Data Engineer

Orbis Operations - McLean, VA

Full-time

McLean, VA

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

Orbis Operations is seeking a Data Engineer to lead research design, data collection, and data analysis activities for a leading aerospace and defense company. This role involves developing and implementing data-driven recommendations to optimize project delivery and improve data export compliance. The Data Engineer will interact with key stakeholders, including senior-level executives, making a significant impact on project outcomes and supporting mission-critical needs.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement research designs with practical strategies for conducting evaluations across networks, applications, and data storage.
• Ensure data integrity, accuracy, and security across all systems through robust governance and quality control practices.
• Analyze data design to recommend and implement ways to improve data reliability, efficiency, and quality.
• Prepare reports and presentations for senior leadership based on research plans, activities, findings, and recommendations.
• Brief senior-level customers on research plans, status of activities, findings, and recommendations.
• Generate operational proposals based upon findings and recommendations.

Requirements

• A bachelor's degree is required for this position.
• Minimum of 3 years' experience in data engineering, database administration, or related technical roles.
• US Citizenship is required.
• Success in integrating data from multiple sources, including APIs, databases, and third-party platforms, into centralized data repositories.
• Ability to extract insights from a wide variety of disparate data sources, including technical networks and communications specifications to produce comprehensive, tailored deliverables.
• Proficiency in programming languages such as Python, Java, or Scala for data processing tasks.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, including visual representation of networks and data flows using charts and graphs.
• Proficiency with MS Excel and PowerPoint.
• Ability to perform in an individual contributor role while also excelling in a team environment.

Nice-to-haves

• Demonstrated experience leading program evaluation activities.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, GCP, Azure) and their data services (e.g., Redshift, BigQuery, Azure Data Lake).
• Knowledge of network discovery tools and techniques.
• Experience in data pipeline development to design, build, and maintain workflows that transform raw data into usable formats for analysis, ensuring scalability and efficiency.
• Proficiency with DevOps tools and CI/CD pipelines.
• Past work with data security and governance measures and ensure compliance with relevant data protection regulations (GDPR, HIPAA, etc.) as it relates to the aerospace or defense industry.