Data Connections Engineer - Military veterans preferred

Intelligent Waves, LLC


Data Connections Engineer

US-VA-Crystal City

Job ID: 2024-3716
Type: Regular Full-Time
# of Openings: 1
Category: Data Science
Crystal City, VA

Overview

Since 2006, Intelligent Waves has delivered mission-focused multi-domain operational expertise and innovation to the Government through high-impact technology solutions in cybersecurity, data science, enterprise network engineering, software development, and platform mission support. Anytime. Anywhere. Any domain.

Advana is a multi-domain technology platform which offers military and business decision makers, analysts, and users at all levels unprecedented access to authoritative enterprise data and structured analytics in a scalable, reliable, and secure environment. It offers platform-, data analytics-, and data science-as-a-service tools to complete analysis and data exploration and data visualization capabilities. Using one central data platform with right-time data, data tools, and other self-service products, the goal of Advana is to simplify solutions and put the power of analytics in the pocket of every analyst and decision-making authority within the DOD.

Location & Travel: This will be a hybrid role based in Crystal City, VA with the ability to be in the office 2-3 days per week and attend on-site meetings as needed.

Security Clearance: The Data Connections Engineer must be a United States Citizen and hold a current DoD Secret security clearance or higher.

Mission - ADVANA

Employees are required to follow all company and customer site COVID-19 protocols.

IW is seeking experienced Data Connections Engineers to join our Advana team. As a Data Connections Engineer, you will play a crucial role in designing, developing, and maintaining our Advana data infrastructure and systems. Your expertise in Python, Java, and SQL along with experience working with data integration tools and frameworks like Apache Kafka, Apache NiFi, or ETL tools will be essential in ensuring efficient data processing and analysis.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams are also important, as the role involves working closely with data scientists, analysts, and software developers.
• Developing, maintain, and optimize data pipelines that connect various systems and databases.
• Design, implement, and troubleshoot data integration solutions to meet the Advana data needs.

• Experience with requirements gathering, planning, and implementation
• Strong experience with data connections
• Ideal candidate will be able to develop and maintain data connections to external resources independently
• Minimum of 10 years of demonstrated experience with data integration tools like Apache Kafka, NiFi, Talend, Informatica, or similar platforms to design and manage data pipelines.
• Strong coding skills in languages such as Python, Java, or SQL to develop and maintain data connection scripts, transformations, and data manipulation.
• Solid understanding of various database systems (relational and NoSQL), data modeling, and query optimization techniques
• Minimum of 10 years of demonstrated experience with ETL processes, including data extraction from various sources, data cleansing and loading into destination systems.
• Familiarity with working with APIs to connect and exchange data between different systems and applications.
• Proficiency in cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud for setting up and managing data pipelines in a cloud environment.
• Knowledge of version control systems like Git to manage and track changes to code and configurations.
• Understanding of data security best practices and experience implementing encryption, authentication, and authorization mechanisms in data connections
• Ability to diagnose and resolve issues in data pipelines, including identifying bottlenecks, data quality problems, and performance optimization.
• Skill in setting up monitoring and logging systems to track the health and performance of data pipelines and detect anomalies.
• Effective communication and teamwork skills to collaborate with data scientists, analysts, and software engineers in cross-functional projects.
• Strong problem-solving skills to identify root causes of data integration challenges and devise effective solutions.
• Experience with automating data integration processes and managing them through continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines.
• Basic project management skills to plan, prioritize and execute data connection projects efficiently.
• Ability to learn and adapt to new technologies, tools, and techniques as the field of data engineering evolves.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams.
• Detail-oriented mindset with a commitment to delivering high-quality results.
• Qualifications:
  - IAT Level II Certification

Clearance Statement: Applicants selected for this position will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. Only US citizens are eligible for a security clearance. For this position, Intelligent Waves will consider only applicants with security clearances or applicants who are eligible for security clearances.

Intelligent Waves LLC is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to providing equal opportunity to all applicants and employees in full compliance with all applicable state and federal laws prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race, color, age, gender, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation and gender identity protected veteran status and individuals with disabilities, or any other class protected by applicable state or federal law.

As an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer, IW is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified candidates and current employees. As part of this commitment, IW will ensure that those in need are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact humanresources@intelligentwaves.com.

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