AI Data Engineer

BLN24 is an award-winning digital creative agency that supports the U.S. Federal Government in successfully achieving their mission and goals. Our service and solutions delivery start with understanding each client’s end-state, and then seamlessly integrating within each Agency’s organization to improve and enhance strategic and technical operations and deployments.
If you are interested in joining a rapidly growing Federal consulting company in a high-energy, flexible corporate headquarter environment, now is your chance! We strive to spread our Mamba Mentality and cultivate your professional and personal growth —join the team! 
Position Title: AI Data Engineer
Position Summary:
We are seeking a highly motivated and detail-oriented AI Data Engineer to join our team. This role focuses on building, maintaining, and optimizing data pipelines and infrastructure to support artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) initiatives. Working closely with AI data analysts and software developers, you will help design and deliver innovative tools that leverage large data sets and AI technologies to address critical questions and deliver actionable insights for stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable data pipelines to collect, process, and store structured and unstructured data from diverse sources.
• Optimize data workflows for performance, scalability, reliability, and efficiency.
• Prepare and transform datasets for AI/ML model development, including data cleaning, wrangling, and feature engineering.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including AI/ML engineers and analysts, to implement automated data processing and reporting solutions.
• Deploy, monitor, and maintain data systems on cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud to ensure uptime and data security.
• Implement rigorous data quality checks to ensure the integrity of data used in analytics and model training.
• Leverage big data frameworks (e.g., Spark, Hadoop, Databricks) to process and analyze large-scale datasets.
• Document workflows, processes, and configurations for reproducibility and team knowledge-sharing.
• Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues in data pipelines and infrastructure.
• Conduct data profiling, cleansing, and transformation to prepare datasets for ML/AI applications.
• Implement and optimize database queries to support real-time and batch data processing needs.
• Build, maintain, and optimize scalable ETL/ELT processes to integrate and transform data from internal and external sources (APIs, databases, cloud services).

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 3+ years of experience in data engineering or related fields.
• Proficiency in Python or similar programming languages (e.g., Java, Scala) and SQL for data engineering tasks.
• Experience with data pipeline tools (e.g., Apache Airflow, Luigi, Prefect) and cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Cloud).
• Strong understanding of ETL/ELT processes, data transformation, and modeling techniques.
• Familiarity with big data tools (e.g., Spark, Hadoop, Databricks) and containerization tools like Docker.
• Exposure to CI/CD pipelines, version control systems (e.g., Git), and API integration techniques.
• Knowledge of machine learning concepts and data preparation for AI/ML workflows.
• Understanding of data governance, security, and privacy standards.
• Excellent problem-solving and debugging skills for pipeline and infrastructure issues.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with attention to delivering high-quality, reliable solutions.

What BLN24 brings to the Game:
BLN24 benefits are game changing. We like our team to play hard and that means they need to be taken care of — physically, financially, and emotionally. We make sure to keep them in the game by giving them access to generous medical, dental, and vision plans.

• You can join one of the fastest growing companies headquartered in the Washington DC Metro Area. We give you the opportunity to work in different sectors, so you have the chance at variety while maintaining stability.
• Flexibility at BLN24 allows each individual the opportunity to balance quality work and their personal lives. Depending on projects, we allow remote working opportunities so you can always be in the game no matter where you call home.
• We offer competitive benefits including: 401(k), Healthcare, learning and development opportunities, and more.

BLN24 is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe people are our strength and understand diverse talents are key to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. In accordance with applicable law, we make reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as any mental health or physical disability needs.