Job Description

COMPANY is seeking a Data Engineer to join a cutting-edge initiative in support of the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) in Germany. This role plays a vital part in delivering critical engineering and technical support services, with a strong emphasis on leveraging advanced data science and engineering solutions to drive mission success.

Position: Data Engineer (Engineer IV)

Location: Kaiserslautern, Germany

Clearance: Secret

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

Configure Data Pipelines:

Design ETL Processes:

• Extract, transform, and load (ETL) data from various sources including but not limited to DoD Advana and Army Vantage, into data warehouses or data lakes.
• Ensure data is cleaned, normalized, and enriched during transformation.

Build Data Pipelines:

• Configure automated workflows to move data between systems using tools like Apache Airflow, AWS Glue, or Azure Data Factory.
• Optimize pipelines for scalability and reliability.
• Implement Real-Time Data Processing
• Implement streaming data pipelines using tools like Apache Kafka, Apache Flink, or Spark Streaming.
• Process and analyze data in real-time for applications like fraud detection or IoT analytics.

Manage Data Storage:

• Design Databases
• Design and implement relational databases (e.g., MySQL, PostgreSQL) or NoSQL databases (e.g., MongoDB, Cassandra) based on project requirements.
• Ensure efficient schema design and indexing for performance.

Warehouse Data:

• Build and maintain data warehouses using platforms like Snowflake, Amazon Redshift, or Google BigQuery.
• Optimize storage and query performance for analytical workloads.
• Support the Management of Data Lakes/Integrate within existing organizational policies.
• Understand and interpret policies to better support the command with regards to integrating products into existing data lakes to ensure long-term sustainability.

Integrate Data

• Connect Data Sources
• Integrate data from APIs, databases, flat files, and third-party systems.
• Handle diverse data formats like JSON, XML, CSV, and Parquet.\
• Migrate Data
• Migrate data between systems during upgrades or transitions (e.g., moving from on-premises to cloud).
• Configure APIs
• Configure APIs to expose data for consumption by other systems or applications.
• Manage Data Quality and Governance at the 21st TSC level in accordance with USAEUR-AF policies and guidance

Validate Data

• Implement checks to ensure data accuracy, completeness, and consistency.
• Identify and resolve data anomalies or errors.

Manage Metadata

• Document data lineage, definitions, and transformations to ensure transparency and traceability.
• Implement and manage Compliance and Security measures
• Ensure data systems comply with regulations like GDPR, HIPAA, or CCPA.
• Implement security measures such as encryption, access control, and auditing.
• Work with internal teams within the Group to rectify or otherwise mitigate data quality issues in analyses and tool configuration being performed within the Group.
• Work with PEOs and PMs of Systems of Record that provide feed the multiple data platforms to understand and correct data issues

Job Requirements:

Years of Experience combination of any of the following:

Eighteen (18) years of recent specialized experience

• Major IT Certification AND fourteen (14) years of recent specialized experience
• Associate’s degree in computer science, information management, or related discipline AND fourteen (14) years of recent specialized experience
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information management, or related discipline AND ten (10) years of recent specialized experience
• Master’s degree in computer science, information management, or related discipline AND seven (7) years of recent specialized experience
• IA Technical Level II certification or higher:
• CCNA-Security
• CompTIA CySA+
• Global Industrial Cyber Security Professional (GICSP)
• GIAC Security Essentials (GSEC)
• CompTIA Security+ CE
• EC-Council Certified Network Defense (CND)
• (ISC)² Certified System Security Practitioner (SSCP)

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $135,000.00 per year

Application Question(s):

• Do you have a issue living in Kaiserslautern, Germany for 1-2 years.
• What is your salary range?

Education:

• Bachelor's (Required)

Experience:

• recent specialized: 10 years (Required)

License/Certification:

• IAT Level II or higher (Required)

Security clearance:

• Secret (Preferred)

Work Location: In person