Data Engineer

Closure Technologies; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Closure Technologies is seeking a skilled Data Engineer in Chantilly, Virginia. The role involves leveraging development skills to manage significant data flows and optimize the data lifecycle from ingest to display.

Responsibilities include designing data systems and collaborating with teams. The position requires 2+ years of experience in software development, particularly with Java and Python, alongside SQL proficiency. TS/SCI with Polygraph clearance is essential for this role, which also favors candidates experienced with AI/ML technologies.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of relevant software development experience.
• Experience with programming languages like Python, Java, and SQL/database systems.
• Hands-on experience with Java technologies (e.g. JDK, J2EE, Spring).

Responsibilities

• Design and implement data extraction, transformation, loading, and optimization systems.
• Collaborate with team members and service providers for efficient methods.
• Articulate risks and constraints of software solutions.

Skills

Software development/programming experience

Data analysis and SQL proficiency

Java-related technologies

Data pipelining systems

ETL tasks in Linux

Tools

Python

Java

Apache Airflow

Job description

Closure Technologies is seeking a Data Engineer that will leverage their development skills and experience, to support the successful designing, ingesting, cleansing, transformation, loading, and display of significant amounts of data.

Clearance Requirement: TS/SCI with Polygraph

Key Responsibilities

• Designing, implementing, and optimizing data extraction, cleansing, transformation, loading, replication/distribution, and large-scale ingest systems in a Big Data environment
• Optimizing all stages of the data lifecycle, from initial planning, to ingest, through final display and beyond
• Developing custom solutions/code to ingest and exploit new and existing data sources
• Developing data profiling, deduping logic, and matching logic for analysis
• Organizing and maintaining Data Layer documentation, so others are able to understand and use it. Also, work closely with data scientists to craft data pipelines which serve the development of modern AI/ML workflows
• Collaborating with teammates, other service providers, vendors, and users to develop new and more efficient methods
• Effectively articulating the risks and constraints associated with software solutions, based on environment

Required Qualifications

• 2+ years of relevant software development/programming experience.
• Demonstrated data analysis, parsing, and programming language experience (e.g., Python, Java) coupled with significant SQL/database experience.
• Experience with the full data lifecycle, from ingest through display, in a Big Data environment.
• Hands‑on experience with Java‑related technologies, such as JDK, J2EE, EJB, JDBC, and/or Spring, and experience with RESTful APIs.
• Experience with data pipelining systems (e.g., Apache Airflow) and developing/performing ETL tasks in a Linux environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience deploying systems that leverage AI/ML technology
• Experience publishing results in BI dashboards.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

As set forth in Closure Technologies’s Equal Employment Opportunity policy, we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law.