Data Engineer

General Dynamics Information Technology

26d • $97,750 - $132,250 • Onsite

About The Position

As a Data Engineer, you will play a critical role in driving success and innovation. Our work depends on a Data Engineer joining our team to support data management efforts that span Commercial, NIPR, and SIPR domains. The ideal candidate will have a working knowledge of the J6 environment, commercial data offerings, and cross-domain solutions such as AWS Diode. You will provide full-stack development expertise in support of a social media program in Tampa, FL. The Data Engineer will design and develop software applications, data models, and databases to support program strategies, individual/team performance, and overall program objectives. This role requires a highly collaborative individual who can thrive in a fast-paced, fluid environment while completing projects with minimal supervision.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree (BA/BS) and 2+ years of related professional experience required. Additional education, training, certifications, or work experience may be substituted in lieu of degree or work experience.
• Demonstrable experience programming in Python and SQL.
• Knowledge of Excel and data visualization tools such as Tableau and PowerBI.
• Active DoW Secret clearance (minimum) required. TS/SCI eligibility preferred; accepted cleared Secret candidates will be submitted for TS.
• Strong technical skills in developing cross-domain solutions.
• Proficiency in designing and developing data models, databases, and software applications.
• Expertise in data integration, transformation, and visualization.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Strong communication and documentation skills, including creating technical diagrams and documentation.
• US Citizenship Required: Yes
• 3 + years of related experience

Nice To Haves

• Experience with C2IE and NoSQL databases is a plus.
• Ability to apply advanced analytics capabilities to derive insights from a combination of unstructured, semi-structured, and structured data.

Responsibilities

• Develops and maintains a commercial data architecture for collecting, processing, and analyzing web and social media-related information.
• Utilizes open-source technologies in the AWS cloud to support data architecture.
• Understands IT environments and requirements of NIPR and SIPR systems.
• Provides technical skills and develops cross-domain solutions.
• Coordinates with data scientists and program analysts to architect solutions that enable analysts to perform their functions effectively.
• Designs and develops software applications, data models, and databases using Python and SQL.
• Develops programming and methods to integrate, transform, migrate, and visualize data to gain insights and identify hidden trends.
• Routinely uses tools such as Excel, Tableau, PowerBI, and Python to develop charts, graphs, geographic imagery, and dashboards to exhibit patterns and anomalies in data.
• Leverages Python libraries (e.g., pandas, matplotlib, os, and NumPy) for scripting, application development, data analysis, and data integration.
• Uses SQL to query relational databases to derive relevant insights and information for data integration, analysis, reporting, and client delivery.
• Consults with clients on mission-critical infrastructure and its integration with client goals and missions.
• Creates technical documentation and diagrams using Microsoft Visio and other tools to provide detailed depictions of ERDs, mission-critical infrastructure, applications, data models, and data pipelines.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages, 401K with company match, and competitive pay and paid time off
• AI-powered career tool that identifies career steps and learning opportunities
• An internal mobility team focused on helping you achieve your career goals
• Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages, 401K with company match, and competitive pay and paid time off
• Award-winning culture of innovation and a military-friendly workplace
• Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match.
• To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave.
• To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available.
• We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees