Technical Lead Data Engineer

$155,000 - $172,000/Yr

GovCIO - Carson City, NV

Full-time - Mid Level

Remote - Carson City, NV

About the position

GovCIO is seeking a Lead ETL Engineer (or Data Scientist) to join our ETL Team, focusing on ingesting and visualizing data from various cloud sources and alerting on deviations from normalization. This fully remote position will play a crucial role in data extraction, transformation, and analysis to drive strategic insights and improve productivity within the organization.

Responsibilities

• Extract, transform, load, and analyze data to create descriptive and predictive models that impact productivity and decision making.
• Employ ETL tools and programming languages to collect and blend data from operational and external systems.
• Conduct data mining, machine learning, and statistical analyses to develop predictive and descriptive models from diverse datasets.
• Perform data discovery and create visualizations to interpret and present findings effectively.
• Maintain and integrate analytical systems with operational systems, ensuring data accuracy.
• Collaborate with business and data subject matter experts (SMEs) to generate new business insights through data analysis.
• Parse and transform structured, unstructured, relational, and NoSQL data using custom code for seamless integration.
• Design and implement ETL solutions within an AWS environment using tools like AWS Glue, Data Pipeline, and Lambda.
• Utilize Infrastructure as Code (IaC) to automate provisioning and management of cloud ETL resources.
• Analyze data using data mining, machine learning, and statistical algorithms available in COTS tools and programming languages.
• Interpret and evaluate the accuracy of results using iterative, agile methodologies.
• Apply data discovery and visualization tools to develop actionable data stories.

Requirements

• HS Diploma with 9+ years of experience/professional.
• Must have or obtain IAT level II/III certification (e.g., CompTIA Security+(CE)).
• Demonstrated experience or certifications in Linux and/or AWS GovCloud technologies.
• 2+ years of experience managing small teams, setting priorities, and interfacing/reporting to leadership.

Nice-to-haves

• Strong interpersonal skills to collaborate with customers and internal cross-functional teams.
• Experience with virtual and/or cloud-based servers and applications (AWS GovCloud specific).
• Comfortable with speaking in front of large audiences and performing demos of toolsets.
• Excellent technical documentation and reporting skills.
• Effective written and oral communication skills.
• Experience working in an Agile environment.
• Certification(s) in relevant technologies.
• Active Top Secret clearance.

Benefits

• Competitive salary range of USD $155,000.00 - USD $172,000.00 per year.
• Opportunities for professional development and training.
• Flexible work environment with remote work options.
• Comprehensive health insurance and wellness programs.