Sr. Data Engineer (Top Secret / Hybrid)

Job Title: Sr. Data Engineer

Company: Zachary Piper Solutions

Location: Columbia, Maryland (Hybrid Onsite)

Job Type: Full time - Contract - 10 years

Clearance Level Required: Top Secret - With the ability to upgrade to and maintain SCI eligibility and a Counterintelligence Polygraph

Pay & Benefits:

• $150,000 - $210,000 (based on years of relevant experience and education)
• Cigna medical, dental, vision, 401k, 20 days paid time off (PTO), and 11 federal holidays

Program Description: Join Zachary Piper Solutions in supporting the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) through the Analysis & Production (A&P) Task Order under the SITE III contract. This 10-year, $12.6 billion initiative focuses on providing essential IT and technical support services, including system design, development, and sustainment of global intelligence and Command and Control assets. The contract supports both classified and unclassified programs, ensuring flexible and responsive solutions to meet evolving U.S. security needs.

Job Duties:

• Collaborate with developers on data integration requirements
• Use ETL platforms to transform data as per IC ITE initiatives
• Collect data via protocols like HTML and SFTP
• Enhance ETL platforms for future data integration
• Develop and integrate software systems
• Validate data ingestion with external teams
• Use Java and Python for data manipulation
• Document system architecture and enhancements

Requirements:

• Top Secret - With the ability to upgrade to and maintain SCI eligibility and a Counterintelligence Polygraph
• Bachelor’s degree and 5+ years of experience
• Linux/Unix experience
• Proficiency in object-oriented programming (PHP, Python, C#, Java)
• Expertise in data ingestion, ETL, and data modeling
• Experience with C, Python, Java, PHP, or C++ for ETL

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