Data Engineer
Everforth ECS is seeking aData Engineerto support day-to-day data operations for the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office (CDAO) within the Secure Unclassified Network (SUNet).
Responsibilities:
- Support ingestion, organization, storage, management, and secure transport of structured and unstructured data within theSUNetenvironment.
- Carry out approved data transfers between authorized systems, storage locations, enclaves, and users while following established security, data-handling, and customer requirements.
- Validate data transfers using manifests, file counts, checksums, metadata, or other verification methods to confirm completeness and integrity.
- Maintain data inventories, metadata, storage locations, access information, transfer records, and supporting documentation for visibility into SUNet data holdings.
- Assist with on-premises and cloud data storage resource management, including monitoring capacity, organizing datasets, identifying storage needs, and supporting data lifecycle activities.
- Create, submit, coordinate, track, test, document, and close
- Change Requestsrelated to data operations, system configurations, access requirements, and customer-requested capabilities.
- Implement assigned customer requirements by translating operational needs into data-management actions, technical tasks, configuration changes, or process improvements under senior technical guidance.
- Support onboarding of new government and commercial users, data sources, and development teams by coordinating data access, identifying required datasets, and assisting with approved data-transfer workflows.
- Troubleshoot routine issues for data access, permissions, file transfers, storage capacity, connectivity, data availability, and related services, escalating more complex problems as needed.
- Develop basic scripts and automation using
- Python, Bash, PowerShell, or similar tools to improve repeatable data-management, validation, transfer, and reporting processes.
- Develop and maintain technical documentation, including SOPs, data-flow diagrams, data inventories, transfer procedures, troubleshooting guides, Change Request documentation, and operational runbooks.
- Support special projects, data migrations, capability demonstrations, testing events, process improvements, and other technical activities for CDAO, government partners, and commercial AI/ML teams.
Requirements:
Autonomous self-starter with a proven track record delivering complex data solutions independently and resolving engineering hurdles with minimal supervision. Preferred certifications at hire or within 6-12 months :CompTIA Security+CompTIA Linux+AWS Solutions Architect - AssociateNetwork+ or equivalent networking fundamentals certification. Technologies PythonBashPowerShellCompTIA Security+CompTIA Linux+AWS Solutions Architect - AssociateNetwork+Location Fairfax, VA (onsite) Salary$100,000 - $115,000 per year (USD)
Benefits: Everforth ECS benefits