Data Engineer Associate, TS/SCI with Polygraph

GDIT is looking for an Associate Data Engineer to support a complex scalable data lake project that provides business intelligence, analytics and data products to the customer’s mission. This person should embody a passion for continuous improvement and innovation.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Develop and implement methods for data collection and reliability.
• Analyzes raw data sources to develop and maintain datasets for transforming into useful data systems.
• Develop complex data flows or makes significant enhancements to existing pipelines.
• Resolves complex hardware/software compatibility and interface design considerations.
• Conducts investigations and tests of considerable complexity.
• Identifies ways to Improve data quality and efficiency.
• Research emerging technologies to determine meaningful upgrades to project.
• Provides input and is involved in writing and updating technical documentation.
• Troubleshoots complex problems and provides customer support for the ETL process
• Collaborate with fellow data engineers and data analysts

SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS

• Ability to perform root cause analysis on external and internal processes and data to identify opportunities for improvement and answer questions
• Excellent analytic skills associated with troubleshoot Linux systems
• Experience performing configuration management (e.g., package installation, starting of services, installing scripts or config files)
• Experience with ETL process

Required Experience & Required Knowledge / Skills:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Electrical or Computer Engineering or a related technical discipline, or the equivalent combination of education, technical training, or work/military experience
• 1+ years of related software engineering, ETL, and/or data science experience.
• Excellent organizational, coordination, interpersonal and team building skills.
• Location: On Customer Site
• US Citizenship Required

Desired Knowledge/Skills:

• Experience with the following languages: PowerShell, SQL, XML, XQuery, XPath, Ruby on Rails, HTML/XHTML, CSS, Python, Shell Scripting, JSON
• Knowledge of servers operating systems; Windows, Linux, Distributed Computing, Blade Centers, and cloud infrastructure
• Understanding of Agile and/or use of JIRA
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Ability to comprehend database methodologies
• Focus on continual process improvement with a proactive approach to problem solving
• Ability to follow directions and finish task
   

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE:

• 401K with company match
• Comprehensive health and wellness packages
• Internal mobility team dedicated to helping you own your career
• Professional growth opportunities including paid education and certifications
• Cutting-edge technology you can learn from
• Rest and recharge with paid vacation and holidays