Data Architect

NewGen Technologies; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

NewGen Technologies in McLean, VA, is seeking a versatile data and software engineering professional to support data acquisition, processing, and operations across multiple disciplines including data engineering, DevOps, security, and AI-enabled analytics.

You will collaborate with customer and contractor teams, communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders, and contribute to mission-critical data solutions in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• TS/SCI FSP Clearance required.
• Demonstrated experience with cloud infrastructure and data management.
• Experience with Windows, Linux, and MacOS.
• Experience with AWS cloud environments.
• Experience with Hadoop ecosystem: HDFS, Cloudera, Spark, Presto, SQL, NoSQL.
• Proven data processing activities.
• Experience with Python.
• Experience building and executing ETL pipelines.
• Experience integrating data flows with industry standard systems such as Niagara Falls.
• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment and be a proactive problem solver.
• Ability to communicate clearly to technical and non-technical audiences.

Responsibilities

• Support data engineering, operations, software, security, DevOps, application development, data science, and program management teams.
• Communicate and collaborate across organizational boundaries, including customer staff and external stakeholders.
• Contribute to data acquisition, exploitation, engineering, and management tasks.

Skills

Cloud infrastructure

Data management

Python

ETL pipelines

Communication

Independent work

Problem solving

Data processing

Tools

AWS

HDFS

Cloudera

Spark

Presto

SQL

NoSQL

Niagara Falls integration

Job description

This position is within a team supporting the customer with data engineering and operations, software engineering, security engineering, DevOps engineering, application development, data science, and program management in support of data acquisition, exploitation, engineering, and management tasks. Communicate and collaborate across organizational boundaries, to include other contractor teams, Customer staff and external stakeholders.

Requirements

• TS/SCI FSP Clearance
• Demonstrated experience with cloud infrastructure and data management
• Demonstrated experience with multiple OS environments including Windows, Linux, and MacOS
• Demonstrated experience with cloud environments, including AWS
• Demonstrated experience with development environments including AWS, Hadoop distributed file system (HDFS), Cloudera, Spark, Presto, SQL, and NoSQL
• Demonstrated experience conducting data processing activities
• Experience working with Python
• Demonstrated experience building executing ETL pipelines
• Demonstrated experience with integrating data flows with industry standard systems such as Niagra Falls
• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment and be a proactive problem solver
• Experience providing clear and concise communications for both technical and non-technical audiences

Desired Skills

• Knowledge of targeting workflows, tools and environments
• Experience with Large Language Models and agentic workflows
• Experience with graphical databases such as Neo4J
• Experience working with a hard target mission area

About Us

For more than 20 years, NewGen Technologies has solved our clients’ toughest IT challenges with integrity, security, and outstanding service by delivering both technology and talent. We have helped secure borders, have used artificial intelligence (AI) to fight terror, aided the identification of criminals, and have helped to prevent crime through the introduction of biometrics.Our team of Highly Cleared Specialists have hard-to-find skills and expertise in a wide spectrum of technologies to provide solutions that transform business processes and solve problems of national significance. #CJ