540 is a technology consulting company serving federal government agencies and business clients. Its work spans technology strategy, agile delivery, API design and development, data analytics, and cloud services, with a focus on building secure systems and useful digital experiences. The company applies DevSecOps practices to help clients manage and scale infrastructure, and develops API and data solutions for developers, integrators, and data users. Its hiring context is not specified in the supplied information.
Data Engineer, Python and AWS
Build Python and AWS data pipelines for 540’s U.S. Army financial systems modernization initiative. Help improve secure, scalable data transformation and governance.
विवरण
- Build and troubleshoot reliable data pipelines across the software development lifecycle.
- Help modernize legacy U.S. Army financial systems and migrate workloads to AWS.
- Create Python workflows to ingest, transform, validate, and deliver structured and semi-structured data.
- Develop cloud-native solutions with AWS Glue, Lambda, S3, and CloudWatch.
- Connect data from multiple systems, APIs, and file formats.
- Process large datasets and improve pipeline performance and scalability.
- Contribute to technical designs for data integration, storage, performance, and scalability.
- Add automated tests, logging, monitoring, and error handling.
- Write maintainable, reusable code using software engineering and DataOps practices.
- Work with engineers, architects, and stakeholders to turn requirements into software.
- Support secure data handling, access controls, governance, and DoW compliance.
- Take part in code reviews and Agile development.
- Document transformations, pipeline processes, and technical decisions.
- Improve workflows, reduce manual work, and strengthen the Army’s data ecosystem.
आवश्यकताएँ
- Work remotely from within the continental United States, keeping East Coast hours with some flexibility.
- Be available for occasional travel, about three to four times per year.
- Be a U.S. citizen and able to obtain a DoW Secret clearance.
- Have at least two years of relevant experience in data engineering, software development, data integration, or a related field.
- Have experience creating Python data transformations, scripts, or workflow automation.
- Have hands-on experience building, maintaining, or troubleshooting data pipelines and ETL/ELT processes.
- Have experience using APIs and working with X12, JSON, flat, or fixed-width files.
- Have experience with AWS, especially Glue, Lambda, S3, and CloudWatch Logs.
- Be familiar with large datasets and data processing or performance challenges.
- Understand data structures, data modeling, and data organization and transformation.
- Have experience writing and maintaining automated tests with Pytest or a similar framework.
- Be familiar with data validation, error handling, logging, and debugging.
- Understand data security, access controls, and data quality principles.
- Have experience with GitLab for version control and collaborative development.
- Be comfortable working in a terminal or command-line interface.
- Have experience with Jira and Confluence in an Agile environment.
- Be able to interpret ambiguous requirements, file specifications, and JSON structures.
- Bring strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Hold an AWS Cloud Practitioner certification or higher, or be able to obtain one within 30 days of hire.
- Hold a CompTIA Security+ certification or higher, or be able to obtain one within 30 days of hire.
- A bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related engineering field is preferred.
लाभ
- Health, dental, and vision insurance.
- Flexible Spending Account (FSA).
- 401(k) with employer match.
- Company-paid life insurance and short- and long-term disability coverage.
- Flexible paid time off and all federal holidays off.
- Professional development through training, certifications, and conferences.
- Paid cloud developer accounts.
- Referral bonus.
- Headquarters perks, including parking or Metro reimbursement, nitro coffee, and lunches.
- Annual social events, including 540 Week, a hackathon, and a charity golf tournament.
- Access to Washington Capitals and Nationals tickets.