Data Engineer - Remote

March 21

⚔️ Virginia – Remote

Although this job is listed in Virginia, this company may be open to hiring remote in other states.

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

🚰 Data Engineer

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Elder Research

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Elder Research is a data analytics company that specializes in crafting innovative analytics solutions to inform decision-making and transform organizations. With nearly 30 years of expertise, they provide services such as data strategy, analytics delivery, and workforce training across various industries, including healthcare, financial services, and government. Their comprehensive approach integrates advanced methodologies to address complex business challenges and deliver actionable insights.

Model construction • text mining • predictive analytics • sentiment analysis • data science

51 - 200 employees

Founded 1995

📋 Description

• Position Overview: Supports the Department of Defense's (DoD) Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer's (CDAO) Mission Analytics / Core Analytics Products, Search Products Portfolio, and Unstructured Data Search Enhanced by AI/ML (UD/SEAM). • Major Duties/Tasks: • Support the configuration and ingestion of designated structured, unstructured, and semi-structured data repositories into capabilities that satisfy mission partner requirements and support a data analytics and DevOps pipeline to drive rapid delivery of functionality to the client; • Maintain all operational aspects of data transfers while accounting for the security posture of the underlying infrastructure and the systems and applications that are supported and monitoring the health of the environment through a variety of health tracking capabilities; • Automate configuration management, leverage tools, and stay current on data extract, transfer, and load (ETL) technologies and services; • Work under general guidance, demonstrate an initiative to develop approaches to solutions independently, review architecture, and identify areas for automation, optimization, right-sizing, and cost reduction to support the overall health of the environment; • Apply comprehension of data engineering-specific technologies and services, leverage expertise in databases and a variety of approaches to structuring and retrieving of data, comprehend Cloud architectural constructs, and support the establishment and maintenance of Cloud environments programmatically using vendor consoles; • Engage with multiple functional groups to comprehend client challenges, prototype new ideas and new technologies, help to create solutions to drive the next wave of innovation, and design, implement, schedule, test, and deploy full features and components of solutions • Maintain an existing collection of web scraping tools used as the initial step of the ETL process • Identify and implement scalable and efficient coding solutions

🎯 Requirements

• Required Education: • Bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, Mathematics, statistics, data science or field directly related to the position plus 5-7 years experience, or a Masters Degree plus 3 years of experience. • Required Skills/Experience: • Experience with Big Data systems, including Apache Spark / Databricks; • Experience with ETL processes; • Experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, or MilCloud 2.0; • Applying DoD Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs) and automating that process • Experience with multiple coding languages

🏖️ Benefits

• Competitive Salary : for a mid-level Data Engineer • Important Work / Make a Difference: develop AI enhanced search capabilities for the Department of Defense • Job Stability : Elder Research is not a typical government contractor, we hire you for a career not just a contract. • Remote Work: in an industry of declining remote work opportunities. • People-Focused Culture: we prioritize work-life-balance and provide a supportive work environment as well as opportunities for professional growth and advancement. • Company Stock Ownership: all employees are provided with shares of the company each year based on company value and profits.