Data Engineer

🕒 October 14

🇺🇸 United States – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟢 Junior

🟡 Mid-level

🚰 Data Engineer

🚫👨‍🎓 No degree required

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540 is a technology consulting company that partners with the Federal Government and business clients to drive innovation and break barriers. The company specializes in tech strategy, agile delivery, API design and development, data analytics, and cloud services. 540 helps its clients by leveraging cutting-edge technology and design, creating impactful user experiences, and shipping high-quality code. With a focus on DevSecOps, they securely manage and scale infrastructure as organizations grow. 540's services empower developers, integrators, and data consumers through best practices in APIs and cloud solutions. Their commitment extends to aiding government in implementing advanced technology solutions, particularly in API strategy and data-driven applications.

📋 Description

• Design, build, maintain, and troubleshoot reliable data pipelines throughout the software development lifecycle • Support modernization of legacy U.S. Army financial systems and migration to AWS cloud environments • Develop Python-based workflows to ingest, transform, validate, and deliver structured and semi-structured data • Build and support cloud-native data solutions using AWS Glue, Lambda, S3, and CloudWatch • Integrate data from multiple systems and sources, including APIs and various file formats • Work with large datasets and improve pipeline efficiency and scalability • Participate in technical design discussions concerning data integration, storage, performance, and scalability • Implement automated testing, logging, monitoring, and error handling • Write clean, reusable, and maintainable code following software engineering and DataOps practices • Collaborate with engineers, architects, and stakeholders to translate requirements into working software • Support secure data management, access controls, data governance, and DoW compliance • Participate in code reviews and Agile development activities • Document data transformations, pipeline processes, and technical decisions • Improve workflows, reduce manual processes, and strengthen the Army’s data ecosystem

🎯 Requirements

• Remote within the continental United States, with East Coast working hours and some flexibility • Occasional travel may be required (3-4x annually) • Must be a U.S. Citizen with the ability to obtain a DoW Secret clearance • 2+ years of related experience in data engineering, software development, data integration, or a closely related field • Experience developing Python-based data transformations, scripts, or workflow automation • Hands-on experience building, maintaining, or troubleshooting data pipelines and ETL/ELT processes • Experience consuming data from APIs and working with X12, JSON, flat files, or fixed-width files • Experience with AWS cloud services, particularly AWS Glue, AWS Lambda, Amazon S3, and CloudWatch Logs • Familiarity with large datasets and data processing or performance issues • Understanding of data structures, data modeling concepts, and data organization and transformation • Experience writing and maintaining automated tests using Pytest or similar frameworks • Familiarity with data validation, error handling, logging, and debugging practices • Understanding of data security, access controls, and data quality principles • Experience using GitLab for version control and collaborative development • Comfortable working through the terminal or command-line interface • Experience using Jira and Confluence in an Agile development environment • Ability to interpret ambiguous requirements, file specifications, and JSON structures • Strong problem-solving skills and ability to collaborate with technical and non-technical stakeholders • Must currently possess or have the ability to obtain an AWS Cloud Practitioner certification (or higher) within 30 days of hire • Must currently possess or have the ability to obtain a CompTIA Security+ certification (or higher) within 30 days of hire • Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related engineering field (preferred)

🏖️ Benefits

• Health, dental and vision insurance plans • Flexible Spending Account (FSA) • 401k with employer match • Company Sponsored Life Insurance, Short and Long Term Disability coverage • Flexible PTO + all Federal holidays off • Professional development opportunities (training, certifications, conferences) • Paid cloud developer accounts • Referral Bonus • HQ Office Perks (parking / metro reimbursement, nitro coffee & lunches) • Annual Social Events (540 week, hackathon, charity golf tournament, etc.) • Access to 540’s Washington Capitals & Nationals tickets

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