Posted 14 months ago
Software Developer/Data Engineer
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Designs and builds cloud-based data pipelines, REST APIs and analytics solutions to package, disseminate and control access to mission data for defense and intelligence customers. Works on full lifecycle agile software development in Northern Virginia.
About this role
About Velocity-X:
Velocity-X, a VelocityBlack company, constructs and deploys data management and analytics solutions for the defense and intelligence communities. We’re proud to boast a world-class engineering team that thrives on rolling up their sleeves to solve your mission’s biggest challenges.
Velocity-X is seeking a highly motivated and self-directed professional to fill the role of Software Developer/Data Engineer to support our team in Northern Virginia. The candidate will be a member of a software development team supporting cloud based application development.
Required Skills:
- Minimum 15 years of experience in software development
- Experience in Extract, Transform, and Load (ETL) data engineering
- Experience with REST APIs
- Experience with Java
- Experience with full lifecycle agile software development projects
- Desired skills:
- Experience with Python.
- Experience building data products in Apache Avro and/or Parquet
- On-the-job experience with Java software development.
- Experience deploying the complete DevOps Lifecycle including integration of build pipelines, automated deployments, and compliance scanning using test driven development.
Responsibilities:
- Create APIs to package and disseminate data to mission partners
- Create access control mechanism to access collection data
- Implement standard interfaces, formats and application processes
- Build data models and analytics to support mission needs
- Implement and document RESTful API structures that communicate across data management components to include user interface, data flow, data ingestion, monitoring and dissemination
Position Clearance Requirement:
TS/SCI with Full-Scope Polygraph
Equal Opportunity Employer:
Velocity-X is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.
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