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Data Engineer

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Real Soft, Inc / Diversity Direct

Columbia, MD (In Person)

Full-Time

Posted 4 days ago (Updated 1 day ago) • Actively hiring

Expires 7/21/2026

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Required Qualifications A current U.S. Government Security Clearance is not required at start. but candidate should be "clearable". U.S. Citizenship required. Candidates with Security Clearance is preferred. At least 9 years experience, but 14+ years of experience is preferred in data engineering, software engineering, or related technical fields and a Bachelors in a related field. (Additional experience may be considered in lieu of a degree) Strong experience designing and building ETL pipelines and data ingestion frameworks Hands-on experience with Kafka, NiFi, and AWS (S3, SQS) Proficiency in Java with experience in unit and integration testing Solid understanding of data formats (JSON, XML, SQL schemas, compressed formats) Experience troubleshooting data pipelines, system performance, and dataflow issues DoD 8570 IAT II certification (or higher) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Preferred Qualifications Familiarity with Python, with experience in unit and integration testing. Experience supporting cyber or network operations environments Familiarity with Agile development environments Experience with Kubernetes, Docker , or containerized deployments Exposure to Apache Airflow Strong documentation and communication skills Experience developing training materials or mentoring team members ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Tech Environment Languages:
Java, Python, SQL Data & Streaming:
Kafka, Apache NiFi Cloud:
AWS (S3, SQS, SNS)
Tools:
GitLab, Maven, VSCode, IntelliJ, PyCharm Other:
YAML configuration, Linux (Bash), data modeling & ETL frameworks ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Leadership Opportunity This role includes technical leadership responsibilities , including: Guiding data engineering strategy and architecture decisions Mentoring engineers and promoting best practices Driving innovation across data ingestion, processing, and analytics capabilities Supporting program growth and long-term technical vision