Mission-Critical Data Engineer & Systems Integrator

BLACKROCK STRATEGY INC; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with company matching

Employer-paid medical, dental, and vis

Employer-paid life insurance and dis-

HSA with employer contributions

Paid time off and parental leave

Tuition reimbursement and professional

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Job summary

Blackrock Strategy, Inc. seeks a Data Engineer / Systems Integration Engineer to design, develop, and sustain data infrastructure supporting mission-critical operations and enterprise analytics.

You will build scalable pipelines and data lakes, connect disparate systems, and enable secure data access for decision support. Work with military operators, Government stakeholders, and engineering teams to deliver secure, reliable data solutions that accelerate decision-making and support rapid

Qualifications

• Experience in data engineering, systems integration, or related technical disciplines.
• Strong knowledge of data pipelines, ETL/ELT, data modeling, and data lake or lakehouse architectures.
• Experience integrating heterogeneous systems, databases, and data formats.
• Understanding of data quality, lineage, governance, and secure information-management practices.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable data-ingestion pipelines, ETL/ELT processes, and automated data workflows.
• Architect and sustain data lake and lakehouse environments, including systems supporting classified information.
• Integrate disparate applications, databases, and operational systems into a unified data architecture.
• Establish and maintain digital-thread capabilities connecting requirements, development, operational employment, and performance assessment.
• Develop data models, schemas, and integration interfaces supporting analytics, applications, and decision-support tools.
• Implement data-quality, validation, lineage, governance, and access-control practices.
• Develop automated performance-feedback mechanisms supporting operational analysis and continuous capability improvement.
• Collaborate with platform engineers, data scientists, and product teams to ensure secure, reliable system interoperability.
• Troubleshoot integration challenges, optimize data performance, and support operational experimentation and fielding activities.
• Maintain technical documentation supporting data architecture, integration processes, and long-term Government sustainment.

Skills

Data engineering

ETL/ELT pipelines

Data pipelines

Data modeling

Data lake / lakehouse

Python

SQL

Apache Spark

Airflow

Kafka

Data governance

Secure data handling

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, Systems Engineering, IT, or related field

Tools

Python

SQL

Apache Spark

Airflow

Kafka

Job description

Blackrock Strategy, Inc. seeks a Data Engineer / Systems Integration Engineer to design, develop, and sustain data infrastructure supporting mission-critical operations and enterprise analytics.

You will build scalable pipelines and data lakes, connect disparate systems, and enable secure data access for decision support. Work with military operators, Government stakeholders, and engineering teams to deliver secure, reliable data solutions that accelerate decision-making and support rapid