Dark Wolf Solutions is looking for a Mid-level Data Engineer to work near a Dark Wolf office in Herndon, VA with hybrid flexibility and presence at our site location in Fall Church, VA. Tasks will include working within an Agile DevSecOps team environment using latest cloud-native technologies to architect and implement containerized applications, CI/CD pipelines, and Kubernetes platforms using best practices and leading technologies.

Key Responsibilities:

Using DevSecOps best practices to rapidly develop and deliver first class solutions for a DoD customer
Developing software using leading languages and frameworks including Python (FastAPI), AWS, and Rancher Kubernetes
Leveraging Test Driven Development and User Centered design best practices automate testing and ensure delivered software meets and exceeds customer needs
Applying software design best practices to identify and analyze potential solutions, generate design diagrams to convey and capture system design, and participate in technical exchange meetings to discuss with the team and customer stakeholders
Embracing a shared responsibility for system security
Performing threat modeling to identify and mitigate system security threats, implement protective and preventive security measures continuously throughout the software development lifecycle
Continuously engaging with project teams to deliver quality products
Participating in daily standups, sprint planning/review meetings, discover and framing workshops, and customer demo sessions

Required Qualifications:

B.S. in Computer Science (or equivalent experience) and at least 3 years professional experience working as part of an Agile team using DevOps practices and modern programming languages and frameworks to develop and engineer data-related services and applications to cloud platforms
Experience with modern programming languages and frameworks including Python (FastAPI, Django, Flask), JavaScript (Node.js, Express, Vue, Svelte, React), and Java (Spring Boot)
Experience developing data focused solutions to include experience designing and implementing OpenAPI compliant data schemas and REST APIs, implementing data persistence and query logic using Object Relational Mapping (ORM) libraries and SQL, and implementing data validation business rules
Experience developing AWS cloud solutions with a specific focus on data services such as S3, RDS, and EMR
US Citizenship and Secret security clearance

Desired Qualifications:

M.S in Computer Science or related
Experience with AI/ML
Experience with Kubernetes (Rancher RKE2, AWS EKS) and microservice architectures
Experience with data engineering and big data technologies such as Apache Airflow, Trino, and AWS EMR
Experience with NIST Risk Management Framework and security accreditation process and tasks

This position is located in Herndon, VA and the successful candidate will need to report onsite daily. The salary range is expected to be between $100,000.00 - $155,000.00 commensurate on experience.

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