ETL Developer

Soft Tech Consulting - Chantilly, VA

Full-time - Mid Level

Chantilly, VA

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

Soft Tech Consulting is seeking a highly motivated, self-directed individual to fill the role of ETL Developer. The selected individual will join a collaborative team environment where they will provide support toward the successful delivery of the project deliverables. Key to the success of this position is the effective communication to all levels of staff for reporting project status. The ETL Developer will help break down agile objectives and goals that align to customer value into manageable user stories and subtasks to work with the team to accomplish each sprint with customer value released quarterly at each the completion of each Planning Increment (PI). The value will be in automated capture or submission of data to the data pipeline, automated cleaning/prep/ETL of data, maintaining logs and tracking of process, continual improvement on speed and efficiency, conversion of original file type and format to required file type and format at end destination, full delivery of data to end applications that meet the requirements of the customer. Support documentation in JIRA, Confluence, and GitLab; break user stories into manageable sprint accomplishable goals and collaborative subtasks to ensure quick completion of user value working code (data automation actually moving through the pipeline).

Responsibilities

• Help break down agile objectives and goals into manageable user stories and subtasks.
• Work with the team to accomplish each sprint with customer value released quarterly at the completion of each Planning Increment (PI).
• Automate capture or submission of data to the data pipeline.
• Automate cleaning/prep/ETL of data.
• Maintain logs and track processes for continual improvement on speed and efficiency.
• Convert original file types and formats to required file types and formats at the end destination.
• Deliver data to end applications that meet customer requirements.
• Support documentation in JIRA, Confluence, and GitLab.
• Ensure quick completion of user value working code (data automation moving through the pipeline).

Requirements

• 4 year degree in Information Technology or related field or equivalent experience.
• Minimum of 2+ years of professional work experience.
• Experience supporting design, implementing/integrating code, and maintaining and testing of automated data pipelines.
• Experience with using Python and SQL.
• Preferred experience with tools such as Docker, Kubernetes, Gitlab, and Object Store.
• Experience in maintaining and developing ETL code as well as performing tests and evaluations to ensure data security, privacy, and integrity.
• Adept experience and knowledge in applying technological practices such as analyzing, developing, and implementing data engineering pipelines, containerization, process logging, metadata management, DevSecOps, and SAFe Agile SW Development.

Nice-to-haves

• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Detail-oriented.
• Ability to work independently.