Data Engineer - Lead

Altamira Technologies is seeking an experienced Data Engineer to join our growing team in Centennial, CO. The selected candidate will be primarily focused on data engineering requirements and will also serve as Data Engineering IPT Lead.

• Create ontologies that define the concepts, categories, and relationships relevant to ingested data. This involves identifying key entities and their attributes, as well as how they relate to one another.
• Ensure that data from different sources can be integrated seamlessly. Map data from various systems to a common ontology, facilitating easier data sharing and collaboration among stakeholders.
• Work with Subject Matter Experts to reach consensus on how the ontology’s structure is designed, including the precise meanings of key words.
• Serve as the data custodian, responsible for its provenance, accuracy, and location throughout project execution.
• Coordinate and participate in Technical Exchange Meetings with data stakeholders for both ingest and export; understand customer goals and deficiencies and propose potential solutions for capability improvement for either side of the interface.
• Identify, gather, and organize critical technical metadata to enrich the data catalog and enable effective data discovery.
• Create visual representations of available data, including data catalogues, in innovative ways to help data stakeholders discover relevant information necessary for mission execution.
• Create and maintain charts, graphs, and dashboards to make complex data understandable for stakeholders.
• With a modeling focus, build statistical tools and techniques to explore and analyze data, identifying trends, patterns, and relationships.
• IPT Lead – willingness to perform interviews, select candidates, and provide overall team leadership for expanding the data engineering team.

• Versed in data cataloguing tools (Data Hub, Open Metadata)
• Visualization tools (Kibana, Grafana)
• Common schemas (xsd, OpenAPI, MI L-SPECS)
• Experience in scripting language (python, bash, MATLAB)
• Microsoft Office suite with advanced Excel capabilities
• Agile tools, including Confluence and Jira
• Nice to have:
  Experience with ontology tools (Protege)
• Nice to have:
  Graph database (Neo4j, Orient
  
  DB)

• Bachelor’s Degree in a technical field
• 5+ years of experience in data engineering
• Well versed in Extract, Transform, Load (ETL) techniques and technologies, and familiar with a variety of database types, schemas, and ontologies
• Heavy programming background is not required, but sufficient technical knowledge in computer languages such as Java is valuable
• Experience in various areas of data transport to include RESTful API, Streaming API, SFTP, JMS, Kafka, message brokers, etc. – preferred but not required
• Agile work‑environment experience using Jira or a similar work‑management system

• Active TS/SCI clearance with ability to obtain CI polygraph
• Self‑motivated and eager to work intently to satisfy mission requirements
• Aggressively detail‑oriented
• Eager and able to rapidly learn new data types and technologies
• Adaptable and has the desire to maintain our company culture
• Ability to effectively communicate in verbal and written form with internal and external stakeholders of various backgrounds
• Ability to multitask and adjust priorities as needed
• Ability to critically evaluate problem spaces and propose solutions in real time

Altamira is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. We focus on recruiting talented, self‑motivated employees that find a way to get things done. Join our team of experts as we engineer national security!