Junior Data Engineer: Build Scalable Data Pipelines

Socket.dev; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

ASM Research in San Antonio, TX, seeks a Junior Data Engineer to design, develop, and maintain data pipelines for analytics and regulatory reporting. You will help build scalable workflows, implement transformation logic, and ensure data quality across mission-critical systems.

Collaborate with analysts, data scientists, and security teams to deliver reliable datasets and support governance and lineage tracking, driving continuous improvement of the data platform’s performance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in CS/IS/Data Eng or related field, or equivalent experience.
• Typically 1–3 years of data engineering or analytics pipeline experience.
• Hands-on with Python and SQL for pipelines; Spark exposure preferred.
• Experience with relational and non-relational data stores in enterprise environments.
• Familiarity with data quality practices and monitoring.
• Ability to obtain SECRET-level security clearance; US citizenship required.

Responsibilities

• Develop, operate, and maintain automated ETL/ELT pipelines using Python, SQL, or Spark.
• Implement data models, schemas, and storage in relational and non-relational stores.
• Apply data quality validation, anomaly detection, and automated testing.
• Support orchestration with Airflow or similar schedulers.
• Optimize processing with indexing, partitioning, and distributed computing.
• Implement data security controls and access management with security teams.
• Track and document data lineage and metadata for governance.
• Troubleshoot pipeline issues and coordinate with cross-functional teams.
• Collaborate with analysts, data scientists, and stakeholders on scalable solutions.

Skills

Python

SQL

Spark

Data modeling

Data governance

Analytical thinking

Security awareness

US citizenship

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Engineering, or related field

Tools

Apache Airflow

NoSQL

Data Lakes/Warehouses

Job description

ASM Research in San Antonio, TX, seeks a Junior Data Engineer to design, develop, and maintain data pipelines for analytics and regulatory reporting. You will help build scalable workflows, implement transformation logic, and ensure data quality across mission-critical systems.

Collaborate with analysts, data scientists, and security teams to deliver reliable datasets and support governance and lineage tracking, driving continuous improvement of the data platform’s performance.