Data Engineer SME

The Swift Group is a privately held, mission-driven and employee-focused services and solutions company headquartered in Reston, VA. Our capabilities include Software Development, Engineering & IT, Data Science, Cyber Enablement, Logistics, and Training. Founded in 2019, Swift supports Civilian, Defense, and Intelligence Community customers across the country and around the globe.

We are a looking for a Subject Matter Expert-level Data Engineer to join our dynamic team in Herndon, VA to designing data models, building data warehouses and data lakes, automating data pipelines and working with datasets of all sizes.

Responsibilities:

• Optimize overall data/information flow by reducing redundancy and enabling accessibility within security boundaries.


• Apply data extraction, transformation and loading (ETL) techniques to connect large data sets from a variety of sources


• Create data collection frameworks for structured and unstructured data


• Create cyber and operational analytic tools for consumers that assist them in building and optimizing downstream products inclusive of constructing dataset procedures that can help with data mining, modeling, and production


• Use and develop standards, tools, processes and governance for capturing, modeling, storing, and delivering data for the enterprise

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree


• Minimum of sixteen (16) years of relevant engineering experience


• Experience integrating diverse data streams


• Experience with data transfer tools (Ex: NiFi, Cribl, etc.)


• Experience establishing data standards and acting as custodian of IT and service delivery data sets and streams


• Experience in analyzing complex networks and systems


• Experience in analyzing log data from various network components and operating systems


• Knowledge of complex environments involving shared networks and multiple security enclaves


• Ability to manage and troubleshoot data feeds


• Splunk familiarization


• Python experience


• US citizenship and an active TS/SCI with Polygraph security clearance required

Do you know anyone for this position, or other positions open at The Swift Group? We offer a $5,000 bonus for any referral candidate we hire, paid out at the new hire’s 90-day mark.

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The Swift Group and Subsidiaries are an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status, or any other protected class.

Pay Range: $49,996.80 - $290,004.00

Pay ranges are a general guideline and not intended as a guaranteed and/or implied final compensation or salary for this job opening. Determination of official compensation or salary relies on several different factors including, but not limited to: level of position, complexity of job responsibilities, geographic location, work experience, education, certifications, Federal Government contract labor categories, and contract wage rates.

At The Swift Group and Subsidiaries, you will receive comprehensive benefits including but not limited to: healthcare, wellness, financial, retirement, education, and time off benefits.