What are the responsibilities and job description for the Data Engineer - Clearance Required position at Logistics Management Institute?
Overview
LMI is a consultancy dedicated to powering a future-ready, high-performing government, drawing from expertise in digital and analytic solutions, logistics, and management advisory services. We deliver integrated capabilities that incorporate emerging technologies and are tailored to customers’ unique mission needs, backed by objective research and data analysis. Founded in 1961 to help the Department of Defense resolve complex logistics management challenges, LMI continues to enable growth and transformation, enhance operational readiness and resiliency, and ensure mission success for federal civilian and defense agencies.
This position is remote but may require travel to a client site in Washington, DC (Georgetown). US citizenship & minimum of Secret-level US security clearance required.
Responsibilities
- Setup transfers of data feeds from source systems into location accessible to Foundry
- Debug issues related to delayed or missing data feeds
- Write transformations and derive new datasets using Spark for distributed computation
- Monitor build progress and debug build problems
- Using Foundry’s application development framework to design applications that address operational questions
- Rapid development and iteration cycles with SME’s including testing and troubleshooting application issues
- Executing requests for information (RFI’s) surrounding the platform’s data footprint
- Participate in the engineering team's on-call rotations for time-sensitive technical support commitments
Qualifications
- Strong engineering background, preferably in fields such as Computer Science, Mathematics, Software Engineering, Physics, or Data Science.
- Proficiency with programming languages such as Python (Pyspark, Pandas) SQL, R or similar languages.
- Ability to work effectively in teams of technical and non-technical individuals.
- Skill and comfort working in a rapidly changing environment with dynamic objectives and iteration with users.
- Demonstrated ability to continuously learn, work independently, and make decisions with minimal supervision.
- Proven track-record of strong customer communications including feedback gathering, execution updates, and troubleshooting.
