Data Scientist II

BAE Systems•Rockville, MD

1d•$79,365 - $134,921

About The Position

The role is based in the Battery Technology Center, a small team of engineers, engineering technologists, technicians, and support staff working on power-solutions projects. The posting describes data engineering duties: partnering with software and test engineering colleagues, managers, and stakeholders to translate business needs into technical data solutions; building reliable ETL/ELT pipelines; and developing and maintaining data lakehouse architectures and schemas in an air-gapped environment. The role also involves scheduling, monitoring, and troubleshooting jobs, implementing data quality checks and validation within a CI/CD framework, maintaining an Ubuntu server and related tools, integrating APIs with existing software products, and using Python and AI-assisted development tools. The position also requires clear communication, timely delivery, adherence to laboratory safety practices, teamwork, adaptability across concurrent projects, and responsiveness to other assigned duties.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in computer science, data science, or a related field.

Responsibilities

Partner with software engineers, test engineers, the test manager, and other stakeholders to translate business needs into technical data solutions.
Design and build reliable ETL/ELT data pipelines to ingest, transform, and move data.
Develop and maintain data lakehouse architectures and schemas within an air-gapped environment.
Manage job scheduling, monitoring, and troubleshooting using tools such as PyIceberg and PySpark.
Implement data quality checks, unit tests, and validation frameworks within a CI/CD framework.
Leverage and maintain an Ubuntu server and use GitLab, Docker, and PostgreSQL for documentation and data cataloging.
Provide API integration with existing software products, including Jira and Confluence, to deliver reliable data updates.
Maintain working knowledge of software languages, including Python, as applicable.
Use AI-assisted development tools to improve coding efficiency and documentation.
Communicate effectively with coworkers and management, and perform assigned deliverables consistently and on time.
Adhere to safe laboratory practices, maintain a strong teamwork mentality, and adapt to a rapid work environment with multiple ongoing projects.
Respond to other duties as assigned.