Senior Data Engineer - Virginia, United States - Smart Synergies

Description

JOB DESCRIPTION
The Data Engineer will manipulate data and data flows for both existing and new systems.

Additionally, they will provide support in the areas of data extraction, transformation and load (ETL), data mapping, analytics, operations, databases, and maintenance of data and associated systems.

As a member of the team, candidate will work in a multi-tasking, quick-paced, dynamic, process-improvement environment that requires experience with the principles of large-scale (terabytes) database development, large-scale file manipulation, data modeling, data mapping, data testing, data quality, and documentation preparation.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Provide support in the areas of data extraction, transformation and load (ETL), data mapping, analytics, operations, databases, and maintenance of data and associated systems
Develop and manage complex data flows, or makes significant enhancements to existing pipelines
Troubleshoot complex problems and provide customer support for the ETL process
Resolve complex hardware/software compatibility and interface design considerations
Conduct investigations and tests of considerable complexity
Research emerging technologies to determine impact on application execution
Communicate clearly and effectively with teammates, customers, and external partners
Prepare written and verbal communications on analyses, findings, and project progress
Write and maintain technical documentation
Advise hardware engineers on machine characteristics that affect software systems, such as storage capacity, processing speed, and input/output requirements
Provide guidance and work leadership to less-experienced engineers
May serve as a technical team or task leader


EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
Bachelor's degree in a related business or technical discipline, or the equivalent combination of education, technical training, or work/military experience


REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
3+ years of related software engineering and ETL experience
Demonstrated experience building and maintaining data flows in NiFi or Pentaho or Java
Excellent organizational, coordination, interpersonal and team building skills


DESIRED QUALIFCATIONS
Demonstrated experience with the following languages: Java/J2EE, C, C++, SQL, XML, XQuery, XPath, HTML/XHTML, CSS, Python, Shell Scripting, JSON, JavaScript
Demonstrated experience translating data insights into tools or analytic capabilities that inform operational decisions and/or improve processes
Demonstrated experience with relational databases (ex - Oracle / MySql)
Demonstrated experience with GPU processing
Demonstrated experience with search architecture and data visualization tools (ex -ElasticSearch, OmniSci)
Demonstrated experience applying machine learning methodologies to build high-quality prediction models
Familiar with servers operating systems; Windows, Linux, Distributed Computing, Blade Centers, and cloud infrastructure
Familiar with database methodologies
Familiar with Source code management and integration (ex - GitHub/GitLab, Jenkins, RunDeck)
Familiar with Data Science frameworks such as Keras, Tensorflow, or Theano
Ability to work well in a fast-paced, constantly evolving work environment with a focus on continual process improvement and a proactive approach to problem solving
Active FS Poly

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