Data Engineer

This is a U.S. based position. All of the programs we support require U.S. citizenship to be eligible for employment. All work must be conducted within the continental U.S.

Who we are:

Raft (https://TeamRaft.com) is a customer-obsessed non-traditional small business with a purposeful focus on Distributed Data Systems, Platforms at Scale, and Complex Application Development, with headquarters in McLean, VA. Our range of clients includes innovative federal and public agencies leveraging design thinking, cutting-edge tech stack, and cloud-native ecosystem. We build digital solutions that impact the lives of millions of Americans.

We’re looking for an experienced Data Engineer to support our customers and join our passionate team of high-impact problem solvers.

About the role:

As a Data Engineer, you will support the United States Space Force (USSF) Space Systems Command (SSC) Cyber Operations Branch in the development and deployment of defensive cyberspace capabilities across Space mission and weapon systems. A successful candidate should have a diverse technical background and be leader and problem solver with a proven ability to deliver superior results as part of a high performing team in an Agile, fast-paced environment.

• Assembles large, complex sets of data that meet non-functional and functional requirements
• Identifies, designs, and implements internal process improvements including re-designing infrastructure for greater scalability, optimizing data delivery, and automating manual processes
• Builds required infrastructure for optimal extraction, transformation and loading of data from various data sources
• Curate and maintain data that is stored in support of metrics and evaluation
• Working with developers to make sure key data points are stored in a Postgres database
• Working with data providers and back-end API developers to normalize schemas and define data flows for persistence and analytics
• Design, build, test, maintain, and automate data collection/pipelines
• Develop Dashboards for Data Analytics
• Implement Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning
• Using Agile methodologies to develop software

What we are looking for:

• Minimum three years of hands-on experience as a Data Engineer/Scientist
• Experience developing data pipelines and normalizing data
• Experience using AWS cloud services
• Experience with PostgreSQL database
• Ability to work efficiently on small, distributed teams
• Familiarity with Agile principles
• Able to obtain a Security+ certification within 90 days of employment with Raft
• Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Physics, Mathematics or a related field

Highly preferred:

• Experience developing Tableau Dashboards
• ELK Stack Experience
• Real-time event streaming
• AWS S3, EC2, Lambda, Kinesis
• Apache Spark, NiFi
• Confluent Kafka
• Experience with Containers (Docker, Docker Compose)
• DevSecOps utilizing test-driven development
• Gitlab experience

Clearance Requirements:

• Active Secret security clearance

Work Type: 

• Hybrid - Colorado Springs, CO
• May require up to 10% travel

Salary Range:

• $90,000 - $170,000
• The determination of compensation is predicated upon a candidate's comprehensive experience, demonstrated skill, and proven abilities

What we will offer you:

• Highly competitive salary
• Fully covered healthcare, dental, and vision coverage
• 401(k) and company match
• Take as you need PTO + 11 paid holidays
• Education & training benefits
• Annual budget for your tech/gadgets needs
• Monthly box of yummy snacks to eat while doing meaningful work
• Remote, hybrid, and flexible work options
• Team off-site in fun