Mid-Level Data Engineer

Key Skills

Python Programming, Scala Programming, C++, Java Programming, Machine learning techniques, Data science techniques, SQL, Apache Hadoop, MapReduce, TensorFlow, PyTorch, R Programming

Job Description

Peraton drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world’s leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted and highly differentiated national security solutions and technologies that keep people safe and secure. Peraton serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies across the intelligence, space, cyber, defense, civilian, health, and state and local markets. Every day, our 22,000 employees do the can’t be done, solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers.

We are an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. We consider applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, or membership in any other group protected by federal, state, or local law.

As a government contractor, Peraton abides by the following provision

Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of the other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c).

Qualifications

BS in Computer Science, Information Systems or equivalent field with at least 4 years of experience conducting work relevant to the specific labor category with experience within the last 2 years in a similar data engineer role;
OR
AA in Computer Science, Information Systems or equivalent field and 6 years of experience in a similar data engineer role

Responsibilities

Minimum Qualifications:

• Requires the following regarding languages, tools, and techniques: Data pipeline/workflow management tools such as but not limited to Apache
• Current DoD TS/SCI Security Clearance (May require CI Polygraph depending on location)
• NIFI, Apache Kafka, Azkaban and Airflow and cloud services such as AWS, EC2, EMR, RDS and Redshift.
• Know basics of algorithms and data structures, distributed computing, Hadoop cluster management, HDFS, MapReduce, stream-processing solutions such as Storm or Spark, big data querying tools, frameworks, messaging systems, and big data toolkits.
• Advanced working SQL knowledge and experience working with relational databases, query authoring (SQL) as well as working familiarity with a variety of databases.
• Experience building and optimizing data pipelines, architectures and data sets.
• Experience performing root cause analysis on internal and external data and processes to answer specific business questions and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Knowledge of ETL tools, data APIs, data modeling, and data warehousing solutions. R, Python, Ruby, C++, Perl, Java, SAS, SPSS, and Matlab.

• Special Skill, Leadership, communications and professional traits:
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to project manage and work with cross-functional teams.
• Demonstrated ability to work with enterprises to develop processes that support data transformation, data structures, metadata, dependency, and workload management.
• Comfortable working in a dynamic environment with several ongoing concurrent projects; able to multitask, prioritize, and manage time effectively.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; good interpersonal skills and communication with all levels of leadership.
• A drive to learn and master new technologies and techniques; desire to maintain currency on latest industry trends including completing additional training; able to articulate trends and potential clearly and confidently.
• Creative problem solver who thrives when presented with a challenge; able to analyze problems and strategize for better solutions; strong problem solving skills with an emphasis on production for re-use.
• Goal-oriented, encouraging to team and staff; comfortable as a teamplayer, leader and mentor.

Highly Desired
MS in Computer Science, Information Systems or equivalent field and 5+ years of experience in a similar data engineer role; Five years intelligence analysis experience is desired (MOS 35/350 series or other DoD/IC equivalent).

Two years of experience handling databases and software development is preferred.