Data Engineer

CGS is seeking a passionate and driven Data Engineer to support a rapidly growing Data Analytics and Business Intelligence platform focused on providing solutions that empower our federal customers with the tools and capabilities needed to turn data into actionable insights. The ideal candidate is a critical thinker and perpetual learner excited to gain exposure and build skillsets across a range of technologies while solving some of our clients toughest challenges.

CGS brings motivated highly skilled and creative people together to solve the governments most dynamic problems with cutting-edge technology. To carry out our mission we are seeking candidates who are excited to contribute to government innovation appreciate collaboration and can anticipate the needs of others. Here at CGS we offer an environment in which our employees feel supported and we encourage professional growth through various learning opportunities.

Skills and attributes for success

• Complete development efforts across data pipeline to store manage store and provision to data consumers.
• Being an active and collaborating member of an AgileScrum team and following all AgileScrum best practices.
• Write code to ensure the performance and reliability of data extraction and processing.
• Support continuous process automation for data ingest.
• Achieve technical excellence by advocating for and adhering to lean-agile engineering principles and practices such as API-first design simple design continuous integration version control and automated testing.
• Work with program management and engineers to implement and document complex and evolving requirements.
• Help cultivate an environment that promotes customer service excellence innovation collaboration and teamwork.
• Collaborate with others as part of a cross-functional team that includes user experience researchers and designers product managers engineers and other functional specialists.

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be able to obtain a Public Trust Clearance.
• 7 years of IT experience including experience in design management and solutioning of large complex data sets and models.
• Experience with developing data pipelines from many sources from structured and unstructured data sets in a variety of formats.
• Proficiency in developing ETL processes and performing test and validation steps.
• Proficiency to manipulate data Python R SQL SAS.
• Strong knowledge of big data analysis and storage tools and technologies.
• Strong understanding of the agile principles and ability to apply them.
• Strong understanding of the CICD pipelines and ability to apply them.
• Experience with relational database such as PostgreSQL.
• Work comfortably in version control systems such as Git Repositories.

Ideally you will also have

• Experience creating and consuming APIs.
• Experience with DHS and knowledge of DHS standards a plus.
• Candidates will be given special consideration for extensive experience with Python.
• Ability to develop visualizations utilizing Tableau or PowerBI.
• Experience in developing Shell scripts on Linux.
• Demonstrated experience translating business and technical requirements into comprehensive data strategies and analytic solutions.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate across all levels of the organization and communicate technical terms to non-technical audiences., Application Programming Interface (API), Artificial Intelligence (AI), Automation, Best Practices, Big Data, Business Intelligence, Communication Skills, Computer Programming, Continuous Deployment/Delivery, Continuous Integration, Cross-Functional, Customer Support/Service, Data Analysis, Data Management, Data Modeling, Data Processing, Data Sets, Data Storage, Database Extract Transform and Load (ETL), Git, Government, Government Contracts, Homeland Security, Information Technology & Information Systems, Leading Edge Technology, Linux Operating System, PostgreSQL, Power BI, Process Development, Product Engineering, Python Programming/Scripting Language, R Programming Language, Relational Databases (RDBMS), Retail Management, SQL (Structured Query Language), Scripting (Scripting Languages), Source Code/Configuration Management (SCM), Strategic Analysis, Structured Data, Tableau, Team Player, Test Automation, Testing, United States Citizen, Unix Shell Programming, Unstructured Data, User Experience Design (UXD), Validation Testing

Contact Government Services CGS strives to simplify and enhance government bureaucracy through the optimization of human technical and financial resources. We combine cutting-edge technology with world-class personnel to deliver customized solutions that fit our clients specific needs. We are committed to solving the most challenging and dynamic problems.

For the past seven years weve been growing our government-contracting portfolio and along the way weve created valuable partnerships by demonstrating a commitment to honesty professionalism and quality work.

Here at CGS we value honesty through hard work and self-awareness professionalism in all we do and to deliver the best quality to our consumers mending those relations for years to come.

We care about our employees. Therefore we offer a comprehensive benefits package

• Health Dental and Vision-Life Insurance
• 401k
• Flexible Spending Account Health Dependent Care and Commuter
• Paid Time Off and Observance of StateFederal Holidays