Data Operations Engineer

GRVTY; Fort Meade (MD); On-site; USD 104,000 - 161,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health plan

401k with company match

Paid time off

Training and development

Flexible work options

Job summary

GRVTY is seeking a Data Operations Engineer to ensure reliable, available, and timely delivery of mission-critical data at a customer site in Fort Meade, MD. You will coordinate dataflow owners, guide pipelines, and implement automated quality gates to safeguard production data integrity.

In this DataOps role, you will monitor health across distributed systems, tune performance, and translate complex requirements for technical and non-technical stakeholders while collaborating with a

Qualifications

• Requires U.S. citizenship and a current, active U.S. Government Secret clearance, with ability to obtain TS/SCI.
• Experience: 9+ years in technical ops, systems engineering, or data management; 7+ years with related master's; 13+ years with high-school diploma.
• Proven experience with high-volume dataflows and storage across distributed systems and cloud-native storage platforms.
• Experience with log-analysis/observability tools to monitor health and latency.
• Experience managing ETL workflows and using SQL to validate data quality.

Responsibilities

• Serve as technical point of contact with customer stakeholders; translate data needs into tasks and delivery expectations.
• Lead day-to-day DataOps activities and coordinate flow owners for monitoring and improvements.
• Oversee dataflow deployment and maintenance using standardized templates and reusable processes.
• Monitor pipeline health, data availability, and system uptime across distributed environments.
• Tune cluster and pipeline performance; diagnose dataflow issues and coordinate remediation.
• Implement automated quality gates, schema checks, and validation workflows.

Skills

DataOps

ETL

SQL

Python/Java

Observability

Cloud

Security clearance

Education

Bachelor's degree in a technical field

Master's degree

High-school diploma with extensive experience

Tools

Observability tools

Cloud storage platforms

Job description

GRVTY is seeking a Data Operations Engineer to support the reliability, availability, and timely delivery of mission-critical data. In this customer-facing DataOps role, you will coordinate technical operations, guide dataflow owners, and help evolve high-volume data pipelines toward reliable, automated, and proactively monitored services.

What You'll be Owning

• Serve as a technical point of contact with customer stakeholders; translate mission data needs into engineering tasks, workflows, and clear delivery expectations.
• Help lead day-to-day DataOps activities and coordinate flow owners responsible for monitoring, maintaining, and improving data infrastructure.
• Oversee dataflow deployment and maintenance using standardized engineering templates, core libraries, and reusable processes.
• Monitor pipeline health, data availability, system uptime, and discovery latency across distributed messaging, orchestration, and cloud environments.
• Tune cluster and pipeline performance; diagnose systemic dataflow and platform-stability issues and coordinate technical remediation.
• Implement automated quality gates, schema checks, and validation workflows to protect production data integrity.
• Improve ETL workflows, metadata completeness, network-data handling, and the consistency of data delivered to analysts and customers.
• Apply scripting, automation, and operational feedback to help transition from reactive troubleshooting to proactive, adaptive data operations.
• Share proven workflows and technical approaches across teams, and communicate operational status and platform evolution to stakeholders.

This position supports a customer site in Fort Meade, MD. Onsite attendance is typically four to five days per week and may change with customer requirements.

What You Must Have

• U.S. citizenship and a current, active U.S. Government Secret security clearance, with the ability to obtain and maintain TS/SCI.
• At least 9 years of experience in technical operations, systems engineering, or data management with a relevant bachelor's degree; 7 years with a related master's degree; or 13 years with a high-school diploma or equivalent.
• Proven experience supporting high-volume dataflows and storage across distributed messaging systems, data orchestration engines, and cloud-native storage platforms.
• Experience with observability and log-analysis tools to monitor system health, dataflow performance, and data discovery latency.
• Understanding of network data, metadata completeness or fill rates, and common log or data formats such as JSON and XML.
• Experience managing ETL workflows and using SQL to validate data quality in coordination with technical teams and customers.
• Ability to automate repeatable operational tasks through Python or Java scripting and reusable shared libraries.
• Ability to troubleshoot distributed dataflow issues, support performance tuning, and implement automated quality checks and schema validation.
• Strong customer-facing communication, technical coordination, and requirements-translation skills, including explaining complex systems to nontechnical stakeholders.
• Ability to work at a customer site in Fort Meade, MD, four to five days per week and adapt to changes in the customer schedule.

What Would be Nice to Have

• A currently active TS/SCI clearance.
• Prior experience in customer-facing engineering, technical account management, or customer success.
• Experience designing or operating scalable distributed processing and cloud-native storage architectures.
• Experience supporting cyber or network-security operations.
• Knowledge of automated attribute-based access control (ABAC) or data masking within production pipelines.

Pay Range:At GRVTY, we understand that compensation is influenced by many factors—such as geographic location, federal contract labor categories, wage rates, prior experience, skillsets, education, and certifications.
We’re proud to offer a work environment that empowers our team to achieve a strong work-life balance. GRVTY provides competitive pay, comprehensive benefits, and meaningful opportunities for professional growth.
Our benefits package is designed to support the well-being of our employees and their families, and includes coverage in areas such as healthcare, financial wellness, retirement planning, family assistance, continued education, and paid time off.

• The pay range for this position is: $103,690 - $160,605

Pay Range: At GRVTY, we understand that compensation is influenced by many factors—such as geographic location, federal contract labor categories, wage rates, prior experience, skillsets, education, and certifications.
We’re proud to offer a work environment that empowers our team to achieve a strong work-life balance. GRVTY provides competitive pay, comprehensive benefits, and meaningful opportunities for professional growth.
Our benefits package is designed to support the well-being of our employees and their families, and includes coverage in areas such as healthcare, financial wellness, retirement planning, family assistance, continued education, and paid time off.

Maryland Pay Range

$103,690 - $160,605 USD

Why Choose GRVTY

The toughest national security challenges demand vision and ingenuity, not just resources. We deliver mission and technical expertise to outpace our adversaries. We’re purpose-built to tackle the most entrenched, systemic national security issues around the world.

We partner with our customers to help them overcome challenges in every corner of technology and defense—including the ones still being explored. Our growing capabilities create complementary advantages, giving on-the-ground operations the edge they need to succeed. We muster everything we have to answer every challenge presented, every day of our lives.

At GRVTY, we believe that when our employees thrive, our company thrives. That’s why we offer a comprehensive and competitive benefits package designed to support your well-being, growth, and work-life balance.

• Robust health plan including medical, dental, and vision
• Health Savings Account with company contribution
• Annual Paid Time Off and Paid Holidays
• 401k with generous company match
• Training and Development Opportunities
• Variety of Company Sponsored Events

EEO Statement

GRVTY, is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

Anyone requiring reasonable accommodations should email [e-mail] or call 703-544-7930 with requested details. A member of the HR team will respond to your request within 2 business days.