Nightwing provides technically advanced full-spectrum cyber, data operations, systems integration and intelligence mission support services to meet our customers’ most demanding challenges. Our capabilities include cyber space operations, cyber defense and resiliency, vulnerability research, ubiquitous technical surveillance, data intelligence, lifecycle mission enablement, and software modernization. Nightwing brings disruptive technologies, agility, and competitive offerings to customers in the intelligence community, defense, civil, and commercial markets. Job Title: Data Engineer Location: Sterling, VA Clearance: TS/SCI Poly This position is CONTINGENT upon contract award The Data Engineer (DE) works with the Sponsor, Mission Partners, Platform and O perations team to engineer, install, operation, and sustain database/repositories (data lake, lake house, specialized databases) to include the data lifecycle from acquisition and ingest through curation and disposition. The DE ensures the data collections are processed from time of delivery at the landing zone. The DE works with Mission Partners to support their metrics, analytics, and dissemination. Daily tasks include, but are not limited to: Develop and maintain data and metadata policies and procedures for structural design and development to build, maintain and leverage the unified data storage, data lake, and lake house. ensuring integration with SYSTEM data standards. Engineer the design, development, deployment, implementation and support of major databases and metadata structures to include the review and evaluation of database performance and optimization. Develop plans for, and tools to enhance, the transition of legacy data to the SYSTEM during install as well as transition of development and/or production environment to new technology Recommend and plan server/ cloud compute/storage resource recapitalization for Sponsor consideration Provide comprehensive assessments of the technical characteristics of proposed installations and alternatives considered to optimize database performance Develop methods of ensuring data incompatibilities among systems are systematically eliminated Diagnose, isolate and expediently resolve complex problems pertaining to data infrastructure Baseline and forecast server performance data; refine server hardware and software configurations Manage, monitor and administer database system performance/schedule activities; oversee daily performance; perform backups/restores; archive data; provide technical assistance and support Monitor industry trends and directions in database technology and tools; develop and present substantive technical recommendations to the Sponsor. Compose technical documents including Design, Deployment, System specifications and Mission Partner baselines, updates, user's manuals, training materials, installation guides, proposals, and reports.