Forward‑Deployed Space Data Engineer (Remote)

Defense Unicorns; Colorado Springs (CO); Hybrid; USD 123,250 - 166,750; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health/Dental/Vision benefits

Company Stock Options

Flexible Time Off

Job summary

Defense Unicorns in Colorado Springs is seeking an experienced data engineer to work closely with mission heroes in dynamic environments. This forward-deployed role involves deploying and configuring data solutions and operating within mission-critical systems.

You will execute integrations, governance practices, and support training efforts, all while maintaining a focus on clarity with both technical and non-technical audiences. Strong emphasis on U.S. citizenship and willingness to travel is required, along with extensive experience in data engineering.

Qualifications

• Experience with storing and querying large unstructured datasets using data lake architectures.
• Strong background in stream processing infrastructure and integration.
• Fluency in SQL and comfort designing schemas for analytical and operational workloads.

Responsibilities

• Deploy and configure UDS Data Capability in the mission hero's environment.
• Build and support integrations with existing mission systems.
• Contribute to mapping complex data landscapes.
• Implement data provenance, lineage, and governance practices.
• Operate what you deploy and manage performance.

Skills

Unstructured data expertise

Stream processing

Data warehousing

Data pipelines & orchestration

Data modeling & SQL

Tools

Spark

Kafka

Airflow

Job description

Defense Unicorns in Colorado Springs is seeking an experienced data engineer to work closely with mission heroes in dynamic environments. This forward-deployed role involves deploying and configuring data solutions and operating within mission-critical systems.

You will execute integrations, governance practices, and support training efforts, all while maintaining a focus on clarity with both technical and non-technical audiences. Strong emphasis on U.S. citizenship and willingness to travel is required, along with extensive experience in data engineering.