Cleared ETL Data Engineer (Multi-Level)

Noblis; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 90,700 - 188,725; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Professional development

Tuition assistance

Flexible work-life programs

Job summary

Noblis is seeking Data Engineers at various levels in Chantilly, VA, to support national security missions. Responsibilities include developing data extraction pipelines, ETL development, and data visualization. Candidates should possess strong Python and SQL skills, experience with ETL tools, and the ability to collaborate with data scientists and engineers. Required qualifications include citizenship, a TS/SCI clearance, and relevant work experience. Compensation ranges from $90,700 to $188,725 based on qualifications.

Qualifications

• US Citizenship is required.
• Active Top-Secret SCI (TS/SCI) with Polygraph clearance.
• Experience in ETL development for cyber data pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain data extraction pipelines.
• Engineer Python-based ETL pipelines.
• Design dashboards and reporting tools.

Skills

Python

SQL

ETL development

Data visualization (Tableau, Power BI)

Collaborative skills

Data warehousing

Cloud environments (GCP, AWS)

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher with relevant experience

Tools

Apache NiFi

Pentaho

Kafka

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Responsibilities

Noblis is seeking Data Engineers at multiple levels to join our team in support of national security missions.

As the ETL Developer, you analyze our clients’ challenges and provide solutions by identifying and applying new tools and technologies to help design new data repositories. You will be responsible for maintaining and expanding the data pipeline that fuels critical national security missions and manipulating data and data flows for both existing and new systems. You will provide support in the areas of data extraction, transformation and load (ETL), data mapping, data extraction, analytical support, operational support, database support, and maintenance support of data and associated systems. Additionally, you will work alongside our team and cyber analysts performing data engineering to identify data sets.

The ideal candidate will have a deep background in Python-based data workflows and experience working in classified IC environments.

Job Responsibilities

• Developing, maintaining, and executing data extraction pipelines to transport data in and out of multiple environments.
• ETL Development and Data Cleansing: Engineering Python-based ETL pipelines to ingest, clean, and optimize large datasets from various sources, refining data quality and processing efficiency.
• Data Preparation: Applying Python and SQL for data cleaning, integration, and exploratory analysis to uncover valuable insights extracted from large volumes of data.
• Data Visualization: Designing and deploying interactive dashboards and reporting in visualization tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI).
• Improving application performance by optimizing and executing SQL queries to support data handling.
• Loading data into storage systems like databases or data warehouses.
• Building and maintaining data infrastructure (e.g., NiFi, Pentaho, Hevo).
• Maintaining and documenting ETL workflows and recording data movement/changes.
• Working in an Agile environment to rapidly iterate with our clients.
• Cross-functional collaboration: Partner closely with data scientists, data engineers, and application developers to translate complex business requirements into robust technical implementations.

Required Qualifications

• US Citizenship is required.
• Clearance: Active Top-Secret SCI (TS/SCI) with Polygraph.
• Experience performing extract, transformation, load (ETL) development for data pipelines (specifically cyber data); including integrating, cleansing, and preparing data from sources for analytics and reporting.
• Proficient in data warehousing, data management, programming (e.g., Python), and ETL tools (e.g., Apache NiFi, Pentaho, Kafka).
• Familiarity with the cyber domain.
• Experience designing and maintaining SQL-based data systems and crafting complex queries.
• Experience designing and deploying interactive dashboards and integrating data systems with visualization and analytics platforms using Tableau and/or Power BI.
• Experience with a cloud environment (e.g., GCP, AWS), including its security containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
• Language experience with Python.
• Experience with Git-based workflows and code repository platforms such as GitHub.
• Ability to perform API service development.
• Level II: Bachelor’s degree with 3 years of related experience; OR associate’s degree with 6 years of related experience; OR High School diploma/GED with 9 years of related experience.
• Compensation: $90,700 - $141,775.
• Level III: Bachelor’s degree with 5 years of related experience; OR Master’s degree with 3 years of related experience; OR associate’s degree with 8 years of related experience; OR High School diploma/GED with 11 years of related experience.
• Compensation: $120,700 - $188,725.

Desired Qualifications

• Experience with Hadoop and Spark.
• Experience with Elasticsearch.
• Experience with open-source cyber data sets such as Shodan and Censys.IO.
• Experience with creating and implementing Artificial Intelligence (AI) models and tools.

Overview

Noblis and our wholly owned subsidiaries, Noblis ESI and Noblis MSD, take on some of the nation’s toughest challenges, delivering advanced solutions to our customers’ most critical missions. We bring together leading scientific, engineering, and management expertise in a culture grounded in objectivity and collaboration, ensuring our work creates lasting impact across federal missions.

We work with a broad range of government agencies in the defense, intelligence, and federal civilian sectors.

Remote/hybrid status is subject to change based on Noblis and/or government requirements.

Commitment to Non-Discrimination

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, sex, age, national origin, religion, physical or mental disability, pregnancy/childbirth and related medical conditions, veteran or military status, or any other characteristics protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact us.

Total Rewards

At Noblis we recognize and reward your contributions, provide you with growth opportunities, and support your total well-being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, and work-life programs. Our award programs acknowledge employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our service standards.

Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in our benefit programs.

Compensation

Compensation at Noblis is determined by various factors, including but not limited to the combination of education, certifications, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, internal and external equity, location, clearance level, as well as contract-specific affordability, organizational requirements and applicable employment laws. The projected compensation range for this position is based on full time status. For part time or on-call staff, compensation is proportionately adjusted based on hours worked. While monetary compensation is important, it’s just one component of Noblis’ total compensation package.

Posted Salary Range: USD $90,700.00 - USD $188,725.00 /Yr.

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