Data Engineer
Why This is an Exciting Role:
Our staff provides full product lifecycle support for a large suite of multiplatform tools, environments, and microservices. These services support every aspect of the intelligence lifecycle including collection management, data aggregation, transformation, and enrichment, knowledge management, object-based production, and production creation and dissemination.
We utilize best practices in data science, artificial intelligence, machine learning, software engineering, data analytics, systems administration, and cybersecurity. Our team will lead in providing the next generation of capabilities planning and continuous integration of new and emerging technologies.
In this role you will work with real-time data and create tools using cutting-edge visualization, development, and analytic technologies. Responsibilities include:
- Interacts with customers, Program Managers and other development teams to gather, analyze and define requirements to determine the most effective software and web technologies to satisfy the client needs
- Develops, maintains, supports and enhances complex and diverse software systems (e.g., processing-intensive analytics, novel algorithm development, manipulation of extremely large data sets, real-time systems, and business management information systems) based upon documented requirements
- Reviews and tests software components for adherence to the design requirements and documents test results
- Designs, creates, tests, and maintains software and web-based applications and content solutions to satisfy customer requirements
- Follows a formal design process using formal specifications, data flow diagrams, and adheres to laws, standards, and established guidelines for development and delivery of software and web applications
- Designs and develops visually-pleasing, content rich, user-friendly interfaces with intuitive navigation
- Develops and maintains software and web development technical documentation to assist with software and web application maintenance and upgrades
- Provides software process management and configuration management throughout the software / web development life cycle.
- Recommends new technologies and processes for complex software projects.
- Ensures quality control of all developed and modified software.
- Analyzes and troubleshoots extremely complex software problems and provides solutions using the latest technologies.
- Integrates new software and web products with existing software and web applications in order to improve the functionality or design of the system.
What Makes BI&A Different:
As a fully owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company, BI&A offers an optimal mix of a small company environment with exceptional opportunities supported by a large corporation.
Every day, Boeing Intelligence & Analytics supports global missions by building and delivering intelligence, analytics, and cyber solutions that enable users to advance national security. From hardware and software engineering solutions to analytics that keep this nation safe, we create value that meets users’ needs. With vibrant partnerships and innovative approaches, we serve the Intelligence Community through innovation and vision. We have provided our customers with the tools needed to counter evolve global and cyber threats, and to improve wartime decision-making.
- Our talented employees bring software development, systems engineering, and advanced analytics expertise.
- We offer numerous prime contract opportunities with customers headquartered in Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia, as well as subcontract opportunities that align with our areas of focus and additional opportunities nationwide through our parent company.
- We have current open positions on awarded programs across diverse customer sets and are anticipating upcoming contract awards with a 5-year life cycle and an additional 5 option years.
- Our diverse portfolio allows our employees to move to other projects and teams as they gain further proficiency in their current skill set and learn new skill sets along the way.
- We offer hands-on access to cutting-edge technologies and a culture of technical excellence.
Experience and Qualifications:
To be eligible for this demanding position, the ideal candidate should demonstrate the following experience and qualifications:
Required Education and Years of Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree with at least 12 years of relevant experience (or master’s degree with at least 10 years of relevant experience).
Required Qualifications:
- Active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph
- Experience with extract, transform, and load (ETL) of data source to current standards (i.e., be able to migrate from relational data base to NoSQL database)
- Experience with data standardization and normalization of data sources
- Strong trouble shooting and problem-solving skills.
- Must be able to work in a collaborative work environment.
- Enthusiastic about teamwork, comprehensive automated tests, and collective code ownership.
Desired Qualifications:
- Active Security+ Certification
- Experience working with Python and associated libraries
- Experience in creating and using Docker Images and Kubernetes
- Experience in Jira/Confluence using Agile/SCRUM methodologies and Kanban
- Experience in troubleshooting complex data analytic systems.
- Should have thorough understanding of the server/client model. (i.e., RESTful APIs, microservices, etc.)
- Should have a working knowledge of data loading and ingestion.
- Should have experience in extract, transform, and load (ETL) of legacy data source to current standards (i.e., be able to migrate from relational data base to NoSQL database)
- Should have a working knowledge of Linux (i.e., should be able to edit/debug programs on Linux).
- Familiarity with extracting implementation measurements and interaction requirements from designs
- Technical understanding of big data concepts, cloud technologies such as AWS and Oracle.
- Experience creating and troubleshooting APIs for migrating data from a relational data base to a NoSQL database (PostgreSQL)
Telework Availability: Hybrid
Summary Pay Range:
Please note that the information shown below is a general guideline only. Pay is based upon candidate experience and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.
$155,000 - $197,000