Senior Data Engineer (Offutt AFB)

Systems Planning and Analysis, Inc.; Bellevue Second IV Precinct (NE); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Systems Planning and Analysis, Inc. (SPA) seeks a Senior Data Engineer / Integration Specialist for HQ USSTRATCOM, Offutt AFB, NE. You will design and operate secure data pipelines supporting C3/NC3 modernization and mission analytics.

Responsibilities include building scalable data architectures, integrating diverse data sources, and delivering APIs and data models. Requires TS/SCI eligibility and full-time onsite work. Collaborative, mission-focused environment.

Qualifications

• U.S. citizen with active TS/SCI clearance eligibility including NC2ESI, NATO, and SAR as applicable
• Full-time onsite work five days a week at Offutt AFB
• Bachelor's degree in a related technical field as listed
• 6–10 years in data engineering, integration, or software development with 3+ years in DoW/DoD/IC missions
• Experience designing and implementing complex ETL/ELT pipelines and integration workflows
• Strong Python/Java or equivalent language proficiency
• Hands-on with streaming/distributed data frameworks (Kafka, NiFi, Spark)
• Experience with relational databases (PostgreSQL, Oracle, SQL Server) and NoSQL/graph databases
• Proven experience developing/consuming RESTful APIs and gRPC in distributed environments
• Experience with cloud technologies (AWS/Azure/GCP), DevSecOps, CI/CD, IaC (Terraform/Ansible), and containerization (Docker/Kubernetes)

Responsibilities

• Lead design, development, and optimization of secure, scalable data ingestion, transformation, and integration pipelines
• Architect dataflow systems for real-time and batch processing across legacy and cloud environments
• Ensure data quality, lineage, governance, and IL5/IL6 security compliance
• Develop and maintain APIs, messaging schemas, data models, and interface control documents
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior engineers and analysts
• Collaborate with systems engineers, software developers, modelers, and stakeholders to translate needs into data-driven architectures
• Prepare technical documentation, dataflow diagrams, and senior leadership briefings

Skills

Python

Java

RESTful APIs

gRPC

Cloud technologies

CI/CD

Education

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

Tools

Kafka

NiFi

Spark

PostgreSQL

Oracle

SQL Server

NoSQL/Graph databases

REST APIs

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Overview

Systems Planning and Analysis, Inc. (SPA) delivers high-impact, technical solutions to complex national security issues. With over 50 years of business expertise and consistent growth, we are known for continuous innovation for our government customers, in both the US and abroad. Our exceptionally talented team is highly collaborative in spirit and practice, producing Results that Matter. Come work with the best! We offer opportunity, unique challenges, and clear-sighted commitment to the mission. SPA: Objective. Responsive. Trusted.

The Strategic Division (SD) supports high-reliability organizations including Navy Strategic Systems Programs (SSP), Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center, and the Department of Energy (DOE), among others. Our support across our client base is expanding rapidly and encompasses important services, such as data analytics and visualization, threat analysis, risk management, modeling and simulation, cost estimating, earned value management, program management, system engineering, independent evaluation, and High Consequence Event prevention.

The Strategic Systems Analysis Group (SSAG) supports government and private sector strategic planning, decision making, and program management. SSAG integrates deep client knowledge, advanced analytics, and subject matter expertise to provide timely and objective technical, operational, programmatic, acquisition, and policy analysis. SSAG is hiring for a full-time Senior Data Engineer / Integration Specialist at HQ USSTRATCOM, Offutt AFB, NE.

Responsibilities

The Senior Data Engineer / Integration Specialist serves as the senior technical analyst responsible for data engineering, data integration, and enterprisescale data solutions that enable Command, Control, and Communications (C3) and Nuclear Command, Control, and Communications (NC3) modernization and strategic deterrence missions. In this role, the engineer leads the design, development, and optimization of secure, scalable dataingestion, transformation, and integration pipelines that support testing, experimentation, and rapid prototyping of new C3 and NC3 capabilities. The position architects both realtime and batch dataflow systems to facilitate data exchange across legacy Department of War(DoW) Nuclear CommandandControl (NC2) systems, sensors, platforms, and modern cloud environments. The engineer integrates structured and unstructured data sources into authoritative datasets, ensuring data quality, lineage, governance, and compliance with Impact Level 5 (IL5) and Impact Level 6 (IL6) security requirements. The role involves developing and maintaining application programming interfaces (APIs), messaging middleware, schemas, data models, and interface control documents that support systemtosystem integration. The engineer provides technical leadership and mentorship to junior engineers, analysts, and integration specialists, fostering growth and consistency in engineering practices. The position requires close collaboration with systems engineers, software developers, modelers, and mission stakeholders to translate operational needs into datadriven technical requirements and architectures. The engineer also supports technology evaluations, experiments, demonstrations, and capabilityprototype assessments involving datacentric solutions and distributed architectures. Additionally, the role includes preparing highquality technical documentation, dataflow diagrams, engineering artifacts, and seniorleader briefings that clearly communicate findings and recommendations.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• Must be a U.S. citizen and possess an active Top Secret (TS) security clearance with Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) eligibility, along with eligibility for Nuclear Command and Control - Extremely Sensitive Information (NC2ESI), North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), and Special Access Required (SAR) programs on day one, and must maintain all required clearances and program eligibilities throughout employment.
• Must be able to work fulltime onsite, 5 days a week, at Offutt Air Force Base (AFB).
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, Information Systems, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related technical field.
• 6-10 years of progressive experience in data engineering, data integration, or software development, including 3+ years supporting DoW, DoD, or Intelligence Community missions.
• Demonstrated expertise designing and implementing complex Extract Transform Load / Extract Load Transform (ETL/ELT) pipelines and integration workflows.
• Strong proficiency in Python, Java, or comparable languages used in enterprise data engineering.
• Handson experience with streaming and distributed data frameworks (Apache Kafka, NiFi, Spark, or similar).
• Experience with relational databases (PostgreSQL, Oracle, SQL Server) and NoSQL/graph databases.
• Proven experience developing and consuming RESTful APIs and gRPC within distributed architectures.
• Experience with cloud technologies (AWS, Azure, GCP), hybrid environments, DevSecOps pipelines, CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible), and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience supporting USSTRATCOM, NC3, or strategic C3 modernization efforts.
• Knowledge of datacentric modernization, Digital Mission Engineering, and Authoritative Sources of Truth frameworks.
• Experience with graph databases (Neo4j, JanusGraph) for modeling complex interdependencies.
• Familiarity with data governance, data quality frameworks, and lineage tools.
• Experience working within IL5/IL6 classified environments.