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# Backend ETL Engineer

- **Company:** Nyla Technology Solutions
- **Location:** Annapolis Junction, MD, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** $127,000.0 - $150,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Clean Code Principles, Java (Programming Language), JavaScript (Programming Language), Agile Methodology, Amazon Web Services, Confluence, JIRA, C++ (Programming Language), Continuous Integration, Data Infrastructure, Data Integration, Extract Transform Load (ETL), DevOps, Github, Python (Programming Language), PostgreSQL, NoSQL, Software Engineering, Data Storage Technologies, Backend, Gitlab, Vue.js, Containerization, Kubernetes, Information Technology, Front End Software Development, Graphite, Vertica, Data Pipelines, Docker, Jenkins, Programming Languages, Microservices
- **Published:** September 27, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.juju.com/job/16_e24d85f9

## About the Role

* Clearance: Active Fully-Cleared with Poly.
 * Core Languages: Java, JavaScript, and Python.
 * Data Integration: Strong background with ETL pipelines, backend data storage, and processing massive datasets.
 * Modern Architecture: Experience developing within microservices frameworks and implementing local caching services.
 * Security Access: Experience integrating corporate authentication services into secure solutions.
 * DevOps Infrastructure: Hands-on containerization and orchestration using Docker, Docker Compose, and Kubernetes.
 * Tools Workflow: Automated CI/CD execution and project management using Jenkins, GitHub, GitLab, Jira, and Confluence within an Agile environment.

Education Experience

 * Experience: Minimum of seven (7) years of experience as a Software Engineer (SWE) on programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity.
 * Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related technical discipline from an accredited college or university.
 * Substitution: Four (4) years of additional software engineering experience may substitute for a bachelor's degree (totaling 11 years of experience).

, Desired Skills

 * Knowledge of commercial cloud services, with a strong preference for AWS.
 * Database management with PostgreSQL and various NoSQL systems.
 * Exposure to modern programming languages like Go, Rust, and/or C++.
 * Experience with library (lib) development and frontend frameworks like Vue.
 * Familiarity with modern data infrastructure tools like MinIO, Clickhouse, and Graphite.

## Description

In this role, you will take control of middle-tier architectures and high-throughput data pipelines, putting you at the center of developing robust backend data storage and scaling critical ETL processes for massive datasets. You will be challenged to write clean, efficient code in Java, JavaScript, and Python while leveraging a modern microservices architecture. Your day-to-day will involve hands-on containerization and orchestration using Docker, Docker Compose, and Kubernetes, backed by an automated CI/CD engine built on Jenkins, GitHub, and GitLab.


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