Junior Data Engineer

ECS Tech Inc • Fairfax, VA

6h • Hybrid

About The Position

ECS is seeking a Junior Data Engineer to work in a hybrid remote/onsite
capacity, with minimum of 3 business days onsite at our Fairfax, VA ECS office
and/or our Springfield, VA customer site.

ECS seeks a Junior Data Engineer to support a project team responsible for
managing an Artificial Intelligence initiative. The work is performed in a
multidisciplinary and collaborative team environment. This role will report to a
project lead and will focus on developing and maintaining data pipelines, as
well as performing data analysis, to support Artificial Intelligence development
across multiple classification levels and environments.

Requirements

• Must be a US Citizen
• Ability to obtain a TS/SCI Clearance
• A Bachelor's Degree in Data Engineering, Data Science, Information Management, Computer Science, Engineering, or an equivalent field
• 0-3+ years of working experience in one of the related areas: Data Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or Data Science
• Demonstrated proficiency with Python, Pyspark, and/or SQL
• Experience with text parsing
• Experience transforming and manipulating data sets
• Excellent communication skills, critical thinking skills, and problem-solving abilities

Responsibilities

• Participate in technical exchange meetings and discussions with our customers, vendors, and internal team to help coordinate, prioritize, and track datasets supporting AI efforts.
• Work in person at the required office and, as needed, classified locations with team members and customer stakeholders.
• Coordinate with the Project Manager and Data Team to determine data requirements.
• Help cultivate an environment that promotes customer service, excellence, innovation, collaboration, and teamwork.
• Extract, transform, and load data to prepare for ingestion into Machine Learning (ML) development environments.
• Assist with the design and development of data services and pipelines, working to optimize data delivery and automate manual processes.
• Independently identify, document, and address technical challenges.
• Perform multiple tasks simultaneously and successfully under changing priorities and deadlines.
• Complete data analysis, catering results to the customer in a holistic and easy-to-understand way.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level