TS/SCI Tactical Data Engineer — Real-Time Ingest & Analytics

Zachary Piper Solutions; Honolulu (HI); On-site; USD 150,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

Zachary Piper Solutions is seeking a TS/SCI-cleared Tactical Data Engineer to support the United States Air Force's Joint Fires Network program in Honolulu, Hawaii. This full-time, on-site role focuses on managing real-time data ingest operations, monitoring data quality, and supporting the delivery of mission-critical data feeds.

The ideal candidate will have strong experience in data engineering, scripting, data visualization, and operational support within technical environments, and will

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance required.
• Bachelor's degree in CS, Math, Engineering, Physics, Information Systems, or related field.
• 5–15 years of experience in data engineering or related field.
• At least 1 year of real-time data streaming experience.
• Proficiency with Python and experience handling JSON/XML data.

Responsibilities

• Support continuous data ingest operations, monitoring feeds, pipeline health and data quality.
• Visualize data findings through dynamic reports and dashboards for leadership and users.
• Collaborate with platform, software, and data engineering teams to reconfigure pipelines for reliability.
• Work with data in formats including Excel, CSV, JSON, and XML.
• Develop and maintain software to automate monitoring of real-time data feeds and alerts.

Skills

Python

Data visualization

Linux OS

Education

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

Tools

Apache Kafka

Confluent Platform

AWS Kinesis

JSON

XML

Job description

Zachary Piper Solutions is seeking a TS/SCI-cleared Tactical Data Engineer to support the United States Air Force's Joint Fires Network program in Honolulu, Hawaii. This full-time, on-site role focuses on managing real-time data ingest operations, monitoring data quality, and supporting the delivery of mission-critical data feeds.

The ideal candidate will have strong experience in data engineering, scripting, data visualization, and operational support within technical environments, and will