Data Engineer

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Modern Technology Solutions, Inc. (MTSI) is searching for Data Engineer to support United States Space Force (USSF) by developing software in support of Space Systems Command (SSC) Cyber Operations Branch rapid agile development of defensive cyber solutions to protect, defend, and respond to both ground and space based cyber adversarial threats.

Why is MTSI known as a Great Place to Work?

• Interesting Work:  Our co-workers support some of the most important and critical programs to our national defense and security.  
• Values: Our first core value is that employees come first.  We challenge our co-workers to provide the highest level of support and service, and reward them with some of the best benefits in the industry. 
• 100% Employee Ownership: we have a stake in each other's success, and the success of our customers.  It's also nice to know what's going on across the company; we have company wide town-hall meetings three times a year.  
• Great Benefits - Most Full-Time Staff Are Eligible for: 
• Starting PTO accrual of 20 days PTO/year + 10 holidays/year
• Flexible schedules
• 6% 401k match with immediate vesting
• Semi-annual bonus eligibility (July and December)
• Company funded Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) - a separate qualified retirement account
• Up to $10,000 in annual tuition reimbursement
• Other company funded benefits, like life and disability insurance
• Optional zero deductible Blue Cross/Blue Shield health insurance plan
• Track Record of Success:  We have grown every year since our founding in 1993

Modern Technology Solutions, Inc. (MTSI) is a 100% employee-owned engineering services and solutions company that provides high-demand technical expertise in Digital Transformation, Modeling and Simulation, Rapid Capability Development, Test and Evaluation, Artificial Intelligence, Autonomy, Cybersecurity and Mission Assurance.

MTSI delivers capabilities to solve problems of global importance. Founded in 1993, MTSI today has employees at over 20 offices and field sites worldwide.

For more information about MTSI, please visit www.mtsi-va.com.

Responsibilities:

Modern Technology Solutions, Inc. (MTSI) is searching for a Data Engineer to support United States Space Force (USSF) Space Systems Command (SSC) Cyber Operations Branch in the development and deployment of defensive cyberspace capabilities across Space mission and weapon systems. A successful candidate should have a diverse technical background and be leader and problem solver with a proven ability to deliver superior results as part of a high performing team in an Agile, fast-paced environment.

Your essential job functions will include but may not be limited to:

• Assembles large, complex sets of data that meet non-functional and functional requirements
• Identifies, designs, and implements internal process improvements including re-designing infrastructure for greater scalability, optimizing data delivery, and automating manual processes
• Builds required infrastructure for optimal extraction, transformation and loading of data from various data sources
• Curate and maintain data that is stored in support of metrics and evaluation.
• Working with developers to make sure key data points are stored in a Postgres database.
• Working with data providers and back-end API developers to normalize schemas and define data flows for persistence and analytics.
• Design, build, test, maintain, and automate data collection/pipelines
• Develop Dashboards for Data Analytics.
• Implement Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning
• Using Agile methodologies to develop software.

Qualifications:

Required Qualifications

• Minimum three (3) years of relevant experience as a Data Engineer/Scientist.
• Experience developing data pipelines and normalizing data.
• Experience using AWS cloud services.
• Experience with PostgreSQL database.
• Ability to work efficiently on small, distributed teams.
• Familiarity with Agile principles.

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience developing Tableau Dashboards.
• ELK Stack Experience.
• Real-time event streaming.
• AWS S3, EC2, Lambda, Kinesis.
• Apache Spark, NiFi.
• Confluent Kafka.
• Experience with Containers (Docker, Docker Compose).
• DevSecOps utilizing test-driven development.
• Gitlab experience.

Education Requirements:

• Bachelor of Science or higher in Computer Science or related field.

Clearance:

• Must possess an active DoD Secret Clearance.
• A Top Secret (TS) security clearance (with SCI and SAP eligibility) is HIGHLY desired.

The pay range for this position in Colorado is $80,000/year to $120,000/year; however, base pay offered may vary depending on established government contract rates, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience, and other factors. MTSI also offers a full range of medical, financial, and other benefits, dependent on the position offered. This information is provided per the Colorado Equal Pay Act. Base pay information is based on market location. Applicants should apply via MTSI’s internal or external careers site

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