Remote Junior Data Engineer - ETL & GIS (Databricks)

Peraton; Beltsville (MD); Remote; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Peraton is seeking a Junior Data Engineer with ETL and geospatial data experience to support a federal data migration program on a fully remote basis. You will design, develop, and deploy ETL pipelines, ingest data from multiple sources, and validate spatial data within a cloud lakehouse environment.

The role emphasizes end-to-end data processing, data quality, and documentation, with collaboration alongside GIS Engineers and data governance teams. U.S.

Qualifications

• U.S. Citizenship with ability to obtain Public Trust clearance.
• Hands-on experience with Databricks and Delta Live Tables or equivalent cloud ETL frameworks.
• Experience with data quality validation, source-to-target mapping, and data transformation.
• Experience with data modeling or schema design documentation.
• Proficiency in Python or Scala for ETL pipeline development.
• Proficiency in SQL for querying, validating, and transforming data in a cloud lakehouse environment.
• Familiarity with geospatial data formats and coordinate reference systems.

Responsibilities

• Develop, test, and deploy ETL pipelines using Databricks Delta Live Tables within a cloud data lakehouse staging environment.
• Execute range data aggregation and normalization across multiple source systems and normalize spatial formats and CRS.
• Implement source-to-target transformation logic with field mappings and data type conversions.
• Evaluate prototype ingestion results for completeness, accuracy, consistency, and spatial integrity.
• Document prototype ingestion results, defects, and remediation actions.
• Produce the Prototype Ingest Results Report detailing ingestion results and data quality findings.
• Maintain ETL code in a version-controlled repository with peer review.
• Support spatial data validation activities in coordination with GIS Engineers.
• Provide test datasets, pipeline execution support, and data validation assistance.

Skills

Python

SQL

ETL development

Data quality validation

Data modeling

Documentation

Geospatial data

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Associate’s degree

High school diploma

Tools

Databricks

Delta Live Tables

Job description

Peraton is seeking a Junior Data Engineer with ETL and geospatial data experience to support a federal data migration program on a fully remote basis. You will design, develop, and deploy ETL pipelines, ingest data from multiple sources, and validate spatial data within a cloud lakehouse environment.

The role emphasizes end-to-end data processing, data quality, and documentation, with collaboration alongside GIS Engineers and data governance teams. U.S.