Data Engineer

SciTec, a wholly owned subsidiary of Firefly Aerospace, is a dynamic non-traditional defense contractor that delivers advanced technologies in support of U.S. National Security and Defense. For the past forty-five plus years, we have supported Department of Defense customers by developing innovative remote sensing algorithms, tools, and techniques to deliver world-class data exploitation capabilities supporting missile defense; intelligence, surveillance, & reconnaissance; space domain awareness; and aircraft survivability missions.

Important Notice: SciTec exclusively works on U.S. government contracts that require U.S. citizenship for all employees. SciTec cannot sponsor or assume sponsorship of employee work visas of any type. Further, U.S. citizenship is a requirement to obtain and keep a security clearance. Applicants that do not meet these requirements will not be considered.

SciTec is seeking a Data Engineer to work as part of our Project Control team to design, build, and maintain a scalable infrastructure for company wide resource and project management. The ideal candidate is passionate about data, technology, and automation and has a strong technical background in data engineering, with a combination of technical and business skills and a demonstrated ability to think strategically and creatively.

Responsibilities

Designing, building, and maintaining a scalable data driven resource planning and management infrastructure used for collecting, storing, processing, and analyzing business and project execution data

Collaborate with business stakeholders, project managers, and project control specialists to define requirements and features to meet operational objectives and to support analytics use cases

Design, develop, and maintain robust, scalable data pipelines for ingesting, transforming, and loading structured and unstructured data from various sources into data storage systems

Manage and optimize data storage solutions, including databases, operational data stores, and data warehouses, to ensure high performance, reliability, and security

Identify and address performance bottlenecks in data pipelines and infrastructure through optimization, tuning, and capacity planning

Document data pipelines, infrastructure configurations, and best practices for data engineering standards, ensuring knowledge sharing and team collaboration

Other duties as assigned

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Engineering, Business Intelligence/Analytics, or a related field

At least 3 years of experience in data engineering or software development

Development experience in Python and working knowledge of UI programming languages (i.e., JavaScript/TypeScript)

Experience working with complex data objects in various formats like JSON, XML and across different DB designs like PostgreSQL, MySQL

Orchestrate automated deployments across development, test, and production environments using Kubernetes, Docker, and Helm

Experience with AWS and deploying to cloud services

Agile development experience working with tools such as Gitlab, Atlassian Jira, Confluence, and Bitbucket

Excellent problem-solving skills, analytical thinking, and attention to detail

Effective communication and teamwork abilities to collaborate across multidisciplinary teams

Ability to multi-task, communicate effectively, collaborate in a team setting, and handle assignments independently

Ability to obtain government security clearance

Strong numerical, verbal, and written communication skills

Good verbal and written communication skills

Detail oriented

Candidates who have the following skills will be preferred:

At least 5 years of experience in data engineering or software development

Active DoD Security Clearance

Resumes, Cover Letters, and Applications which are generated by AI will not be considered for employment

Benefits

SciTec offers a highly competitive salary and benefits package, including:

4% Safe Harbor 401(k) match

100% company paid HSA Medical insurance, with a choice of 2 buy-up options

80% company paid Dental insurance

100% company paid Vision insurance

100% company paid Life insurance

100% company paid Long-term Disability insurance

100% company paid Hospital Indemnity insurance

Voluntary Accident and Critical Illness insurance

Short-term Disability insurance

Annual Profit-Sharing Plan

Discretionary Performance Bonus

Paid Parental Leave

Generous Paid Time Off, including Holiday, Vacation, and Sick Pay

Flexible Work Hours

The pay range for this position is $105,000-$125,000 / year. SciTec considers several factors when extending an offer of employment, including but not limited to the role and associated responsibilities, a candidate's work experience, education/training, and key skills. This is not a guarantee of compensation.