Senior Data Engineer - Naval AI & Data Pipelines

themarlinalliance; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

The Marlin Alliance, Inc. is seeking a Senior Data Engineer (OpAI) to design, build, and operationalize advanced data pipelines and analytics supporting Naval and DoD mission challenges.

This role requires deep experience across data engineering, distributed systems, event streaming, cloud data frameworks, and mission-focused analytics. Located on-site in San Diego, CA, the team collaborates with Navy and government partners to translate complex data into actionable insights while maintaining

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in data, analytics, or related roles.
• U.S. Citizenship with active TS security clearance required.
• Must be willing to travel and work 100% on-site.
• Ability to safely operate in Navy shipboard environments.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to address Navy operational challenges using data pipelines.
• Design, develop, and implement data pipelines and analytics for naval applications.
• Perform exploratory data analysis, algorithm development, and testing.
• Deploy, monitor, and optimize data pipelines for performance and reliability.
• Implement event streaming pipelines with Kafka, AWS Kinesis, RabbitMQ, or ZeroMQ.

Skills

Python

Go

Rust

Pandas

SQL

Data engineering

Distributed systems

Education

MS in CS/DS/Math

Tools

Kafka

AWS

Airflow

dbt

Snowflake

AirByte

ArcGIS

PostGIS

Job description

The Marlin Alliance, Inc. is seeking a Senior Data Engineer (OpAI) to design, build, and operationalize advanced data pipelines and analytics supporting Naval and DoD mission challenges.

This role requires deep experience across data engineering, distributed systems, event streaming, cloud data frameworks, and mission-focused analytics. Located on-site in San Diego, CA, the team collaborates with Navy and government partners to translate complex data into actionable insights while maintaining