SAIC-posted 7 days ago
Full-time • Mid Level
Onsite • San Diego, CA
5,001-10,000 employees

SAIC is seeking a TS/SCI cleared Senior Data Engineer in support of NAVWAR’s Naval Operational Architecture (NOA) program in San Diego, CA. The Data Engineer will to support a transformational, Navy-led network-centric initiative that converges existing systems, automating the correlation of multiple ISR data streams, dramatically reducing the "sensor-to-shooter" timeline. This is a recently awarded contract, funded for five years. Work is performed on site in San Diego, CA.

  • Build and optimize robust data pipelines: ingestion, transformation, storage, and governance.
  • Convert between tactical data formats, e.g., XML, JSON, GEOJSON, Cursor-on-Target (CoT), JREAP-C, Link-16.
  • Implement automation using CHRON/CRON jobs and data orchestration frameworks (Apache Airflow, Kafka, AWS Step Functions).
  • Architect and maintain scalable data stores (e.g., Apache Iceberg, Elasticsearch) with schema evolution and deduplication.
  • Enable real-time data indexing and fast query performance.
  • Implement MIL-STD-6016 (Link-16) and MIL-STD-3011 (JREAP) message handling.
  • Support integration or development of Cross-Domain Solutions (CDS) for secure, policy-based data transfers.
  • Present complex data flows and technical insights effectively to leadership and stakeholders using clear data models and visual aids.
  • U.S. Citizenship required.
  • Active TS/SCI security clearance required.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Engineering, or related STEM field and nine (9) years or Masters and seven (7) years or more of experience.
  • At least 9 years' experience working as a business analyst, data analyst, data scientist, data engineer, database administrator, geospatial analyst, geospatial engineer, machine learning engineer, or software engineer.
  • Hands on Keyboard- Developer Skillsets.
  • Fluency in Python, can code without Modern libraries.
  • Experience in format conversions with some of the following: XML, JREAP-C, COT (cursor-on-target), JSON, GEO JSON, UMF/UHR, text link-16, Tapil-J, and other Tactical Data Links.
  • Experience in natural language parsing (NLP) and using regular expressions, RegEx.
  • Experience implementing CHRON/CRON jobs.
  • Experience in data pipeline orchestration, ETL, orchestration tools (e.g., Kafka, Apache Airflow, AWS Step Functions).
  • Focused experience implementing and monitoring data stores i.e. (Apache Iceberg, elastic search, data lake management).
  • Experience with schema evolution, dataflow and governance.
  • Experience with real-time search and analytics engines for indexing and querying semi-structured data.
  • Focused experience optimizing data store queries for speed and deduplication.
  • Direct experience implementing MIL-STD-6016 and MIL-STD-3011 .
  • Can translate data between source and destination schemas.
  • Data modeling and PowerPoint presentations for leadership and stakeholder presentations.
  • Experience working with or developing Cross Domain Solutions (CDS) systems.
  • Familiarity with DoD data architecture principles (e.g. DoDAF, CADM).
  • Experience with DataOps or similar mission-critical pipeline automation (e.g., deduplication, schema normalization).
  • Any experience leveraging universal data distribution architectures within DOD operations.
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