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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # IC 2027 Data Engineer - **Company:** The Aerospace Corporation - **Location:** El Segundo, CA, United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Starter - **Salary:** $129,800.0 - **Contract:** Internship / Graduate position - **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), JavaScript (Programming Language), Artificial Intelligence, Data Analysis, C Sharp (Programming Language), Unix, C++ (Programming Language), Cloud Engineering, Software Documentation, Cyber Security, Information Systems, Information Engineering, Data Security, Data Structures, Data Virtualization, Python (Programming Language), Software Architecture, Real-Time Operating Systems, Software Engineering, Data Streaming, Data Processing, Generative AI, Backend, Git, Containerization, Information Technology, Data Management, Virtual Agents, Software Version Control, Programming Languages, Microservices - **Published:** September 30, 2026 - **Apply:** https://jobs.localjobnetwork.com/apply/add/88476196/1 ## About the Role * Strong written and oral communication and interpersonal skills for coordinating efforts and working with members of various internal and external organizations. * Strong reading comprehension, research, and analytical skills for understanding software documentation and source code, interpreting project requirements, and learning new technologies according to project demand. * Integrity, self-motivation, initiative, and a collaborative approach to working in a team environment and proactively communicating progress and concerns to teammates and project stakeholders. * Organizational, time management, and project management skills, including knowledge of software engineering lifecycles and familiarity with project management methodologies. * Adaptability to working in a dynamic environment where duties, responsibilities, and activities vary in response to fluctuating organizational needs. * Flexibility in completing projects with concurrent timelines, accurately estimating task duration, and working independently on execution. * Demonstration of behavior consistent with the company's values: Dedication to Mission Success, Technical Excellence, Commitment to Our People, Objectivity and Integrity, and Innovation., * Bachelors or Masters degree from an accredited college/university program in Computer Science or related discipline from an accredited college/university program and to be conferred within 12 months * Prior internship at The Aerospace Corporation. * 0-1 year of industry work experience * Minimum GPA of 3.0 * Intermediate knowledge of one or more programming languages, including Python and/or Java. * Backend development project experience or course work in data structures and algorithms. * Experience developing in Unix-like environments and using source/version control (Git). * Willing to travel occasionally to work location or customer site/domestically/internationally * This position requirestheability to obtain and maintain a securityclearance, which is issued by the U.S. government. U.S. citizenship is required to obtain a security clearance., * GPA 3.5 or higher * Active security clearance * Strong leadership skills * Development of data platforms * Experience with data security and governance technologies * Microservices architecture * Generative and agentic AI workflows and technologies * Knowledge of data virtualization and data access * Distributed and stream data processing * Intermediate to advanced knowledge of other programming languages i.e Pythong, JavaScript, C/C++, C#, etc. ## Description Information Systems and Cyber Division (ISCD)staff couple the latest in information system technologies, such as elastic compute clouds, containerization, microservices, real-time operating systems, and visualization frameworks, with expertise in cyber security, software architecture, software engineering, data science, Artificial Intelligence, process improvement, and software development to deliver responsive, resilient, high-performance software intensive systems to our Intelligence Community, DoD, and civilian customers. The Data Centric Platforms and Architectures Department is responsible for developing cloud-based, scalable, and resilient AI-ready data analysis pipelines, tools and platforms to enable the full exploitation of historical and streaming data sets for a variety of civil and national security space customers. Do you want to do cutting edge data engineering and do innovative work on the open-source data processing frameworks with the ability to intelligently scale? Join us as a Cloud Native Software Developer on the Data Platforms and Architectures Department team in The Aerospace Corporation! What You'll Be Doing * Supporting the National Security, United States Space Force, DoD, and commercial space enterprise customers through the identification, prototyping, assessment, and implementation of cutting-edge data engineering technologies in a cloud-native environment. * Collaborating with technical subject matter experts and interdisciplinary teams to conceive, design, and develop enterprise data analysis pipelines and applications. * Learning by doing, acquiring expertise in emerging technologies to further personal and organizational breadth of knowledge in an academic environment where self-enrichment, training, and mentorship is fundamental. * Proposing innovative research and development projects, leading research and proof-of-concept development as the principal investigator. * Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change, or new ones may be assigned as needed. ## Related Videos - [How a Small Team Shrank a Microsoft Monorepo by 94%](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1236-how-a-small-team-shrank-a-microsoft-monorepo-by-94) - [WeAreDevelopers LIVE - Node and Package Security](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2138-wearedevelopers-live-node-and-package-security) - [Developing the Backend with Stefan Lingler, CTO at Shpock](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100360-developing-the-backend-with-stefan-lingler-cto-at-shpock) - [Coffee with Developers - Maria Apazoglou](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1209-coffee-with-developers-maria-apazoglou) - [Git for Code Reviews](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/429-git-for-code-reviews) - [Shipping Faster with Less: Render on Cloud Hosting, AI Workloads, and the Future of DevOps](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1894-shipping-faster-with-less-render-on-cloud-hosting-ai-workloads-and-the-future-of-devops) ## Related Articles - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [How We Built a Worry-Free System That Runs for 10+ Years – And What We’d Do Again](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/751-how-we-built-a-worry-free-system-that-runs-for-10-years-and-what-we-d-do-again) - [How to Become an AI Engineer](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/331-how-to-become-an-ai-engineer) - [Dev Digest 121 - AI goes offline](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/456-dev-digest-121-ai-goes-offline) - [The 12 Best Jobs for Software Engineers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/401-the-12-best-jobs-for-software-engineers) - [Best Countries for Software Engineers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/267-best-countries-for-software-engineers)