Data Engineer

Unissant, Inc delivers innovative capabilities to the agencies that keep our nation healthy and safe. We apply our domain expertise, data acumen, and technology know-how to achieve breakthrough results for our clients. Working collaboratively, we advance missions and careers through a focus on honesty, integrity, and dependability. We continuously look for talent excited to join that effort. To learn more about our exciting organization, please visit us at www.unissant.com.

Unissant is seeking a Data Engineer to join our team.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Using DevSecOps best practices to rapidly develop and deliver first class solutions for a DoD customer
• Developing software using leading languages and frameworks including Python (FastAPI), AWS, and Rancher Kubernetes
• Leveraging Test Driven Development and User Centered design best practices, automate testing and ensure delivered software meets and exceeds customer needs
• Applying software design best practices to identify and analyze potential solutions, generate design diagrams to convey and capture system design, and participate in technical exchange meetings to discuss with the team and customer stakeholders
• Embracing a shared responsibility for system security
• Performing threat modeling to identify and mitigate system security threats, implement protective and preventive security measures continuously throughout the software development lifecycle
• Continuously engaging with project teams to deliver quality products
• Participating in daily standups, sprint planning/review meetings, discovering and framing workshops, and customer demo sessions

Required work experience:

• 3 years professional experience working as part of an Agile team using DevOps practices and modern programming languages and frameworks to develop and engineer data-related services and applications to cloud platforms
• Experience with modern programming languages and frameworks including Python (FastAPI, Django, Flask), JavaScript (Node.js, Express, Vue, Svelte, React), and Java (Spring Boot)
• Experience developing data focused solutions to include:
  • Experience designing and implementing OpenAPI compliant data schemas and REST APIs,
  • Implementing data persistence and query logic using Object Relational Mapping (ORM) libraries and SQL, and
  • Implementing data validation business rules

• Experience developing AWS cloud solutions with a specific focus on data services such as S3, RDS, and EMR

Desired Work experience:

• Experience with Kubernetes (Rancher RKE2, AWS EKS) and microservice architectures
• Experience with data engineering tools such as Apache Airflow and Trino
• Experience with big data technologies such as Hadoop, Spark, Kafka
• Experience with version control systems
• Experience with load testing large scale transactional data systems
• Experience with NIST Risk Management Framework and security accreditation process and tasks

Education:

• B.S. in Computer Science (or equivalent experience) required

Certificates, Licenses, and Registrations:

• US Citizenship and Secret Security Clearance

Communication Skills:

• Solid ability to interface, inspire and motivate at various levels of the organization.
• Ability to convey technical information to non-technical individuals.
• Demonstrated experience communicating effectively across internal and external organizations.
• Must work well in a matrixed team environment.

Travel:

• This is a remote position

Environmental Requirements:

• Mainly sedentary, in an office environment.
• May be required to lift up to ten (10) pounds.
• Flexible in working extended hours.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by the individual(s) assigned to this position. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, and skills required. Unissant management reserves the right to modify, add, or remove duties and to assign other duties as necessary. In addition, where applicable and available, reasonable accommodation(s) may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions of this position.

Please note: Candidate(s) will be required to go through pre-employment screening.

Unissant, Inc. is a proud Equal Opportunity Employer! (EOE; M/F/Disability/Vets)