Secure Data Engineer - ETL & Databricks (Secret)

Agile Defense, Inc.; Colorado Springs (CO); On-site; USD 135,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Agile Defense, Inc. is seeking a Data Engineer for Peterson Space Force Base, CO to build secure data pipelines and analytics-ready datasets.

You will work with data scientists, engineers, and mission stakeholders to process structured and unstructured data using Databricks, Spark, and related platforms. The role requires a US citizen with an active Secret clearance and 3+ years in data engineering, software development, or analytics, plus experience with ETL/ELT and Agile methods.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, data science, engineering, information systems, mathematics, or a related technical field.
• 3+ years of relevant data engineering, software development, data analytics, or enterprise-platform experience.
• Experience with Python and SQL familiarity with data validation, data modeling, and data-quality practices; familiarity with Spark, PySpark, Databricks, or comparable technologies.
• Experience supporting ETL/ELT pipelines and data transformations.
• Understanding of version control, testing, documentation, and Agile development.
• Ability to collaborate with technical and nontechnical stakeholders.
• Active US government security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain secure data pipelines and analytics-ready datasets for stakeholders.
• Collaborate with data scientists, engineers, and mission stakeholders to process structured/unstructured data using Databricks, Spark, Palantir Foundry, Maven Smart Systems, or comparable platforms.

Skills

Python

SQL

ETL/ELT

Data modeling

Data validation

Agile

Collaboration

Security clearance

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/related

Tools

Databricks

Spark

PySpark

Job description

Agile Defense, Inc. is seeking a Data Engineer for Peterson Space Force Base, CO to build secure data pipelines and analytics-ready datasets.

You will work with data scientists, engineers, and mission stakeholders to process structured and unstructured data using Databricks, Spark, and related platforms. The role requires a US citizen with an active Secret clearance and 3+ years in data engineering, software development, or analytics, plus experience with ETL/ELT and Agile methods.