AMERICAN SYSTEMS is an employee-owned federal government contractor supporting national priority programs through our strategic solutions in the areas of Information Technology, Engineering & Analysis, Test & Evaluation, and Training.
ResponsibilitiesPosition Description:The Data Engineer – Mid designs, develops, and maintains scalable data pipelines, data models, and data services in support of CD&I analytics, experimentation, and AI/ML initiatives. The engineer will work closely with analysts, data scientists, and operational stakeholders to ensure that data infrastructure is reliable, secure, and aligned with USMC data strategy and enterprise architectures.
Responsibilities:
- Design and implement robust processes for ingesting, transforming, and delivering data from multiple operational and enterprise systems.
- Develop and optimize data models, schemas, and storage solutions (e.g., data warehouses, data lakes) to support analytic workloads.
- Implement data quality, validation, and monitoring mechanisms to ensure accuracy, completeness, and timeliness.
- Integrate data security, access control, and auditing in compliance with DoW/USMC cybersecurity and data governance policies.
- Collaborate with data analysts, data scientists, and AI/ML teams to ensure data engineering solutions meet analytic and performance requirements.
- Support the design and deployment of APIs or data services that provide secure, standardized access to data.
- Document data architectures, data flows, and technical implementation details; support transition to operations and sustainment.
- Troubleshoot and resolve data pipeline and infrastructure issues; recommend and implement improvements.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Data Science, or related field.
- 3–5 years of experience in data engineering, database development, or similar technical role, with at least 2 years in a DoW/Federal enterprise environment.
- Proficiency with SQL and at least one modern programming language (e.g., Python, Java).
- Experience building and maintaining data pipelines and processes.
- Experience with relational databases (e.g., SQL Server, Oracle) and familiarity with data warehousing concepts.
- Understanding of data security and governance concepts within controlled environments.
- Strong documentation and communication skills; ability to work with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Active TS/SCI Clearance
Desired Qualifications:
- Experience with cloud-based data platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP, or DoD cloud equivalents).
- Familiarity with big data or distributed processing technologies (e.g., Spark, Hadoop) and modern orchestration tools (e.g., Airflow).
- Experience supporting USMC CD&I or other DoW headquarters/staff organizations.
Skills Required
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Data Science, or a related field
- 3–5 years of experience in data engineering, database development, or a similar technical role
- At least 2 years of experience in a Department of War or federal enterprise environment
- Proficiency with SQL
- Proficiency with at least one modern programming language, such as Python or Java
- Experience building and maintaining data pipelines and processes
- Experience with relational databases, such as SQL Server or Oracle
- Familiarity with data warehousing concepts
- Understanding of data security and governance concepts within controlled environments
- Strong documentation and communication skills
- Ability to work with technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Active TS/SCI clearance
- Experience with cloud-based data platforms, such as AWS, Azure, GCP, or Department of War cloud equivalents
- Familiarity with big data or distributed processing technologies, such as Spark or Hadoop
- Familiarity with modern orchestration tools, such as Airflow
- Experience supporting USMC CD&I or other Department of War headquarters or staff organizations
What We Do
AMERICAN SYSTEMS is an employee-owned government services contractor that delivers professional, technical, information technology, engineering, analysis, testing, evaluation, and training solutions for complex national-priority programs. Based in McLean, Virginia, the company supports federal customers—particularly defense and other Department of Defense missions—with mission-essential and information engineering, digital engineering, systems integration, cybersecurity, cloud, data, and lifecycle IT services across critical public-sector environments.
