Data Engineer, Senior

Are you ready to use your skills and experience to implement data engineering activities on mission-driven project? Ardent Principles is searching for a full-time Senior Data Engineer to join our talented team.

If you are passionate about developing and deploying pipelines and platforms which organize data and are ready to make an impact, then this is the opportunity you've been waiting for. With a competitive salary range of $130,000 to $260,000 annually and industry-leading benefits, Ardent Principles offers more than just a job - we offer a career path filled with growth and opportunities. Join us and let's shape the future together!

Who We Are:


Passionate Integrity, Driven by Excellence
"Ardent Principles" signifies our unwavering commitment to excellence, driven by a profound passion and a strict adherence to ethical values. We believe that happy employees make for happy clients. Our mission is to act as a bridge between satisfied clients and fulfilled employees, ensuring that your job and well-being are our top priorities because your satisfaction leads to the success of our clients.

Key Responsibilities

In this challenging yet rewarding role as a Senior Data Engineer, you are an integral part of what brings our company's mission to life. You are primarily responsible for:

• Maintaining and executing extraction pipeline to transport data into and out of the Mission Integration Data Science Environment (MIDSE).
• Supplementing existing data with external datasets.
• Ingesting additional data from under-represented agencies.
• Integrating data management and catalog capabilities.
• Troubleshooting solutions to data related issues.

Current tools used for performing these tasks are developed in Python and PySpark, and comprise unstructured (e.g., eXtensible Markup Language (XML), JavaScript Object Notation (JSON)) and structured (e.g., Structured Query Language (SQL)) data formats stored in the cloud in object repositories and RDBMS systems. Source data is acquired through Secure Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTPS) requests, database connections, and delivery of standalone data files.

REQUIRED skills:

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field (Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Business Information Systems) or equivalent relevant experience.
• 5+ years' experience or demonstrated proficiency in one or more programming languages: Java, Python, C#, JavaScript, or Ruby (desired Python)
• 5+ years of experience designing and developing databases and other applications on classified IC networks.
• Demonstrated extensive knowledge of developing custom scripts, procedures, queries, and user interfaces for SQL databases on classified IC networks.
• Demonstrated experience developing and communicating technical specifications of databases to technical and non-technical audiences, including entity relationship diagrams, data schemas, and data systems architecture.
• Extensive knowledge of available IC cloud systems and services on classified networks, preferably for those services available on the Commercial Cloud Enterprise (C2E) program.
• Experience developing and maintaining interfaces between data resources (databases, data lakes, etc.) and analytics software applications (Tableau, PowerBI, Kibana, Grafana, etc.)

Highly Desired Qualifications

Other skills and demonstrated experiences that are highly desired but not mandatory to perform the work, include:

• Experience developing and communicating metrics in the IC, specifically on (a) how IC collection and analytic products are aligned to intelligence needs and questions; (b) the IC's responsiveness to requirement and changes in intelligence priorities; (c) IC's reliance on the variety of intelligence collection disciplines.
• Demonstrated experience designing, testing, and managing software tools to support assessment and metrics production on large, aggregated datasets.
• Experience developing and deploying APIs for secure application access to data stores.

What We Offer You

What We Offer You:

• Highly Competitive Salary: Recognizing and rewarding your expertise and contributions.
• Generous Paid Time Off: Providing ample time for rest, relaxation, and personal pursuits.
• Dedicated Training Budget: Supporting continuous learning and professional development.
• 100% Employer-Covered Family Vision, Dental, and Health Insurance: Ensuring comprehensive health coverage for you and your family.
• 100% Employer-Covered Life and Disability Insurance: Offering financial security and peace of mind.
• 401(k) Plan with a 6% Employer Match: Helping you plan and save for a secure retirement, with 100% vesting from day one.
• 11 Paid Government Holidays: Observing national holidays to ensure time off with family and friends.
• Spot Bonuses for Exceptional Performance: Rewarding outstanding contributions and achievements.

SCHEDULE:

This is a full-time position with consultants expected to be available and working onsite during core hours.

Ready to take the next step in your career? Join us and be part of a team dedicated to driving positive change through technology. Apply now with our easy 3-minute, mobile-friendly initial application process. Your future starts here!

About Ardent Principles, Inc

At Ardent Principles, we're more than just a technology company - we're a team of innovators, problem-solvers, and collaborators dedicated to pushing the boundaries of what's possible. Our mission is to empower organizations with transformative IT solutions and program management services, while our values of integrity, excellence, and teamwork guide everything we do. We foster a culture of open communication, where every voice is heard, and every idea is valued. Join us and be part of a company where your contributions truly make a difference.