4478 Senior Data Engineer

Procession Systems
Arlington, VA, United States
6 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Experience required
10 years minimum
Working hours
Regular working hours

Tech stack

Testing (Software) Artificial Intelligence Amazon Web Services Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud Amazon S3 Business Analytics Applications Data Analysis Big Data Extract Transform Load (ETL) Data Mart Data Retrieval Data Warehousing
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Relational Databases Distributed Systems Elasticsearch JSON Python (Programming Language) PostgreSQL Oracle (Applications) Ansible Search Technologies Software Systems Vault (Revision Control System) Data Streaming Data Processing DevOps Tools - Open-source Large Language Models Apache Spark Indexer Amazon Relational Database Service Data Lakes Information Technology AWS Glue Apache Kafka Data Management Terraform Jenkins Databricks

Job description

We are seeking a Senior Data Engineer to join our team. You’ll be at the forefront of delivering data and software solutions that directly impact our clients’ law enforcement mission. You’ll work with dedicated team members and clients to solve technical problems and develop systems that keep our country safe and secure.

GENERAL DUTIES:

  • Gather requirements, design, implement, and test software and systems
  • Develop scalable, high-performance, and highly available applications and systems components
  • Communicate effectively with clients and collaborate with cross-functional teams
  • Respond to client requirements in tight timeframes

Requirements

  • Python
  • Relational database experience in Oracle or Postgres
  • Strong SQL & Data Concepts Knowledge
  • Hands-on experience with Elasticsearch/OpenSearch for search, indexing, data retrieval, or analytics solutions
  • Experience with Databricks for data processing, analytics, ETL workflows, or large-scale data engineering solutions
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher (computer science background recommended but not required with suitable experience)
  • At least 10 years of relevant experience; however we are actively hiring across multiple experience levels, including more senior candidates.
  • Leveling and compensation will be determined based on years of experience, technical expertise, and overall qualifications
  • Experience working in government or high-security environments is a plus

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

  • AWS (S3, RDS, EC2, Lamba, Step Function, EventBridge, OpenSearch/ElasticSearch)
  • JSON and JSON format mediation techniques
  • DevSecOps tools and techniques (Jenkins, Ansible, Terraform, Vault)
  • ETL Pipeline (Apache Spark, AWS Glue, Databricks), Streaming (i.e. Kafka), AI (LLMs, Semantic Search), Distributed Computing is a plus
  • Familiarity with data management and aggregation patterns such as data warehouse, data mart, data lake, delta lake, lakehouse, data mesh.

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