Senior Data Engineer
About The Position
Avathon Government, a wholly owned subsidiary of Avathon, is a U.S. company based in Austin, TX. Avathon Government harnesses proven AI technology to bolster military readiness, improve decision advantage, and optimize defense operations. At Avathon Government, we partner with the armed forces to improve operational readiness through practical, AI-enabled solutions. Our programs focus on upskilling maintainers, enhancing supply chain visibility, and strengthening logistics and distribution efficiency using predictive intelligence powered by advanced machine learning models. We modernize the defense industrial base by maximizing capital equipment uptime, forecasting engine and component failures, and improving supplier quality control through technologies such as deep learning, natural language processing, generative AI, and computer vision. Our mission is ensuring warfighter readiness across a diverse set of missions. Are you ready to build the future of AI for national defense? Join our mission today! Avathon is looking for an experienced and innovative Data Engineer to join our team to help create the next generation of artificial intelligence solutions that will help our customers make well-informed decisions and support critical missions. At Avathon, you will immerse yourself in cutting-edge research and work with the latest technologies to deliver value in the Industrial IoT and Defense spaces.
Requirements
- US Citizenship Required
- Fluency in Python and coding best practices
- Experience with multiple data storage technologies, including relational, document, and graph databases
- Experience supporting or delivering software in a production environment
- Experience contributing to a CI/CD pipeline and following Git practices (we use GitLab)
- Self-driven and comfortable seeking out problems to solve, recommending technologies and solutions and proactively engaging with peers to provide support and drive value
- Experience with agile methodology and workflow
Nice To Haves
- 3+ years' experience supporting AI/ML software solutions
- Hands-on experience with Elasticsearch & Postgres
- Hands-on experience with graph databases
- Knowledge of data pipeline frameworks like Apache Airflow, PySpark, Prefect, etc.
- Comfortable operating in a self-managed cloud environment (we use Azure)
- Clearance: Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.
Responsibilities
- Establish and execute best practices for data pipelines, supporting multiple products and aligning with several technology stacks
- Validate and prepare real or synthetic datasets to support analysis and modeling efforts
- Work closely with software engineers and data scientists to deliver cutting edge AI products and solutions to defense and commercial customers
- Operate in self-hosted, secure environments, handling sensitive information
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
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