Data Engineer

JANSON

Fairfax (VA)

On-site

USD 122,000 - 149,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

JANSON seeks a Data Engineer (Engineer IV) to support a DoD initiative focused on data pipelines, data warehouses/lakes, integration, validation, metadata, and compliance/security.

Responsibilities include ETL from DoD Advana and Army Vantage, enabling scalable pipelines with Airflow/AWS Glue/Azure Data Factory, and real-time processing with Kafka/Flink/Spark Streaming. On-site in Kaiserslautern, Germany.

Qualifications

18 years of recent specialized experience
Or: Major IT Certification plus 14 years of recent specialized experience
Or: Associate’s degree plus 14 years of recent specialized experience
Or: Bachelor’s degree plus 10 years of recent specialized experience
Or: Master’s degree plus 7 years of recent specialized experience
IA Technical Level II certification or higher
CCNA‑Security certification
CompTIA CySA+ certification
GICSP certification
GSEC certification
CompTIA Security+ CE
EC‑Council CND certification
(ISC)² SSCP certification
Bachelor’s degree (required)
Recent specialized experience: 10 years (required)
IAT Level II or higher (required)

Responsibilities

Extract, transform, and load data from DoD Advana and Army Vantage into data warehouses or data lakes
Clean, normalize, and enrich data during transformation
Configure automated workflows to move data using Airflow, AWS Glue, or Azure Data Factory
Build streaming pipelines using Kafka, Flink, Spark Streaming
Design and implement relational and NoSQL databases as needed
Manage data quality and governance per USAEUR-AF policies

Skills

Data engineering

ETL

SQL

DoD / security compliance

Streaming data

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science / information management

Master’s degree in computer science / information management

Associate’s degree in computer science / related discipline

Tools

IA Technical Level II

CCNA‑Security

CompTIA CySA+

GICSP

GSEC

CompTIA Security+ CE

EC‑Council CND

(ISC)² SSCP

IAT Level II or higher

Job description

JANSON is seeking a Data Engineer (Engineer IV) to support a U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) initiative focused on data pipelines, data warehouses/lakes, integration, validation, metadata, and compliance/security.

Responsibilities

Extract, transform, and load (ETL) data from sources including DoD Advana and Army Vantage into data warehouses or data lakes
Clean, normalize, and enrich data during transformation
Configure automated workflows to move data between systems using Apache Airflow, AWS Glue, or Azure Data Factory
Optimize pipelines for scalability and reliability
Implement real-time data processing via streaming pipelines
Build streaming pipelines using Apache Kafka, Apache Flink, or Spark Streaming
Process and analyze data in real-time for applications such as fraud detection or IoT analytics
Design and implement relational databases (e.g., MySQL, PostgreSQL) or NoSQL databases (e.g., MongoDB, Cassandra) based on project requirements
Ensure efficient schema design and indexing for performance
Build and maintain data warehouses using Snowflake, Amazon Redshift, or Google BigQuery
Optimize storage and query performance for analytical workloads
Support management of data lakes and integration within existing organizational policies
Interpret policies to support long‑term sustainability when integrating products into existing data lakes
Integrate data from APIs, databases, flat files, and third-party systems
Handle diverse data formats including JSON, XML, CSV, and Parquet
Migrate data between systems during upgrades or transitions (e.g., on-premises to cloud)
Configure APIs to expose data for consumption by other systems or applications
Manage data quality and governance at the 21st TSC level per USAEUR-AF policies and guidance
Implement checks to ensure accuracy, completeness, and consistency
Identify and resolve data anomalies or errors
Document data lineage, definitions, and transformations for traceability
Implement and manage compliance and security measures for data systems
Support regulatory compliance including GDPR, HIPAA, or CCPA
Apply security controls such as encryption, access control, and auditing
Partner with internal teams to help rectify or mitigate data quality issues in analyses and tool configuration
Work with PEOs and PMs of Systems of Record to understand and correct data issues feeding multiple data platforms

Requirements

18 years of recent specialized experience
OR: Major IT Certification plus 14 years of recent specialized experience
OR: Associate’s degree in computer science, information management, or related discipline plus 14 years of recent specialized experience
OR: Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information management, or related discipline plus 10 years of recent specialized experience
OR: Master’s degree in computer science, information management, or related discipline plus 7 years of recent specialized experience
IA Technical Level II certification or higher
CCNA‑Security
CompTIA CySA+
Global Industrial Cyber Security Professional (GICSP)
GIAC Security Essentials (GSEC)
CompTIA Security+ CE
EC‑Council Certified Network Defense (CND)
(ISC)² Certified System Security Practitioner (SSCP)
Bachelor’s degree (required)
Recent specialized experience: 10 years (required)
IAT Level II or higher (required)