Data Engineer - DoD Clearance, On-Site Mission Impact

Talanto; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Talanto is seeking a Junior Data Engineer to support the development and maintenance of secure data pipelines and analytics-ready datasets on-site at Camp Smith, HI. You will work with data scientists, engineers, and mission stakeholders using Databricks, Spark, Palantir Foundry, or comparable platforms.

Candidates should have a Bachelor's degree in a technical field and at least 3 years of related experience, strong Python and SQL skills, and the ability to collaborate in an agile environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related technical field.
• 3+ years of relevant data engineering, software development, data analytics, or enterprise-platform experience.
• Experience with Python and SQL; experience supporting ETL/ELT pipelines and data transformations.
• Familiarity with data validation, data modeling, and data-quality practices; familiarity with Spark, PySpark, Databricks, or comparable technologies.
• Understanding of version control, testing, documentation, and Agile development; ability to collaborate with technical and nontechnical stakeholders; active DoD clearance required.

Responsibilities

• Supports the development and maintenance of secure data pipelines, ETL/ELT workflows, and analytics-ready datasets.
• Works with data scientists, engineers, and mission stakeholders to process structured and unstructured data using Databricks, Spark, Palantir Foundry, Maven Smart Systems, or comparable platforms.
• Collaborates with teams to ensure data quality and accessibility for analytics and reporting.

Skills

Python

SQL

ETL/ELT pipelines

Spark

Databricks

Agile

Version control

Testing

Documentation

DoD clearance

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science, data science, engineering, information systems, mathematics, or related field

Tools

Palantir Foundry

Maven Smart Systems

War Data Platform

AWS

Azure

Docker

CI/CD

MLflow

APIs

Terraform

Databricks

Job description

Talanto is seeking a Junior Data Engineer to support the development and maintenance of secure data pipelines and analytics-ready datasets on-site at Camp Smith, HI. You will work with data scientists, engineers, and mission stakeholders using Databricks, Spark, Palantir Foundry, or comparable platforms.

Candidates should have a Bachelor's degree in a technical field and at least 3 years of related experience, strong Python and SQL skills, and the ability to collaborate in an agile environment.