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We are seeking an experienced Data Engineer to join our Mission Data Processing program. In this role, you will design, build, and maintain scalable ETL pipelines for processing terabyte-scale streaming data and architect databases optimized for machine learning on on-premises hardware using open-source software. The ideal candidate will have expertise in data design patterns such as the Medallion Architecture and data lakehouse technologies to ensure efficient and reliable data processing. You should be skilled at handling high-throughput, low-latency data ingestion, managing data bursts, and implementing features like time-based partitioning, versioning, auditing, and rollback for historical data replay and event reproducibility. Additionally, you will bring DevOps expertise for pipeline automation, Infrastructure as Code (IaC) skills with tools like Terraform and Ansible, and a strong understanding of DevSecOps practices for maintaining secure and compliant data workflows.&nbsp;Key Responsibilities:&nbsp;<ul><li>Design and optimize ETL pipelines capable of handling high-throughput, low-latency data ingestion, especially during large data bursts&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Implement robust asynchronous processing systems using ZeroMQ to handle large, serialized Protobuf messages&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Create systems that efficiently process sudden, large volumes of data while maintaining performance&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Design strategies for managing backpressure to prevent system overload during high data volumes&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Develop fault-tolerant systems to safeguard data integrity and maintain reliability&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Set up monitoring and alerting mechanisms for proactive response to sudden data load changes&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Build and sustain high-performance databases on on-premises infrastructure, leveraging MinIO or similar object storage solutions for seamless integration with ML workflows&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Apply and manage data design patterns such as the Medallion Architecture to organize data into Bronze, Silver, and Gold layers&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Deploy Delta Lake solutions to combine the flexibility of data lakes with data warehouse performance&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Implement containerization and orchestration solutions using Docker and Kubernetes, and build CI/CD pipelines for automated ETL workflows&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Implement infrastructure provisioning and deployment automation using Terraform and/or Ansible&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Uphold data governance and security protocols to ensure data integrity and compliance with DoD standards, including vulnerability scans and secure configurations&nbsp;</li><li>Other duties as assigned&nbsp;</li></ul><h4>Requirements</h4>Required Qualifications:&nbsp;<ul><li>Minimum 4 years of experience building and maintaining data pipelines/ETL solutions at scale&nbsp;&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Proficiency in Python, C++, SQL, and RDBMS (PostgreSQL or similar)&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>&nbsp;Experience with object storage (e.g., MinIO), Protocol Buffers, and ZeroMQ&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Familiarity with Data Version Control (DVC), Delta Lake, and the Medallion Architecture&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Skilled in Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure automation (Terraform/Ansible)&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Experience with high-throughput, low-latency systems, fault tolerance, and backpressure handling&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>&nbsp;Knowledge of data governance, versioning, auditing, rollback, and DevSecOps practices.&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Active DoD Secret Clearance&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Detail Oriented&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Good verbal and written communication skills&nbsp;</li></ul>Preferred Qualifications:&nbsp;<ul><li>Knowledge of Java, Rust, Scala, and NoSQL databases (e.g., Apache Cassandra).&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Familiar with Apache Iceberg, Yugabyte, Apache Hudi, Ceph, OpenStack Swift, Redis, and high-performance alternatives (DragonflyDB, KeyDB, Apache Ignite)&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Experienced with data processing tools (e.g., Apache Airflow, Prefect, Dagster, Apache NiFi, Apache Spark, Flink, Beam, Dask) and data quality tools (e.g., Great Expectations, Soda Core)&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Familiar with performance optimization and observability tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, Loki)&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Experience with data management, compliance, and security platforms (e.g., AWS Secrets Manager)&nbsp;</li></ul>Education:&nbsp;<ul><li>Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, or a related field.&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Relevant certifications are a plus.&nbsp;</li></ul><h4>Benefits</h4>SciTec offers a highly competitive salary and benefits package, including:<ul><li>Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)</li><li>3% Fully Vested Company 401K Contribution (no employee contribution required) </li><li>100% company paid HSA Medical insurance, with a choice of 2 buy-up options</li><li>80% company paid Dental insurance</li><li>100% company paid Vision insurance</li><li>100% company paid Life insurance</li><li>100% company paid Long-term Disability insurance</li><li>Short-term Disability insurance</li><li>Annual Profit-Sharing Plan</li><li>Discretionary Performance Bonus</li><li>Paid Parental Leave</li><li>Generous Paid Time Off, including Holiday, Vacation, and Sick Pay</li><li>Flexible Work Hours</li></ul>The pay range for this position is $113,000 - $168,000 / year. SciTec considers several factors when extending an offer of employment, including but not limited to the role and associated responsibilities, a candidate's work experience, education/training, and key skills. This is not a guarantee of compensation. SciTec is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce and is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.

SciTec

Sr Staff/Sr Data Engineer

SciTec has been awarded multiple government contracts and is growing our creative Team! SciTec, Inc. is a dynamic small business with the mission to deliver advanced sensor data processing technologies and scientific instrumentation capabilities in support of National Security and Defense. We support customers throughout the Department of Defense and U.S. Government in building innovative new tools to deliver unique world-class data exploitation capabilities.Important Notice: SciTec exclusively works on U.S. government contracts that require U.S. citizenship for all employees. SciTec cannot sponsor or assume sponsorship of employee work visas of any type. Further, U.S. citizenship is a requirement to obtain and keep a security clearance. Applicants that do not meet these requirements will not be considered.SciTec has an immediate opportunity for a talented software engineer to support our programs delivering Next-Generation Missile Warning and Aircraft Tracking software. This is a unique opportunity to join a small business that provides core capabilities for National Security and Defense. Our teams focus on image analysis, low-latency data processing, detection, and tracking algorithms for exploitation of remote sensing systems. The ideal candidate will be a well-rounded Java developer, work well as part of a rapid pace, collaborative, small-team environment, and be able to prototype, develop, integrate, and test advanced software solutions into Government frameworks.Responsibilities <ul><li>Works independently on program sub tasks or features, may own small projects or large tasks; technical lead or lead developer for an Agile team.</li><li>Demonstrate fluent, idiomatic mastery of Java; comfortable with software design and architecture. </li><li>Provide product leadership across multiple teams and projects.</li><li>Regularly communicate with customers, present status, engage in program-level meetings and processes. </li><li>Prioritization of tasking across multiple concurrent programs</li><li>Other duties as assigned</li></ul><h4>Requirements</h4><ul><li>Bachelor's degree in the physical sciences, mathematics, engineering, or computer science and 4+ years of professional experience</li><li>At least four years of professional experience and fluency in Java</li><li>At least four years of professional experience using Linux operating systems</li><li>At least four year of professional experience using package managers and/or build systems like: ant, gradle, or maven</li><li>Experience interfacing across multiple teams to design, build, and maintain shared resources</li><li>The ability to obtain and maintain a DoD security clearance</li><li>Knowledge in C++ and Python on Linux</li><li>Detail oriented</li><li>Good verbal and written communication skills</li></ul>Candidates who have any of the following skills will be preferred <ul><li>An advanced degree in the physical sciences, mathematics, engineering, or computer science</li><li>Experience with CI/CD process automation and deploying to customer sites with Jenkins, Gitlab, or similar</li><li>Experience using legacy Java versions (Java 8) and modern Java versions (Java 22)</li><li>Unit, component, and integration test development with a test framework such as JUnit</li><li>Experience designing and building shared repositories; communicating with stake-holders</li><li>Experience working at various levels of classification - UNCLASSSIFIED, SECRET, TOP-SECRET, and cross-domain</li><li>Application containerization and orchestration with docker, docker-compose, podman, Kubernetes, etc.</li><li>Experience with the exploitation and analysis of OPIR, E/O, SAR, Spectral, RF, or other remotely sensed data</li><li>Professional experience with Agile software development</li></ul>*Resumes, Cover Letters, and Applications which are generated by AI will not be considered for employment.Colorado Residents: In any materials you submit, you may redact or remove age-identifying information such as age, date of birth, or dates of school attendance or graduation. You will not be penalized for redacting or removing this information.<h4>Benefits</h4>SciTec offers a highly competitive salary and benefits package, including:<ul><li>Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)</li><li>3% Fully Vested Company 401K Contribution (no employee contribution required) </li><li>100% company paid HSA Medical insurance, with a choice of 2 buy-up options</li><li>80% company paid Dental insurance</li><li>100% company paid Vision insurance</li><li>100% company paid Life insurance</li><li>100% company paid Long-term Disability insurance</li><li>100% company paid Hospital Indemnity insurance</li><li>Voluntary Accident and Critical Illness insurance</li><li>Short-term Disability insurance</li><li>Annual Profit-Sharing Plan</li><li>Discretionary Performance Bonus</li><li>Paid Parental Leave</li><li>Generous Paid Time Off, including Holiday, Vacation, and Sick Pay</li><li>Flexible Work Hours</li></ul>The pay range for this position is $117,000 - $168,000 / year. SciTec considers several factors when extending an offer of employment, including but not limited to the role and associated responsibilities, a candidate's work experience, education/training, and key skills. This is not a guarantee of compensation. SciTec is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce and is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.

Java Sr. Staff / Senior Software Engineer - Boulder, CO

SciTec has been awarded multiple government contracts and is growing our creative Team! SciTec, Inc. is a dynamic small business with the mission to deliver advanced sensor data processing technologies and scientific instrumentation capabilities in support of National Security and Defense. We support customers throughout the Department of Defense and U.S. Government in building innovative new tools to deliver unique world-class data exploitation capabilities.Important Notice: SciTec exclusively works on U.S. government contracts that require U.S. citizenship for all employees. SciTec cannot sponsor or assume sponsorship of employee work visas of any type. Further, U.S. citizenship is a requirement to obtain and keep a security clearance. Applicants that do not meet these requirements will not be considered.SciTec has immediate opportunities for experienced Staff and Senior Staff DevSecOps engineers. Responsibilities<ul><li>Manage integration, security scanning, and deployment of multiple applications into orchestrated frameworks.</li><li>Work with deployment teams to orchestrate deployments to development, test, and operational environments.</li><li>Create, maintain, and improve Continuous Integration (CI) pipelines in gitlab-ci.</li><li>Monitor CI pipelines for performance and resolve observed or reported issues.</li><li>Implement and maintain version promotion of one or more applications within CI pipelines.</li><li>Integrate CI pipelines with development tools for artifact management, software test, software quality assessment, etc.</li><li>Implement Continuous Delivery and execute automated or manual deployments of applications into orchestrated k8s environments.</li><li>Execute checkout and troubleshooting of deployed applications within development and production environments.</li><li>Execute software release processes including release branch creation, integration, checkout and test.</li><li>Implement and maintain Helm charts.</li><li>Ensure cybersecurity protocols are followed.</li><li>Other duties as assigned.</li></ul><h4>Requirements</h4><ul><li>At least two years of professional experience building and executing DevOps or DevSecOps solutions using Continuous Integration / Continuous Deployment (CI/CD).</li><li>Strong experience designing and developing application container deployment solutions using Docker, docker-compose, Kubernetes, etc.</li><li>Experience with Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS)</li><li>Experience with Istio service mesh as well as Prometheus and Grafana</li><li>Strong experience maintaining deployment environments for development, test and production</li><li>Experience with authentication technologies, such as Keycloak</li><li>At least one year of professional experience using Python3</li><li>At least one year of professional experience using Linux operating systems</li><li>A bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, mathematics, or physical sciences</li><li>The ability to obtain and maintain a DoD security clearance</li><li>Ability to work 100% on-site</li><li>Detail oriented</li><li>Good verbal and written communication skills</li></ul>Candidates who have any of the following skills will be preferred:<ul><li>Strong experience with software vulnerability scanning with static and dynamic code analysis</li><li>Experience with software vulnerability assessment and remediation using SAST/DAST and tools like Sonarqube</li><li>Strong experience with software package artifact management using JFrog Artifactory, Nexus or similar</li><li>Development experience in Python, C++</li><li>Experience with container security tools such as Grype, Syft</li><li>Experience with version control using Git</li><li>Systems and service administration in a Linux environment, including the installation and maintenance of applications supporting CI/CD like Gitlab, etc.</li></ul>*Resumes, Cover Letters, and Applications which are generated by AI will not be considered for employment.Colorado Residents: In any materials you submit, you may redact or remove age-identifying information such as age, date of birth, or dates of school attendance or graduation. You will not be penalized for redacting or removing this information.<h4>Benefits</h4>SciTec offers a highly competitive salary and benefits package, including:<ul><li>Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)</li><li>3% Fully Vested Company 401K Contribution (no employee contribution required) </li><li>100% company paid HSA Medical insurance, with a choice of 2 buy-up options</li><li>80% company paid Dental insurance</li><li>100% company paid Vision insurance</li><li>100% company paid Life insurance</li><li>100% company paid Long-term Disability insurance</li><li>100% company paid Hospital Indemnity insurance</li><li>Voluntary Accident and Critical Illness insurance</li><li>Short-term Disability insurance</li><li>Annual Profit-Sharing Plan</li><li>Discretionary Performance Bonus</li><li>Paid Parental Leave</li><li>Generous Paid Time Off, including Holiday, Vacation, and Sick Pay</li><li>Flexible Work Hours</li></ul>The pay range for this position is $96,000 - $141,000/year. SciTec considers several factors when extending an offer of employment, including but not limited to the role and associated responsibilities, a candidate's work experience, education/training, and key skills. This is not a guarantee of compensation. SciTec is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce and is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer

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