Junior Data Engineer: Real-Time Pipelines for Mission-Critical Data

BlueWater Federal Solutions Inc.; Tampa (FL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

BlueWater Federal Solutions Inc. is seeking a Jr. Data Engineer to support CENTCOM at MacDill AFB.

The role involves designing, implementing, and maintaining data pipelines for ingesting, transforming, and storing structured and unstructured data from diverse sources. Active TS clearance and US citizenship are required. You will connect to APIs, ingest data into a data lakehouse, automate ETL/ELT workflows, and curate data for analytics while collaborating with mission teams and leveraging tools

Qualifications

• 1+ years of Data Analysis experience.
• US Citizenship required; TS clearance and SCI eligibility.
• Experience building data pipelines and ETL/ELT workflows.
• Experience connecting to APIs and integrating data into lakehouse architectures.
• Proficiency in Python, SQL, or other data manipulation languages.
• Hands-on experience with Spark, Databricks, Hadoop or similar.
• Familiarity with data visualization platforms.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain data pipelines for ingesting, transforming, and storing data.
• Connect to authoritative data sources via APIs to ingest data into a data lakehouse architecture.
• Automate ETL/ELT workflows to enable real-time data processing.
• Curate ingested data into analytics-ready datasets.
• Implement DoD-compliant data governance, including metadata tagging and data classification.
• Monitor and improve compliance with data policies and access control protocols.
• Support analytics initiatives using tools like Jupyter Notebooks, Databricks, Tableau.
• Partner with mission teams to translate data requirements into technical solutions.
• Explore emerging ML/AI technologies to enhance data processing.

Skills

Python

SQL

APIs

ETL/ELT

Data pipelines

Data governance

Education

BA/BS in Data Management/Science/Analytics, CS, IT

Tools

Apache Spark

Databricks

Hadoop

Tableau

Jupyter Notebooks

Job description

BlueWater Federal Solutions Inc. is seeking a Jr. Data Engineer to support CENTCOM at MacDill AFB.

The role involves designing, implementing, and maintaining data pipelines for ingesting, transforming, and storing structured and unstructured data from diverse sources. Active TS clearance and US citizenship are required. You will connect to APIs, ingest data into a data lakehouse, automate ETL/ELT workflows, and curate data for analytics while collaborating with mission teams and leveraging tools