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# Data Engineer

- **Company:** Iquasar, LLC.
- **Location:** St. Louis, MO, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Agile Methodology, Batch Processing, Data Architecture, Data Integrity, Extract Transform Load (ETL), Data Migration, Data Mining, Data Systems, Monitoring of Systems, Scrum Methodology, Migration Manager, Data Processing, Cloud Platform System, SC Clearance, Data Analytics, Data Management, Data Inconsistencies, Data Pipelines, Data Generation
- **Published:** August 9, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.wayup.com/i-j-Data-Engineer-IQUASAR-LLC-567312681282424/

## About the Role

Bachelor's degree
Years of Experience: 5-8
Project-specific requirements:
Active Secret clearance
No dual citizenship
Based in St. Louis; relocation or weekly M-F travel to St. Louis
Aerospace & Defense or U.S. Federal manufacturing/MRO project experience

## Description

The Data Engineer plays a crucial role in the application migration team by designing, developing, and maintaining robust data solutions throughout the migration process. This position is responsible for creating efficient data pipelines, ensuring data quality, and implementing ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) processes to facilitate the seamless migration and deployment of data across systems. The Data Engineer works within the Agile frameworks to support the team's data-driven approach to application migration, collaborating closely with other team members to ensure data integrity and accessibility throughout the transition to cloud environments., Design and develop scalable, efficient data architectures to support the migration process
Create data models and schemas that align with both source and target systems
Develop and maintain robust data pipelines for data generation, collection, and processing
Implement real-time and batch processing pipelines as required by the migration strategy
Design and implement ETL processes to migrate data between source and target systems
Develop scripts and workflows for data extraction, transformation, and loading
Develop and maintain data cleansing routines to address data inconsistencies
Create monitoring systems to track data quality metrics throughout the migration
Collaborate with the migration team to plan and execute data migration strategies
Provide expertise on data-related aspects of the migration process
Troubleshoot and resolve data-related issues during migration
Optimize data processing and storage for improved performance in cloud environments
Monitor and tune data pipelines for efficiency
Implement data security measures to protect sensitive information during migration
Ensure compliance with data protection regulations and organizational policies
Develop and maintain data access controls and audit trails
Create and maintain comprehensive documentation for data architectures and processes
Work closely with data analysts, cloud engineers, and application developers
Integrate data solutions with other components of the migrated applications
Participate in Agile ceremonies (Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-ups, Sprint Reviews, and Retrospectives)


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