Senior Data Engineer with Security Clearance

Prescient Edge; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 160,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance bonus

Healthcare benefits

Retirement plan

Career development

Positive work environment

Job summary

Prescient Edge is seeking a highly experienced data systems professional in Washington, DC to design, implement, and operate data management systems for intelligence needs. The role emphasizes data architecture, throughput optimization, and backend database technology selection within a secure environment.

The ideal candidate has 12+ years of related experience, a TS/SCI with CI POLY clearance (or ability to obtain), and a Master’s degree or equivalent senior experience.

Qualifications

• Minimum 12 years of experience related to the labor category with at least a portion within the last 2 years.
• Security clearance TS/SCI with CI POLY or the ability to obtain CI POLY.
• Master’s Degree in an area related to the labor category; or a bachelor’s degree with an additional 5 years of related senior experience for 17 total years as substitute to a master’s.
• Location: Washington, DC (DIA HQ).

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and operate data management systems for intelligence needs.
• Design data storage, access, use, integration, and management for different data regimes and digital systems.
• Work with data users to determine, create, and populate optimal data architectures, structures, and systems.
• Plan, design, and optimize data throughput and query performance.
• Participate in the selection of backend database technologies (e.g., SQL, NoSQL, Graph Database) and optimize the full data pipeline to support queries and analysis.

Skills

Communication skills

Independent work

Collaboration

Analytical thinking

Education

Master’s Degree in related field

Bachelor’s degree + 5 years senior experience

Security-cleared candidate

Tools

SQL databases

NoSQL databases

Graph databases

Job description

Benefits: At Prescient Edge, we believe that acting with integrity and serving our employees is the key to everyone's success. To that end, we provide employees with a best-in-class benefits package that includes:

• A competitive salary with performance bonus opportunities.
• Comprehensive healthcare benefits, including medical, vision, dental, and orthodontia coverage.
• A substantial retirement plan with no vesting schedule. Career development opportunities, including on-the-job training, tuition reimbursement, and networking.
• A positive work environment where employees are respected, supported, and engaged.
• Salary range: $160,000 - $180,000. Salary to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills and the abilities of the applicant internal equity, and alignment with market data. Description:
• Supports defense analytical requirements with enhanced scientific/engineering research, capability limitation analysis, reverse engineering analysis/characterizations, facility, and vulnerability assessments.
• Analysis and production include, but is not limited to, complex foreign electronic systems, subsystems, facilities and/or equipment and can emphasize one or more area(s) pertaining to electric power, microelectronics, electronic hardware, circuits, sensors, guidance and control, signals, electromagnetic, electro-optical (EO)/infrared (IR) and/or similar areas associated with current and projected electronic systems and/or subsystems. This includes, but is not limited to, electrical engineering and sub-disciplines of computer, electronic, optical, and power engineering.
• Shall design, implement, and operate data management systems for intelligence needs.
• Shall design data storage, access, use, integration, and management for different data regimes and digital systems.
• Shall work with data users to determine, create, and populate optimal data architectures, structures, and systems.
• Shall plan, design, and optimize data throughput and query performance.
• Shall participate in the selection of backend database technologies (e.g. SQL, NoSQL, Graph Database, etc.), their configuration and utilization, and the optimization of the full data pipeline infrastructure to support the actual content, volume, ETL, and periodicity of data to support the intended kinds of queries and analysis to match expected responsiveness. Job Requirements Desired experiences:
• Minimum 12 years of experience related to the specific labor category with at least a portion of the experience within the last 2 years.
• Demonstrates comprehensive mission knowledge and skills that affirms completion of all developmental training and experiences for the labor category.
• Demonstrates ability to communicate understanding from information that may be incomplete, indirect, highly complex, seemingly unrelated, and / or technically advanced.
• Demonstrates ability to work independently with minimal oversight and direction.
• Demonstrates ability to collaborate and work with other IC members on information sharing, driving collection, and addressing analytic disputes and conflict resolution. Desired education:
• Master’s Degree in an area related to the labor category from a college or university accredited by an agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education: or have a bachelor’s degree related to the labor category from a college or university accredited by an agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education and an additional 5 years of related Senior experience for a total of 17 years, as a substitute to the master’s degree.
• Security Clearance:
• Security clearance required TS/SCI with CI POLY or the ability to obtain CI POLY.
• Location:
• Washington, DC (DIA HQ).