Data Engineer

The Data Engineer position supports the United States Space Force by designing, developing, testing, and deploying defensive cyber capabilities through data-driven initiatives. The role centers on evaluating data infrastructure to shape a comprehensive data strategy, establishing plans for data collection, storage, and analysis, and ensuring cross-functional collaboration to meet mission needs.

Location

Colorado, onsite

Salary

USD 107,900 to 195,050 per year

Responsibilities

• Assess existing data infrastructure, landscape, and security posture to define a data strategy roadmap.
• Develop an executable action plan in a Microsoft tool for the US Space Force.
• Create and maintain an action plan for data collection, storage, and analysis.
• Promote cross-functional collaboration by partnering with the Data Strategist to support data infrastructure and mission needs.

Requirements

• Education and experience: BS with 8+ years of relevant experience or MS with 6–10 years of relevant experience; additional years of experience may be accepted in lieu of a degree.
• Minimum experience: 6 years of relevant work experience.
• Understanding of Data Security and access controls in accordance with DoD and Air Force Data Strategy policies and procedures.
• Experience designing and maintaining data architecture, models, schemas, and data warehouses.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Power BI, with experience creating executive-level operational reports and briefings.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to interact effectively with senior leaders.
• Strong attention to detail and the ability to work in depth with data.
• Understanding of organizational data governance.
• Understanding of the DoD and Air Force Data Strategy policies and procedures.
• General understanding of data analytics.
• Strong understanding of the data lifecycle and the layers required to process data from ingestion to visualization.
• Experience with data visualization tools such as Grafana, Apache Superset, Tableau, and Power BI.
• U.S. Citizen.

Technologies

• Microsoft Excel
• Power Point
• Power BI
• Grafana
• Apache Superset
• Tableau
• Snowflake
• AWS
• Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
• Microsoft Azure

Benefits

• Competitive compensation
• Health and Wellness programs
• Income Protection
• Paid Leave
• Retirement