Senior Data Engineer — Secure Data Pipelines & Integration

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

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.