The Role
Senior technical leader designing, integrating, and sustaining enterprise-scale dataflow architectures. Manage high-availability Linux and Cloudera Hadoop infrastructures, engineer end-to-end dataflow solutions with Niagarafiles and XKS, and lead monitoring, automation, DevOps, and cross-functional coordination while ensuring secure, compliant data handling for mission-critical analytics.
Summary Generated by Built In
Jovian Concepts, LLC is looking to hire a Senior Principal Data Flow System Engineer Level 6 for a great opportunity in the Annapolis Junction area.
A current and active TS/SCI Clearance with a MD polygraph is required. No CCA's will be accepted at this time.
Description:
The Principal Data Flow Engineer is a senior technical leader
responsible for designing, integrating, and sustaining enterprise-scale
dataflow architectures that support mission-critical analytics across secure
cloud and distributed environments. This role oversees high-availability Linux
and Cloudera Hadoop infrastructures, develops and maintains end-to-end dataflow
solutions using technologies such as Niagara files and XKS, and ensures
reliable, secure, and compliant data ingestion, processing, and delivery. The
position also leads automation, monitoring, troubleshooting, and DevOps
initiatives to improve system performance and operational efficiency while
coordinating across engineering, operations, analytics, and stakeholder teams
to deploy scalable, resilient, and mission-focused dataflow capabilities
Primary Responsibilities
- Lead the design,
integration, and sustainment of complex enterprise dataflow architectures
supporting mission-critical analytics, ensuring reliable ingestion,
processing, routing, and delivery across large-scale cloud and distributed
environments.
- Manage and
optimize high-availability Linux and Cloudera Hadoop cloud
infrastructures, including virtual machines, storage containers, and
enterprise data repositories, to support thousands of secure operational
dataflows.
- Engineer and
maintain end-to-end dataflow solutions using technologies such as
Niagarafiles and XKS, and related processing systems, ensuring schema
compatibility, metadata integrity, and proper data governance throughout
the lifecycle.
- Develop and
implement monitoring, troubleshooting, and automation strategies utilizing
system instrumentation, cron scripting, logging, and operational
monitoring tools to improve system continuity, performance, and incident
response capabilities.
- Provide technical
leadership for DevOps and Agile/Scrum initiatives, including task
prioritization, workflow modernization, requirements management, and
cross-functional coordination to improve operational efficiency and team
performance.
- Ensure compliance
with enterprise security, classification, and data handling requirements
by applying deep knowledge of intelligence community governance policies,
access controls, and secure data routing methodologies.
- Coordinate across
engineering, operations, analytics, and stakeholder organizations to
deploy new capabilities, transition systems into production, establish
standard operating procedures, and support enterprise-wide mission
objectives through scalable and resilient dataflow solutions.
Requirements
Basic Qualifications
- Security Clearance
Requirement: Active TS/SCI with polygraph
- Bachelor’s degree
in a Qualified Engineering Field or related discipline from an accredited
college or university with twenty (20) years of systems engineering
experience. In lieu of a bachelor’s degree, candidates may qualify with a
master’s degree and eighteen (18) years of experience, a PhD and sixteen
(16) years of experience, or twenty-four (24) years of systems engineering
experience with no degree.
Note
1 – Examples of qualified engineering fields include: Aeronautics, Biomedical,
Chemical, Civil,
Computer, Electrical, Environmental, Mechanical, Nuclear, Software, Systems,
and Engineering Management.
Similar or comparable degrees will be acceptable.
Note
2 - Examples of related disciplines include: Chemistry, Computer Science,
Information Systems,
Mathematics, and Physics. Similar or comparable degrees will be acceptable
In a recent employee survey, Jovian Concepts earned a 92% Overall Workplace Experience Score and 100% of employees agreed that they would highly recommend working at Jovian Concepts to others.
Skills Required
- Active TS/SCI security clearance with MD polygraph
- Bachelor's degree in an engineering field and 20 years systems engineering experience (alternatives: Master's+18 years, PhD+16 years, or 24 years no degree)
- Experience managing and optimizing high-availability Linux and Cloudera Hadoop infrastructures
- Experience engineering and maintaining end-to-end dataflow solutions using Niagarafiles and XKS
- Experience with monitoring, troubleshooting, automation, cron scripting, logging, and operational monitoring tools
- Technical leadership experience in DevOps and Agile/Scrum initiatives
- Knowledge of intelligence community governance, classification, access controls, and secure data handling
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The Company
What We Do
Jovian Concepts, LLC is a mission-focused government services and defense contractor providing on-site technical support to federal, academic, commercial, and intelligence customers. Its capabilities include software development, systems engineering, mission operations, technical support, program management, legal and privacy compliance, training, testing, and deployment. The company supplies subject-matter experts and practical technology solutions for demanding defense, cybersecurity, intelligence, and Big Data missions.
