Sr. Data Engineer

CGS Federal (Contact Government Services); United States; On-site; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401k

Flexible Spending Account

Paid Time Off

Job summary

A federal services technology company is seeking a passionate Data Engineer to develop and manage data pipelines, collaborate in Agile/Scrum teams, and ensure code performance. Ideal candidates will have 7+ years of IT experience and proficiency in Python and data visualization tools. A comprehensive benefits package is offered.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of IT experience with complex data sets.
• Experience with developing ETL processes.
• US citizenship and ability to obtain Public Trust Clearance.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage data pipelines for data consumers.
• Collaborate within Agile/Scrum teams.
• Write code for data extraction and processing.

Skills

Data pipeline development

Agile/Scrum collaboration

Code performance and reliability

Process automation

API-first design

Python

Data visualization

SQL

Git

Tools

PostgreSQL

Tableau

PowerBI

SAS

Linux

Job description

CGS Federal (Contact Government Services) is seeking a passionate and driven Data Engineer to support a rapidly growing Data Analytics and Business Intelligence platform focused on providing solutions that empower our federal customers with the tools and capabilities needed to turn data into actionable insights.

Responsibilities include:

• Complete development efforts across data pipeline to store, manage, and provision to data consumers
• Being an active and collaborating member of an Agile/Scrum team and following all Agile/Scrum best practices
• Write code to ensure the performance and reliability of data extraction and processing
• Support continuous process automation for data ingest
• Achieve technical excellence by advocating for and adhering to lean-agile engineering principles and practices such as API-first design, simple design, continuous integration, version control, and automated testing
• Work with program management and engineers to implement and document complex and evolving requirements
• Help cultivate an environment that promotes customer service excellence, innovation, collaboration, and teamwork
• Collaborate with others as part of a cross-functional team that includes user experience researchers and designers, product managers, engineers, and other functional specialists

Qualifications:

• Must be a US Citizen
• Must be able to obtain a Public Trust Clearance
• 7+ years of IT experience including experience in design, management, and solutioning of large, complex data sets and models
• Experience with developing data pipelines from many sources from structured and unstructured data sets in a variety of formats
• Proficiency in developing ETL processes, and performing test and validation steps
• Proficiency to manipulate data (Python, R, SQL, SAS)
• Strong knowledge of big data analysis and storage tools and technologies
• Strong understanding of the agile principles and ability to apply them
• Strong understanding of the CI/CD pipelines and ability to apply them
• Experience with relational database, such as, PostgreSQL
• Work comfortably in version control systems, such as, Git Repositories

Ideally, you will also have:

• Experience creating and consuming APIs
• Experience with DHS and knowledge of DHS standards a plus
• Candidates will be given special consideration for extensive experience with Python
• Ability to develop visualizations utilizing Tableau or PowerBI
• Experience in developing Shell scripts on Linux
• Demonstrated experience translating business and technical requirements into comprehensive data strategies and analytic solutions
• Demonstrated ability to communicate across all levels of the organization and communicate technical terms to non-technical audiences

Contact Government Services (CGS) offers a comprehensive benefits package, including Health, Dental, and Vision, Life Insurance, 401k, Flexible Spending Account, and Paid Time Off.

Contact Government Services, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer.