Data Automation Engineer — Active Secret Clearance

Nightwing; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 99,000 - 206,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

401(k) plan

PTO & Holidays

Job summary

Nightwing is seeking a Data Automation Engineer to support a U.S. Government customer. You will develop automated data pipelines, workflows, and integration automation to scale technology capabilities. A DHS EOD suitability pathway is noted and a TS/SCI preference may apply.

The role requires 5+ years in automation/data engineering, strong Python skills, and experience with ETL, APIs, and orchestration tools. On-site Arlington, VA work with equal opportunity employment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in automation engineering, data engineering, or software development.
• Strong programming skills in Python, with data manipulation libraries.
• Experience developing data pipelines and ETL processes.
• Knowledge of automation frameworks and orchestration tools.
• Experience with APIs and integration technologies.
• Understanding of database systems and data modeling.
• Familiarity with version control (Git) and CI/CD practices.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Ability to translate business requirements into automated solutions.
• Excellent documentation and communication abilities.

Responsibilities

• Develop automated data pipelines for technology integration initiatives.
• Create automation workflows for malware sample collection, detonation, and taxonomy.
• Implement data integration automation between pilot and production systems.
• Support Automated Malware Analysis (AMA) platform development and enhancement.
• Develop scripts and tools to automate repetitive technical tasks.
• Create data transformation and normalization automation.
• Support AI/ML data preparation and feature engineering automation.
• Develop monitoring and alerting automation for integrated systems.
• Implement API integrations for data sharing and workflow automation.
• Document automation solutions and maintain code repositories.
• Support scaling automation from pilot to production environments.
• Optimize automation performance and efficiency.
• Collaborate with analysts to identify automation opportunities.
• Ensure automation solutions maintain data quality and integrity.
• Support continuous improvement of automated capabilities.

Skills

Python

Data pipelines

Automation engineering

ETL processes

APIs

CI/CD

Git

Data modeling

Documentation

Education

BS in Computer Science or related

HS Diploma + 7+ years experience

Tools

Airflow

Prefect

Docker

Kubernetes

Kafka

Spark

Git

Job description

Nightwing is seeking a Data Automation Engineer to support a U.S. Government customer. You will develop automated data pipelines, workflows, and integration automation to scale technology capabilities. A DHS EOD suitability pathway is noted and a TS/SCI preference may apply.

The role requires 5+ years in automation/data engineering, strong Python skills, and experience with ETL, APIs, and orchestration tools. On-site Arlington, VA work with equal opportunity employment.