Data Engineer

CSA Global•Norfolk, VA

About The Position

Client Solution Architects (CSA) is seeking a Data Engineer to support a program in the Norfolk, Virginia area. The role enables secure, reliable, and scalable data solutions for J35S Global Force Management (GFM) systems and technology. The Data Engineer designs and maintains enterprise-grade extract, transfer, and load (ETL) pipelines; integrates, cleans, and transforms data across diverse systems; and enables data flows for analytics, visualization, and decision-making while following DoD cybersecurity and governance standards. The position supports operational analysis and management of GFM-related joint technology development. It involves analyzing government-provided authoritative and classified data to provide insight into GFM and Planning and Execution (PLEX) process outcomes, building statistical and machine learning models to support decision-making and process automation, and researching market and business operations. The role also analyzes raw data with J35 government points of contact and operational managers, evaluates data warehousing and ETL solutions, and supports data storage and retrieval needs. The Data Engineer builds and sustains data pipelines, develops data models, collaborates with analysts, developers, and mission stakeholders, and deploys solutions on cloud platforms. The position also creates and maintains APIs, optimizes large-scale data processing systems, and ensures compliance with government data governance and cybersecurity requirements.

Requirements

Must possess and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.
Bachelor of Science degree from an accredited college or university in Computer Science, Information Systems Management, Computer Science Application Management, or a related field, plus 3 years of professional experience; or no degree and 4 to 9 years of experience in technical areas involving the operation, design, development, documentation, and operation of distributed computer modeling and simulation.
Security Plus, Network+, or Operating System certification.
Demonstrated success in one or more specified technical areas, including computer models and simulations for operational planning or joint experimentation; unit status tracking and tactical display formats; requests for employment of warfighting resources; air defense, air campaign, and military service operations; intelligence sensors and radars; missile defense assets; joint service organizations and force capabilities; logistics airlift and sealift; Coalition/UN/NATO/NGO operations; Service and Joint operations; server monitoring and management; or testing and evaluation of modeling and simulation and Command and Control systems.

Nice To Haves

Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Engineer Associate.
AWS Certified Data Analytics.
Google Cloud Professional Data Engineer.
Databricks Certified Data Engineer.
Qlik data analytics certifications.

Responsibilities

Conduct operational analysis and management of Global Force Management-related joint technology development efforts.
Analyze government-provided authoritative and classified data to support insight into GFM and Planning and Execution (PLEX) outcomes.
Build statistical models and machine learning models to support process decision-making and automate and simplify GFM and PLEX processes.
Conduct market and business operations research to identify trends and relationships.
Analyze raw data with J35 government points of contact and GFM operational managers, turning it into actionable and understandable content using mathematical models and algorithms.
Analyze data warehousing solutions and maintain familiarity with ETL tools, data storage, and retrieval.
Design, build, maintain, sustain, and improve data pipelines that support enterprise data flows.
Integrate, clean, and transform structured and unstructured data from diverse sources.
Develop and implement data models for analytics, visualization, and reporting.
Collaborate with analysts, developers, and mission stakeholders to ensure data accuracy and accessibility.
Deploy and manage solutions on AWS, Azure, and DoD Cloud platforms in compliance with federal security standards.
Create and maintain APIs for secure data access and integration.
Troubleshoot and optimize large-scale data processing systems.
Ensure compliance with government data governance and cybersecurity requirements.