists, engineers, and mission stakeholders to process structured and unstructured data using Databricks, Spark, Palantir Foundry, Maven Smart Systems, or comparable platforms.

The position is based onsite at Camp H.M. Smith in Honolulu, Hawaii, and requires work in a SCIF. Candidates must be U.S. citizens and hold an active Secret security clearance at minimum. Depending on project assignment, the role may require a higher-level clearance, including TS/SCI, which the candidate must be able to obtain and maintain.

Agile Defense describes its culture through its 6Hs: Happy, Helpful, Honest, Humble, Hungry, and Hustle. The company states that employees are its top priority and emphasizes collaboration, integrity, continuous improvement, and supporting national security and critical civilian missions.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, data science, engineering, information systems, mathematics, or a related technical field; equivalent combinations of education, technical certification, and relevant professional experience may be considered.
• At least 3 years of relevant data engineering, software development, data analytics, or enterprise-platform experience.
• Experience with Python and SQL.
• Familiarity with data validation, data modeling, and data-quality practices.
• Familiarity with Spark, PySpark, Databricks, or comparable technologies.
• Experience supporting ETL/ELT pipelines and data transformations.
• Understanding of version control, testing, documentation, and Agile development.
• Ability to collaborate with technical and nontechnical stakeholders.
• Active U.S. government security clearance; candidates must be U.S. citizens and hold at least an active Secret clearance.
• Ability to work onsite in a SCIF.
• Ability to obtain and maintain higher-level clearances, including TS/SCI, if required by project assignment.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Palantir Foundry, Maven Smart Systems, or War Data Platform.
• Exposure to Docker, CI/CD, MLflow, APIs, or Terraform.
• Familiarity with AWS or Azure.
• Familiarity with DoD data environments and classified networks.
• Prior Combatant Command support.
• Solid Python and SQL skills with familiarity in JavaScript/TypeScript.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain secure data pipelines.
• Develop and maintain ETL/ELT workflows.
• Prepare analytics-ready datasets.
• Process structured and unstructured data using Databricks, Spark, Palantir Foundry, Maven Smart Systems, or comparable platforms.
• Work with data scientists, engineers, and mission stakeholders.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level