Senior Data Engineer

Pinnacle Inc.
Arlington, VA, United States
3 months ago
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Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Experience required
10 years minimum
Working hours
Regular working hours
Job source

Tech stack

Agile Methodology Artificial Intelligence Apache HTTP Server Cloud Computing Information Engineering Extract Transform Load (ETL) Data Mining Data Stores Elasticsearch Information Lifecycle Management Python (Programming Language) Cloud Services
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SQL Databases Unstructured Data Data Processing Data Storage Technologies Data Ingestion Large Language Models Apache Spark Kubernetes Apache Nifi Data Management Data Pipelines

Job description

We are seeking a Data Engineer that will develop new tools, code, and services to execute data engineering activities involving data of varying types and in varying conditions. Activities include the following tasks: Movement of structure and unstructured data using approved methods. Execute data ingestion activities for storing data in a local or enterprise level location. Develop code to format data that supports exploration. Analyze source data formats and work with Data Scientists and partners to determine the formats and transforms that best meet mission objectives. Develop code and tools to provide one-time and on-going data extraction from various repositories, formatting and transformations into enterprise or standalone data models. Develop new ETL and perform O&M and enhancements on existing ETL code using best practices/standards. Develop and deliver documentation for each project including ETL mappings, code use guide, code location and access instructions., Responsibilities: · Design and optimize Data Pipelines using tools such as Spark, Apache Iceberg, Trino, OpenSearch, EMR cloud services, NiFi and Kubernetes containers · Ensure the pedigree and provenance of the data is maintained such that the access to data is protected · Clean and preprocess data to enable access for advanced analytics · Collaborate with enterprise working groups to advance the state of data standards· Collaborate with the engineering team, data stewards, and mission partners to aid in getting actionable value out of the data holdings · Collaborate with software engineers to update, configure, and maintain data services based on the requirements · Ensure data quality by working with the testing and data quality team to enhance standardization of data conditioning pipelines · Experience adapting to various types and formats of data, and working with development teams to integrate new data processing platforms

Requirements

Do you have experience in Tooling?, 10+ years’ experience with: · Data lifecycle engineering · Development and maintenance of extract, transform and load (ETL) tools and services · Cloud and on-prem data storage and processing solutions · Python, SQL, Spark and other data engineering programming · COTS and open-source data engineering tools such as ElasticSearch and NiFi · Processing data within the Agile Lifecycle, Desired Skills

  • Experience using AI/LLMs to accelerate the processing and transformation of data

About the company

Pinnacle Government Solutions is a minority-owned small business that provides Software, AI/ML, and Cloud Engineering Solutions for our Department of Defense, Intelligence Community, and Federal Civilian agencies. We bring SME-level expertise and over five decades of combined industry knowledge and Talent Acquisition experience. We believe in getting it right for our customers and our country., Pinnacle Government Solutions is a minority-owned small business that provides Software and Cloud Engineering Solutions for our Department of Defense and Federal Civilian agencies. We bring SME-level expertise and over two decades of industry knowledge and experience. We believe in getting it right for our customers and our country.

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