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Data Engineer Location: St. Louis, MO
Clearance: Secret cleared The Data Engineer plays a crucial role in the application migration team by designing, developing, and maintaining robust data solutions throughout the migration process. This position is responsible for creating efficient data pipelines, ensuring data quality, and implementing ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) processes to facilitate the seamless migration and deployment of data across systems. The Data Engineer works within the Agile frameworks to support the team's data-driven approach to application migration, collaborating closely with other team members to ensure data integrity and accessibility throughout the transition to cloud environments. Key Responsibilities:
Design and develop scalable, efficient data architectures to support the migration process
Create data models and schemas that align with both source and target systems
Develop and maintain robust data pipelines for data generation, collection, and processing
Implement real-time and batch processing pipelines as required by the migration strategy
Design and implement ETL processes to migrate data between source and target systems
Develop scripts and workflows for data extraction, transformation, and loading
Develop and maintain data cleansing routines to address data inconsistencies
Create monitoring systems to track data quality metrics throughout the migration
Collaborate with the migration team to plan and execute data migration strategies
Provide expertise on data-related aspects of the migration process
Troubleshoot and resolve data-related issues during migration
Optimize data processing and storage for improved performance in cloud environments
Monitor and tune data pipelines for efficiency
Implement data security measures to protect sensitive information during migration
Ensure compliance with data protection regulations and organizational policies
Develop and maintain data access controls and audit trails
Create and maintain comprehensive documentation for data architectures and processes
Work closely with data analysts, cloud engineers, and application developers
Integrate data solutions with other components of the migrated applications
Participate in Agile ceremonies (Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-ups, Sprint Reviews, and Retrospectives) Qualifications:
Requirements: Bachelors degree
Years of Experience: 5-8 Clearance:
Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information; Secret clearance is required. Compensation and Benefits
Salary Range: $150,000 - $160,000 (Compensation is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, work experience, skills, education, certifications, seniority, and business needs. This range may be modified in the future.) Benefits: Gridiron offers a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision insurance, HSA, FSA, 401(k), disability & ADD insurance, life and pet insurance to eligible employees. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 30 hours per week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Gridiron’s benefits programs. Gridiron IT Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status or disability status. Gridiron IT is a Women Owned Small Business (WOSB) headquartered in the Washington, D.C. area that supports our clients' missions throughout the United States. Gridiron IT specializes in providing comprehensive IT services tailored to meet the needs of federal agencies. Our capabilities include IT Infrastructure & Cloud Services, Cyber Security, Software Integration & Development, Data Solution & AI, and Enterprise Applications. These capabilities are backed by Gridiron IT's experienced workforce and our commitment to ensuring we meet and exceed our clients' expectations.