FSR Engineer

M9 Solutions•Washington, DC

19h•$220,000 - $230,000•Onsite

About The Position

M9 Solutions is seeking an FSR Engineer to work on-site in support of a government contract for a client located in Washington, DC. An active Secret security clearance and U.S. citizenship are required. The role involves engineering and supporting a data platform, including data-feed transfers, Spark-based data transformations, application development, troubleshooting, and collaboration with users and product teams.

Requirements

Active Secret security clearance.
U.S. citizenship.
Strong engineering background, preferably in Computer Science, Mathematics, Software Engineering, Physics, or Data Science.
Proficiency with programming languages such as Python (PySpark, Pandas), SQL, R, or similar languages.
Strong understanding of algorithms and data structures as they pertain to development and problem solving.
Ability to work effectively in teams of technical and non-technical individuals.
Comfort working in a rapidly changing environment with dynamic objectives and iteration with users.
Demonstrated ability to continuously learn, work independently, and make decisions with minimal supervision.
Proven track record of strong customer communications, including feedback gathering, execution updates, and troubleshooting.

Responsibilities

Set up transfers of data feeds from source systems into locations accessible to the platform.
Debug issues related to delayed or missing data feeds.
Write transformations and derive new datasets using Spark for distributed computation.
Monitor build progress and debug build problems.
Design applications that address operational questions using the platform's application development framework.
Conduct rapid development and iteration cycles with SMEs, including testing and troubleshooting application issues.
Execute requests for information (RFIs) surrounding the platform's data footprint.
Iterate with product teams while debugging and understanding the code backing the core platform.