Data Engineer

Base-2 Solutions is seeking a Data Engineer to support a USSOUTHCOM J26 ENHANCED DOMAIN AWARENESS task order. This role focuses on designing and improving data integration pipelines, API services, and front-end interfaces that support geospatial and structured data visualization, along with secure deployments and CI/CD for research product access.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and optimize data integration pipelines, API services, and front-end interfaces for geospatial and structured data visualization.
• Work with data lake platforms including Databricks, Kubernetes, and ESRI ArcGIS environments.
• Build scalable, secure web applications incorporating metadata-driven search and retrieval capabilities.
• Integrate APIs to support seamless data interoperability across systems.
• Develop and deploy full-stack applications that enable data visualization, dashboarding, and analytics within ESRI-based GIS platforms, Unity Catalog, and cloud-based databases.
• Implement RESTful and GraphQL APIs to support data retrieval and integration between the Data Lake, ESRI ArcGIS, and external sources.
• Manage CI/CD pipelines, containerized deployments in Kubernetes, and API authentication mechanisms to ensure secure access to research products.
• Optimize database queries and indexing strategies for large-scale geospatial and structured datasets.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, or a related field OR minimum 5 years of equivalent experience in full-stack development and data engineering.
• Demonstrated experience developing and deploying full-stack applications for data visualization, dashboarding, and analytics within ESRI-based GIS platforms, Unity Catalog, and cloud-based databases.
• Experience implementing RESTful and GraphQL APIs for data retrieval and integration.
• Experience managing CI/CD pipelines, containerized deployments in Kubernetes, and API authentication mechanisms.
• Experience optimizing database queries and indexing strategies for large-scale geospatial and structured datasets.

Technologies

• Databricks
• Kubernetes
• ESRI ArcGIS
• Unity Catalog
• RESTful APIs
• GraphQL APIs
• CI/CD pipelines

Preferred Qualifications

• AWS Certified Data Analytics - Specialty
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Engineer Associate
• ESRI ArcGIS Developer Certification

Security Clearance

• Active Top Secret/SCI

Benefits

• 100% company-paid medical premiums for employees and eligible dependents.
• Plan options with CareFirst, Kaiser, and UnitedHealthcare including PPO, POS, HMO, and HSA-compatible plans.
• 100% company-paid dental premiums for employees and eligible dependents.
• 100% company-paid vision premiums for employees and eligible dependents.
• 100% company-paid premiums for short-term disability and long-term disability.
• 100% company-paid premiums for accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D).
• 100% company-paid life insurance up to $200,000.
• 401(k) with immediate vesting: 4% company match plus a 4% non-elective company contribution (8% total).
• 401(k) pre-tax and Roth options.
• Up to 20 days of flexible paid time off (PTO).
• 11 paid floating holidays.
• Flexible work schedules including flex time and compressed work periods (contract and project-dependent).
• Employee referral bonuses up to $10,000 per hired referral.
• Additional bonus opportunities for exceptional performance and contributions to business development and company growth (role-dependent).
• Competitive fixed salary or hourly pay based on experience, skills, location, and internal equity.