Cloud Data Engineer (Ts/Sci)

At Criterion Systems, we developed a different kind of business—a company whose real value is a reputation for excellence built upon the collective skills, talents, perspectives, and backgrounds of its people. By accepting a position with Criterion Systems, you will join a group of professionals with a collaborative mindset where we share ideas and foster professional development to accomplish our goals. In addition to our great culture, we also offer competitive compensation and benefit packages, company-sponsored team building events, and advancement opportunities. To find out more about how Criterion can help you take your career to the next level please visit our website: www.criterion-sys.com. Criterion Systems is a Military/Veteran Friendly Company therefore we encourage Veterans to apply.

We are seeking a mission-focused Cloud Data Engineerto support and contribute to our government customer’s success in Denver, Colorado!

***ACTIVE SECURITY CLEARANCE REQUIRED***

This position is on a program that develops and operates Geospatial Intelligence analysis software. The team builds and maintains a robust platform enabling users to address challenging problems by converting disparate data into actionable information. They work directly with operational users to design, develop, and maintain capabilities that empower analysts to create actionable intelligence from the massive volumes of Geospatial Intelligence data to give our intel and combat organizations the decision advantage over our near-peer opponents.

As a Cloud Data Engineer, you will be working closely with developers and data scientists to establish a consolidated data analytics environment utilizing COTS and FOSS software. You will design and implement data ingestion strategies, data warehouses, data visualizations, API integrations, and automation solutions for end-to-end large scale data analytics solutions. 

Duties, Tasks & Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain scalable data platforms for large-scale data processing and storage in AWS
• Develop complex data flows and design/build data pipelines for collecting, transforming, and loading data into data storage solutions
• Optimize data platforms for performance, scalability, and cost efficiency, monitoring and troubleshooting any issues that may arise
• Ensure data quality, accuracy, and consistency through effective data validation, cleaning, testing, and monitoring

Required Experience, Education, Skills & Technologies

• An active TS/SCI security clearance, preferably with CI polygraph
• Seven (7) years of related experience
• Experience with AWS Infrastructure
• Experience with Elastic Stack infrastructure, including Elasticsearch and Kibana, and visualization platforms, including Tableau
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting/problem solving skills
• Experience with Python and SQL programming 
• Strong understanding of databases and database structures
• Experience building highly available, distributed systems of data extraction, ingestion, and processing of large data sets
• Effective communication skills

Preferred Experience, Education, Skills & Technologies

• AWS Certification – SysOps, DevOps, or Solutions Architect
• Experience with CloudFormation, Terraform, or similar IaC technology
• Information Assurance/DoD 8570 certification (like Security+)
• Knowledge of and experience with Geospatial data and technologies
• Experience with data visualization tools like Kibana, Tableau, and PowerBI
• Experience with big data processing and technologies: ETL, Hadoop, Elasticsearch for Hadoop, structured data, SQL schemas and queries, Apache Spark, Databricks, etc

Security Clearance Level

• TS/SCI with an adjudicated CI polygraph or ability to obtain a CI polygraph

Certification

• None

Work Schedule

• Full-time on-site at a designated facility.

Pay Rate

• The projected compensation range for this position is $125,000 - $175,000. Please note that the salary information is a general guideline only. Criterion Systems considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/ training, key skills as well as market and business considerations when extending an offer.

Benefits Offered

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, 401(k) match, Tuition/Training Assistance, Parental Leave, Paid Time Off, and Holidays.

Criterion Systems, LLC and its subsidiaries are committed to equal employment opportunity and non-discrimination at all levels of our organization.  We believe in treating all applicants and employees fairly and make employment decisions without regard to any individual’s protected status:  race, ethnicity, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, creed, sex/gender, gender identity/gender expression, sexual orientation, physical and mental disability, marital/parental status, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation, and related medical conditions), age, genetic information (including characteristics and testing), military and veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. For our complete EEO/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit https://careers-criterion-sys.icims.com/.