Data Engineer

DecisionPoint seeks a Data Engineer to design, develop, and maintain secure data pipelines, transformations, and analytics infrastructure supporting enterprise systems within a Department of Defense (DoD) modernization initiative. The Data Engineer will ensure accurate, reliable, and performant data flow across applications, integrating structured and unstructured data from multiple mission sources into cloud-based storage and analytics environments. 

This position plays a critical role in enabling interoperability, analytics, and automation across AWS GovCloud IL2–IL5 environments through the use of scalable data engineering practices and secure DevSecOps integration. 

This position is fully remote. 

Note: By applying to this position, you acknowledge and consent to having your resume included in an active competitive government contract bid. 

The Data Engineer will: 

• Design, implement, and maintain data pipelines and ETL processes supporting ingestion, transformation, and validation of mission data. 

• Develop and optimize data models and schemas across relational and non-relational databases to support system integrations and analytics. 

• Collaborate with system architects, integration developers, and data analysts to ensure data consistency, security, and integrity across cloud environments. 

• Implement data migration and synchronization between legacy systems, applications, and modern cloud platforms. 

• Utilize AWS services (Glue, Lambda, S3, RDS, Redshift, Kinesis) to build and sustain scalable and fault-tolerant data infrastructure. 

• Support data validation and reconciliation, performing quality checks and developing reports to ensure accuracy. 

• Integrate data from APIs, streaming sources, and file-based systems into centralized repositories or data lakes. 

• Automate data workflows using infrastructure-as-code and CI/CD principles to ensure repeatability and efficiency. 

• Monitor and troubleshoot data pipeline performance, ensuring adherence to SLAs and operational reliability. 

• Implement data encryption, masking, and access controls in compliance with DoD cybersecurity policies and RMF requirements. 

• Support development of dashboards and analytics products, enabling data-driven insights for mission stakeholders. 

• Maintain documentation and metadata repositories, including data dictionaries, lineage, and technical specifications. 

• Participate in Agile sprints, contributing to backlog refinement, testing, and cross-functional collaboration. 

Clearance Requirement: 

• Must hold an active Top Secret clearance. 

Education: 

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related technical field. 

Experience: 

• Minimum 5 years of experience in data engineering, integration, or analytics enablement. 

• Experience building and optimizing data pipelines in enterprise or federal environments. 

• Familiarity with Agile software development and DevSecOps delivery frameworks. 

Technical Knowledge: 

• Proficiency with Python, SQL, and ETL frameworks (e.g., Apache NiFi, Talend, or AWS Glue). 

• Experience with cloud data services, preferably AWS GovCloud (RDS, S3, Lambda, Glue, Redshift). 

• Knowledge of database management systems (PostgreSQL, SQL Server, DynamoDB, MongoDB). 

• Familiarity with RESTful API integration and data exchange standards (JSON, XML, CSV). 

• Understanding of DoD data security and compliance standards, including encryption, RMF, and STIG adherence. 

• Experience developing and maintaining data validation, profiling, and transformation scripts. 
• Exposure to data visualization and analytics tools (Power BI, Tableau, QuickSight). 

Certifications (Preferred): 

• AWS Certified Data Engineer – Associate or AWS Certified Developer. 

• CompTIA Security+ CE or equivalent DoD 8570 certification. 

• Certified Data Management Professional (CDMP) or equivalent. 

Skills: 

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills for data integration and performance tuning. 

• Excellent communication and collaboration across technical and functional teams. 

• Attention to detail with focus on data accuracy and consistency. 

• Ability to balance data governance, security, and performance objectives. 

• Commitment to continuous improvement and mission impact through data-driven decision-making. 

• EEO and Affirmative Action Policy: DecisionPoint Corporation is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. It is the policy of DecisionPoint Corporation to provide equal employment opportunity in accordance with all applicable Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action laws, directives and regulations to all employees and qualified applicants without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other protected status under Federal, State or Local laws.
• Pay Transparency Policy: In accordance with Presidential Executive Order 13665, DecisionPoint Corporation will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information.
• Authorization to Share Resume and Personal Information: By expressing your interest and submitting your resume for this position, you authorize DecisionPoint Corporation to share your resume, as well as personal information included on the resume, with its subsidiaries, affiliates and teaming partners for the purpose of considering you for this position and other available positions requiring comparable skills, education and experience. Should DecisionPoint Corporation. or its affiliates and teaming partners wish to initiate pre-employment discussions, you will be asked to complete an employment application and related employment documents.