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Job Description Position Summary Base-2 Solutions is seeking a Data Lake Engineer to support USSOUTHCOM J26 ENHANCED DOMAIN AWARENESS task order. The role involves developing, maintaining, and optimizing data integration pipelines, API services, and front-end interfaces for accessing and visualizing geospatial and structured data. The candidate must be proficient in Data Lakes platforms such as Databricks, Kubernetes, ESRI ArcGIS environments, and cloud-based data engineering. Essential Duties and Responsibilities * Develop, maintain, and optimize data integration pipelines, API services, and front-end interfaces for geospatial and structured data visualization. * Work with Data Lakes platforms including Databricks, Kubernetes, and ESRI ArcGIS environments. * Build scalable, secure web applications with metadata-driven search and retrieval features. * Integrate APIs for seamless data interoperability. * Develop and deploy full-stack applications enabling data visualization, dashboarding, and analytics within ESRI-based GIS platforms, Unity Catalog, and cloud-based databases. * Implement RESTful and GraphQL APIs for data retrieval and integration between Data Lake, ESRI ArcGIS, and external sources. * Manage CI/CD pipelines, containerized deployments in Kubernetes, and API authentication mechanisms to ensure secure access to research products. * Optimize database queries and indexing strategies for large-scale geospatial and structured datasets. Required Qualifications * Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, or a related field OR a minimum of 5 years of equivalent experience in full-stack development and data engineering. * Demonstrated experience developing and deploying full-stack applications for data visualization, dashboarding, and analytics within ESRI-based GIS platforms, Unity Catalog, and cloud-based databases. * Experience implementing RESTful and GraphQL APIs for data retrieval and integration. * Experience managing CI/CD pipelines, containerized deployments in Kubernetes, and API authentication mechanisms. * Experience optimizing database queries and indexing strategies for large-scale geospatial and structured datasets. Preferred Qualifications * AWS Certified Data Analytics - Specialty. * Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Engineer Associate. * ESRI ArcGIS Developer Certification. Required Education and Experience Equivalency * Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, or a related field. * OR 5 years of equivalent experience in full-stack development and data engineering. Required Certifications * None specified. Required Security Clearance * Active Top Secret/SCI Pay & Benefit Highlights Compensation * Competitive fixed salary or hourly pay (based on experience, skills, location, and internal equity). * Employee referral bonuses up to $10,000 per hired referral. * Additional bonus opportunities for exceptional performance and contributions to business development and company growth (role-dependent). Health * 100% company-paid medical premiums for employees and eligible dependents. * Choose from multiple plan options with CareFirst, Kaiser, and UnitedHealthcare, including PPO, POS, HMO, and HSA-compatible plans. * 100% company-paid dental premiums for employees and eligible dependents. * 100% company-paid vision premiums for employees and eligible dependents. Income Protection * 100% company-paid premiums for short-term disability. * 100% company-paid premiums for long-term disability. * 100% company-paid premiums for accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D). * 100% company-paid premiums for life insurance up to $200,000. Retirement * 401(k) with immediate vesting: 4% company match plus a 4% non-elective company contribution (8% total). * 401(k) pre-tax and Roth options. Leave * Up to 20 days of flexible paid time off (PTO). * 11 paid floating holidays. Work-Life Balance * Flexible work schedules, including flex time and compressed work periods (contract and project-dependent). NT