Data Engineer - Secret

Data Engineer -Secret

Xcelerate Solutions is seeking Data Engineer supporting Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS). The Data Engineer will provide engineering, application analysis, design, development, application integration, system architecture services to the support of enhancements to the NCIS Criminal Investigative capabilities. Come join our award-winning organization and work with some of the most talented and brightest minds in the GovCon industry.

Location:
Remote

Security Clearance:
Secret

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for collecting, managing, and converting raw data into information that can be interpreted by data scientists and business analysts. Data accessibility is their ultimate goal, which is to enable organizations to utilize data for performance evaluation and optimization
• Works on overall Data Architecture
• Collect Data and conduct research
• Create models/identify patterns
• Automate Tasks when applicable
• Perform data processing, algorithm/structures, pipeline orchestration, data quality, governance, discovery
• Work with structured and unstructured data, blob data
• Develop and work with APIs
• Collect and organize data using data warehousing techniques and file storage technologies
• Perform ELT and ETL processes
• Gather data requirements
• Develop and maintain scalable data pipelines and build out new API integrations to support continuing increases in data volume and complexity.
• Collaborate with analytics and business teams to improve data models that feed business intelligence tools, increase data accessibility, and foster data-driven decision-making across the organization.
• Implement processes and systems to monitor data quality, ensure production data accuracy, and ensure key stakeholder and business process access.
• Write unit/integration tests, and contribute to engineering wiki, and documents.
• Perform data analysis required to troubleshoot data-related issues and assist in the resolution of data issues.
• Work closely with a team of front-end and back-end engineers, product managers, and analysts.
• Design data integrations and data quality framework based on established requirements.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to gather data requirements, understand data sources, and ensure data quality and integrity throughout the ETL process.
• Implement data validation, cleansing, and enrichment techniques to improve the accuracy and completeness of data.
• Monitor and troubleshoot ETL processes to identify and resolve issues in a timely manner.
• Work in a team environment to design, develop, and support a software system that is undergoing modernization.
• Participate in developing new functionality migrating the application into the cloud and introducing new technologies into the tech stack.
• Participate in Agile Scrum SDLC activities.
• Support developing Agile SDLC phase documentation.
• Perform unit and integration testing of software/systems prior to release to the users for user acceptance testing.

Minimum Requirements:

• Active Secret
• IAT Level II (CNNA-Security, CySA+, GICSP, GSEC, Security+CE, CND, SSCP)
• 8+ years of programming and software development experience including analysis, design, development, implementation, testing maintenance, quality control, troubleshooting, and software upgrade
• Familiarity/knowledge of XML, HTML, CSS, JavaScript/AJAX, PHP, and ASP.NET
• Highly skilled at PL/SQL (and SQL in general). Both in the areas of functional querying and in the areas of optimization and organization
• Prior experience doing refits on stored procedures
• Can function as a gatekeeper of good data-tier design and implementation decisions
• Supports and empowers developers to make changes and move the data layer forward
• Good understanding of how to build PL/SQL reports to support a Reports On Demand initiative
• Good knowledge of database deployments and source control is critical
• Good communication skills and a strong security/ownership mindset

Preferred Qualification:

• Oracle DBA experience as a secondary skillset might also be nice for providing support here and there
• Power BI experience
• MySQL experience

About Xcelerate Solutions: Founded in 2009 and headquartered in McLean, VA, Xcelerate Solutions (www.xceleratesolutions.com) is one of America's fastest-growing companies. Xcelerate's culture is defined by our diversified workforce of dynamic and versatile professionals, supported with growth and development opportunities that contribute to individual and company growth. This strong commitment to our employees has been recognized by our inclusion on the Washington Business Journal's "50 Best Places to Work" list as well as being a "Great Place to Work" certified company with a 4.6 star, and a 99% CEO approval Glassdoor rating. Come find out why Xcelerate Solutions is one of the DC Metro top employers!

Xcelerate Solutions is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, age, equal pay, disability, veteran status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or expression of another protected characteristic. As part of this commitment to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals, Xcelerate provides reasonable accommodations if needed because of an applicant's or an employee's disability.

Pay Transparency Notice: Xcelerate Solutions 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.