Data Engineer at Dark Wolf Solutions Tampa, FL

Downtown Boulder Partnership; Tampa (FL); On-site; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Dark Wolf Solutions in Tampa, FL is seeking a Data Engineer to build and maintain data infrastructure powering AI/ML models on-site at MacDill AFB. You will design robust pipelines, validate data quality, and collaborate with matrix teams.

Requires 5+ years of data engineering, cloud experience, SQL, ETL tools, and big data tech. Bachelor’s degree required; TS clearance preferred. Competitive salary range $150,000–$200,000.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of data engineering experience including architecture and modeling.
• 2+ years in cloud environments.
• 1+ year with scripting languages (Python/JavaScript/R).
• 1+ year with big data tools (Spark/Hadoop/Hive/Druid/NoSQL).
• Experience with ETL tools for AI/ML data prep and loading.
• Ability to visualize data end-to-end and communicate results.
• Strong understanding of database concepts and SQL.
• Bachelor's in CS/IT; TS security clearance preferred.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain data pipelines powering AI/ML models.
• Enable AI/ML data factory pipelines and validate performance.
• Design and maintain scalable data workflows for telemetry and other sources.
• Deploy containerized workloads using Docker/K3s/Istio in secure environments.
• Coordinate data acquisition, ingestion, tagging, and analysis with stakeholders.

Skills

Data Architecture

Data Modeling

Data Visualization

Cloud Environments

Python

Big Data Technologies

ETL Tools

SQL

Security Clearance

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

Apache Kafka

Airbyte

Apache NiFi

Elastic Stack/OpenSearch

Neo4j

Docker

K3s

Istio

Job description

Data Engineer job at Dark Wolf Solutions. Tampa, FL.

Dark Wolf Solutions is seeking a driven and innovative Data Engineer to join our team in Tampa, FL in support of a new proposal effort. As a Data Engineer, you will be instrumental in building and maintaining the data infrastructure that powers our AI/ML models, working alongside experienced professionals and shaping the future of this initiative. This position requires on-site support at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, FL. Key responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Enabling AI/ML Data pipelines as part of an AI/ML Data Factory.
• Testing and validating the performance of the AI/ML Data Factory.
• Designing, developing, and maintaining robust and scalable data pipelines in support the AI/ML Data Factory.
• Testing and validating the performance of the AI/ML Data Factory to ensure data quality and reliability.
• Assist with data acquisition, ingestion, and tagging; data exploration and understanding; feature extraction and analysis; data engineering and conditioning; and data labeling.
• Constructing AI/ML datasets, ensuring they meet the specific requirements of our AI/ML models.
• Building edge-compatible pipelines using NVIDIA Triton Inference Server, TorchServe, or TF Lite to enable AI-as-a-service in contested and disconnected networks.
• Deploying containerized AI workloads using Docker, K3s, and Istio across Zero Trust micro‑segmented environments following NSA Kubernetes STIG guidance.
• Designing data acquisition and preprocessing workflows with Apache Kafka, Airbyte, and Apache NiFi for ingesting telemetry, EO/IR, and SIGINT sources into LLM/LVM training pipelines.
• Using Elastic Stack, OpenSearch, and Neo4j to store, search, and graph‑represent AI‑extracted insights within a mission‑relevant knowledge base.

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience performing data engineering efforts to include: data architecture, modeling, cleansing, ingesting, updating, and visualization
• 2+ years of experience working with Cloud environments
• 1+ year experience using scripting languages such as R, Python, or Javascript
• 1+ years experience using Big Data technologies and tools (e.g. Spark, Hadoop, Hive, Cassandra, Druid, Flink, Drill, Trino, NoSQL)
• Experience with a variety of open source and commercial ETL tools for preparing and loading data for AI/ML analytics
• Ability to manipulate raw data into effective visualization dashboards; ability to communicate end‑to‑end data outcomes visually
• Demonstrates a deep understanding of multiple database concepts
• Understanding of SQL
• Comfortable in a project startup environment
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field
• US Citizenship and an active Top Secret security clearance required

Desired Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, or the equivalent combination of education, training and experience
• A cloud certification in AWS, Azure, or GCP

This position is located in Tampa, FL. The estimated salary range for this position is $150,000.00 - $200,000.00, commensurate on experience and technical skillset.

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