ECS is seeking an Atlas Data Engineer to work in our Fairfax, VA office.
We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Data Engineer to join our team at ECS. The ideal candidate will have a passion for designing and implementing innovative data solutions and visualizations, as well as a strong background in graph databases and Natural Language Processing (NLP). In addition, the candidate should be able to support pre-sales engineering activities with key customers. The Data Engineer will collaborate with our inter-departmental agile team to reengineer the Atlas tool, utilizing Python, Neo4J, and NLP tools to provide users the ability to leverage a knowledge graph in a user friendly custom application.
In this role, you will work closely with other data architects and full-stack developers to design, build, and maintain data models, engineer data architectures, and develop data integrations. You will also be responsible for developing data ingestion to a graph database from various structured and unstructured sources, architecting schema updates to support features and leveraging AI solutions. Your expertise in NLP will enable you to add features to the Atlas tool, including generating, validating, and querying the knowledge graph for novel solutions to complex problems. As needed, you will interface with customers and sales teams to develop prototypes and proofs of concept to help ECS win new work.
Preferred Qualifications- BS degree in Computer Science or related field/equivalent experience
- 11+ years of IT experience, including experience in development of large-scale, complex data architectures
- Experience interacting closely with key project stakeholders to design, plan, and implement sustainable solutions
- Knowledge of data management and data architecture concepts
- Knowledge of data warehousing and data analytics
- Knowledge of data integration, data governance, and data quality
- Experience in one or more of the following: MySQL, Linux, Git, Postgres, Vector Databases, Neo4J, Azure, and JavaScript
- Experience developing Python applications and familiarity with Python AI and ML modules and methods
- US Citizenship
- 7+ years experience using Python in a production environment
- Experience with Python NLP tools like genism, NLTK, spacy
- Experience working with graph database(s)
- Experience working with customers directly, understanding their needs, and rapidly developing solutions to meet them
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What We Do
ECS, a segment of ASGN (NYSE: ASGN), delivers advanced solutions and services in cloud, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), application and IT modernization, and science and engineering. The company solves critical, complex challenges for customers across the U.S. public sector, defense, intelligence and commercial industries.
ECS maintains partnerships with leading cloud, cybersecurity, and AI/ML providers and holds specialized certifications in their technologies.
Headquartered in Fairfax, Virginia, ECS has more than 3,400 employees throughout the U.S. and has been recognized as a Top Workplace by The Washington Post for the last five years.






