Job Summary:
Agile Defense is seeking a Data Engineer to support the Department of Defense’s CDAO ADA IR program. The role involves designing and deploying scalable data solutions while collaborating with a multidisciplinary team to turn raw data into actionable insights.
Responsibilities:
• support the design, development, and operational deployment of scalable, AI-enabled data solutions
• help shape and deploy data pipelines, pre-processing workflows, feature engineering strategies, and machine learning services within secure, containerized environments
• collaborate closely with product managers, full-stack developers, platform engineers, and mission stakeholders to transform raw data into meaningful insights and decision-support tools
• demonstrate strong technical communication skills, a collaborative mindset, and experience working in agile environments that value reproducibility, testing, and continuous delivery
Qualifications:
Required:
• 4+ years of experience in applied data science, machine learning engineering, or data pipeline development
• Familiarity with MLOps, API development, and secure cloud-based environments (e.g., AWS, Azure, Palantir Foundry)
• Strong understanding of data validation, model testing, and performance evaluation techniques
• A bachelor's degree plus 3 years of recent specialized experience, OR, an associate's degree plus 7 years of recent specialized experience, OR, a major certification plus 7 years of recent specialized experience, OR, 11 years of recent specialized experience
• 3+ years of experience
Preferred:
• Proficient in Python, SQL, and distributed data frameworks (e.g., Spark, Databricks, PySpark)
• Experience developing ML models from training to deployment using industry-standard tools and libraries (e.g., scikit-learn, TensorFlow, XGBoost, MLflow)
• Familiarity with MLOps, API development, and secure cloud-based environments (e.g., AWS, Azure, Palantir Foundry)
• Strong understanding of data validation, model testing, and performance evaluation techniques
• Experience with data visualization and storytelling using tools such as Tableau, Plotly, or Matplotlib
• Excellent technical communication skills, with the ability to explain complex concepts to non-technical audiences
Company:
Agile Defense is an information technology company located in Reston. It is a sub-organization of Agile-BOT. Founded in 1998, the company is headquartered in Reston, USA, with a team of 1001-5000 employees. The company is currently Late Stage.