Data Engineer Senior (TS/SCI with Poly required)

GCI embodies excellence, integrity, and professionalism.  The employees supporting our customers deliver unique, high-value mission solutions while effectively leveraging the technological expertise of our valued workforce to meet critical mission requirements in the areas of Data Analytics and Software Development, Engineering, Targeting and Analysis, Operations, Training, and Cyber Operations.  We maximize opportunities for success by building and maintaining trusted and reliable partnerships with our customers and industry.

At GCI, we solve the hard problems.  As a Data Engineer, a typical day will include the following duties:

JOB DESCRIPTION

The Data Engineer will manipulate data and data flows for both existing and new systems. The ideal candidate will provide support in the areas of data extraction, transformation, and load (ETL), data mapping, data extraction, analytical support, operational support, database support, and maintenance support of data and associated systems.  As a member of the team, candidates will work in a multi-tasking, quick-paced, dynamic, process-improvement environment that requires experience with the principles of large-scale (terabytes) database development, large-scale file manipulation, data modeling, data mapping, data testing, data quality, and documentation preparation.

 

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
• 5+ years of related software engineering and ETL experience
• Excellent organizational, coordination, interpersonal, and team building skills
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Team focused, willing to develop and implement solutions in a dispersed team environment

 

DESIRED KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS:

• Experience with the following languages: Java/J2EE, C, C++, 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
• Experience building and maintain data flows in NiFi or Pentaho
• Ability to write technical documentation for security (ATO), architecture, and implementation guides
• Ability to comprehend database methodologies (strong SQL query and/or Elasticsearch experience)
• Data analytics skills to include detailed data analysis and metric generation
• Experience with data visualization and data validation routines

 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Research, design, develop, and/or modify enterprise-wide systems and/or application software
• Develop complex data flows or make significant enhancements to existing pipelines
• Resolve complex hardware/software compatibility and interface design considerations
• Conduct investigations and tests of considerable complexity
• Research emerging technologies to determine impact on application execution
• Provide input to staff involved in writing and updating technical documentation
• Troubleshoot complex problems and provides customer support for the ETL process
• Advise hardware engineers on machine characteristics that affect software systems, such as storage capacity, processing speed, and input/output requirements
• Prepare reports on analyses, findings, and project progress
• Provide guidance and work leadership to less-experienced software engineers
•  May serve as a technical team or task leader
• Must be willing to travel to national and international locations based on customer needs