Data Engineer – Remote Jobs

Job Name: Data Engineer
Name of the Company: Sparks Group
Location: Fort Belvoir, VA
Salary range: Not specified

Position Description

Sparks Group has an immediate opening for a Data Engineer direct-hire position for a leading government contracting firm. This full-time job requires experienced candidates owning master’s degree and certifications in cloud technologies. The employee will work to develop techniques to integrate, consolidate, structure, and operate data for analytical and business use while ensuring adherence to related laws and policies.

Responsibilities

– Lead/contribute to all aspects of data engineering activities within the software development life cycle
– Lead/participate in analyses to determine the feasibility of achieving data engineering requirements given the limitations and constraints of the target solution
– Define/develop techniques to integrate, consolidate, and structure data for analytical and operational use, including the ability to inform on data aggregation and associate security implications
– Identify data migration strategies to transition data from legacy systems and technologies to advanced, enterprise-based solutions and establish test data sets
– Prepare strategic and tactical recommendations with sufficient rationale to advise senior leader decisions relative to the applicable and application of data technologies
– Ensure data and database changes are properly implemented and tested
– Apply cloud-based data and database technologies and data standards while adhering to applicable DoD laws, policies, directives, mandates, and guidance, including data protection of sensitive information (e.g., Personally Identifiable Information (PII))
– Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

– Master’s degree
– 15+ years of relevant work experience
– Experience with DoD 5000 and 8000 series and Business Enterprise Architecture
– Active or Interim Secret Clearance
– Cloud-related certifications are preferred
– Must be a US Citizen due to government requirements.

This job is a great opportunity for experienced data engineers to apply their skills in support of large-scale government operations with excellent benefits and perks. Applicants should possess exceptional qualifications in relevant areas for working with Sparks Group in Fort Belvoir, VA.