Data Engineer

Posted 22 Days Ago
Homeland, VA, USA
In-Office
130K-145K Annually
Senior level
Artificial Intelligence • Cloud • Information Technology • Security • Software
The Role
The Data Engineer will implement and optimize data pipeline architectures, develop ETL/ELT processes, enforce data governance, and collaborate with teams to ensure data integrity, quality, and availability.
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Job Summary & Responsibilities

Everforth ECS is seeking a Data Engineer to work remotelyPlease Note: This position is contingent upon additional funding.


Everforth ECS is seeking a Data Engineer to work on our US Postal Service Data Analytics team.  This is an exciting position that develops, implements, and maintains data workflow and architecture solutions across large enterprise warehouses and pipelines.  These solutions will be used to support effective and efficient data management and enterprise-wide business intelligence and efficiency analytics for the US Postal Service.

 

Responsibilities:

  • Implement, and optimize data pipeline architectures for data sourcing, ingestion, transformation, and extraction processes, ensuring data integrity, consistency, and compliance with organizational standards.
  • Develop and maintain scalable database schemas, data models, and data warehouse structures; perform data mapping, schema evolution, and integration between source systems, staging areas, and data marts.
  • Automate data extraction workflows and develop comprehensive technical documentation for ETL/ELT procedures; collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate business requirements into technical specifications and data schemas.
  • Establish and enforce data governance standards, including data quality metrics, validation rules, and best practices for data warehouse design, architecture, and tooling.
  • Develop, test, and deploy ETL/ELT scripts and programs using SQL, Python, Spark, or other relevant languages; optimize code for performance, scalability, and resource utilization.
  • Implement and tune data warehouse systems, focusing on query performance, batch processing efficiency, and resource management; utilize indexing, partitioning, and caching strategies.
  • Perform advanced data analysis, validation, and profiling using SQL and scripting languages; develop data models, dashboards, and reports in collaboration with stakeholders.
  • Conduct testing and validation of ETL workflows to ensure data loads meet scheduled SLAs and business quality standards; document testing protocols, results, and remediation steps.
  • Perform root cause analysis for data processing failures, troubleshoot production issues, and implement corrective actions; validate data accuracy and consistency across systems; support iterative development and continuous improvement of data pipelines.

Salary Range: $130,000-$145,000

General Description of Benefits

Preferred Qualifications
  • Must be a US Citizen or Green Card holder, and must be able to obtain a Public Trust Clearance.
  • 5-10+ years of experience building and designing data extraction, formatting and engineering tools, workflows, pipelines and ETL / ELT processes.
  • Detail oriented with strong analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Ability to use database tools, techniques, and applications (e.g., Teradata, Oracle, Non-Relational) to develop complex SQL statements (e.g., multi-join), and to tune and troubleshoot queries for optimal performance.
  • Skill using Unix/Linux shell scripting to develop and implement automation scripts for Extract, Transfer Load (ETL) processes.
  • Communications skills (both verbal & written) - ability to work and communicate with all levels in team structure
  • Team player with the ability to prioritize and multi-task, work in a fast-paced environment, and effectively manage time.
  • Java/J2EE and REST APIs, Web Services and building event-driven Micro Services and Kafka streaming using Schema registry, OAuth authentication.
  • Spring Framework and GCP Services in public cloud infrastructure, Git, CI/CD pipeline and containerization, data ingestion/data modeling
  • Develop Microservices using Java/J2EE Spring for ingesting large volume real-time events into Kafka topics. Architect solutions that make the data available to consumers in real time

Skills Required

  • 5-10+ years of experience building and designing data extraction and ETL/ELT processes
  • Ability to develop complex SQL statements and tune queries
  • Skill using Unix/Linux shell scripting
  • Ability to communicate effectively with all team levels
  • Experience with Java/J2EE and Microservices architecture

ECS Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about ECS and has not been reviewed or approved by ECS.

  • Healthcare Strength ECS advertises multiple national-network medical plan options with HSA eligibility alongside dental and vision coverage. Coverage generally begins quickly and is paired with company-paid short- and long-term disability, adding stability to the health package.
  • Retirement Support A 401(k) with Safe Harbor and immediate vesting on employer contributions is emphasized, with an employer match available. Access to an employee stock purchase plan via the parent company provides an additional savings avenue.
  • Parental & Family Support Paid parental leave up to 30 days, adoption assistance, and other family-oriented leaves are highlighted. Feedback suggests these offerings add meaningful value beyond base pay for many roles.

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The Company
HQ: Fairfax, VA
2,129 Employees
Year Founded: 1993

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.

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