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# Data Engineer

- **Company:** Everforth Apex
- **Location:** Denver, CO, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Amazon S3, Software Applications, Confluence, JIRA, Bash Shell, Databases, Continuous Integration, Data Integration, Extract Transform Load (ETL), Relational Databases, Linux, Monitoring of Systems, JSON, Python (Programming Language), Network Troubleshooting, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle (Applications), Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Software Engineering, YAML, Scripting, File Transfer Protocol (FTP), Grafana, Gitlab, Git, Amazon Relational Database Service, Kubernetes, Information Technology, Apache Flink, Apache Kafka, Kibana, Restful APIs, Data Pipelines, Docker
- **Published:** August 14, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/30796a17-8c1e-4618-aa07-992b76b298f0

## About the Role

Education: A Bachelor's degree or equivalent is required.

Experience: A minimum of 3 years of experience with software development programs is required.

Technical Skills:

 * Scripting skills in Python and Bash.
 * Experience developing in a Linux/Unix/RHEL environment.
 * Experience with Commercial Cloud Systems (AWS - EC2, RDS, S3).
 * Familiarity with engineering management tools such as JIRA/Confluence.
 * Proficiency with RDBMS databases like PostgreSQL, Oracle, or MySQL.
 * Experience with Git version-control system and CI/CD tools such as Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, and GitLab Runners.
 * Knowledge of common data/configuration formats including Delimited, JSON, GeoJSON, and YAML.
 * Experience with common API/interfaces such as REST, SFTP, Kafka, AMQ, and Socket.

Certifications: Must be able to obtain a DoD 8570 level IAT-II qualification (such as Security+) within 6 months of hire and maintain it throughout employment.

Preferred Qualifications

 * Experience with AWS services such as Diode, Flink, and ArgoCD.
 * Familiarity with monitoring tools like Grafana and Kibana.
 * An understanding of compiled languages, including Java.

## Description

Our engineering teams are adept at solving complex problems with leading-edge technology. This role involves working in a fast-paced environment to deliver intelligence and defense data, handling data integration for a system that serves numerous users worldwide. The position focuses on creating new data feeds, maintaining existing feeds, operations monitoring, and managing data outages through scripting and modern technologies., * Configure and maintain data ingest workflows (ETL) across multiple production systems.

 * Install, configure, and update a wide array of COTS/GOTS software applications.
 * Support and troubleshoot diverse IT infrastructure hardware platforms and protocols.
 * Work with software development and systems administration staff to monitor and troubleshoot production systems.
 * Generate and maintain systems documentation and diagrams.
 * Troubleshoot network issues and establish new connectivity.
 * Monitor and maintain a variety of databases.
 * Create new data feeds and maintain hundreds of existing integrated data pipelines.


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