Full-Stack Data Engineer; SOUTHCOM Security Clearance

Position: Full-Stack Data Engineer (SOUTHCOM) with Security Clearance
Full-Stack Data Engineer At Celestar, a B&A Company, we foster and embrace a distinct set of values that we live by and instill in all aspects of our organization: dedication, commitment, partnership, trust, and recognition. We have incorporated these values into successful delivery for our customers since 1988. B&A believes in ensuring its employees feel deeply connected to B&A, recognizing successes and hard work, and providing continuous opportunities to learn and grow.

Our people are entrepreneurial thinkers that combine mindset, vision, and experience to drive value – not only to us as an organization, but to the clients we support. We promote a collaborative culture with our clients, and with each other, as one team working towards a common vision. We’d love for you to join our team!

Job Summary B&A is looking for a Full-Stack Data Engineer in support of an important mission. In this role, you will have the opportunity to work with a great team while supporting SOUTHCOM. Responsibilities
* Proposed personnel possess the knowledge and capability to develop, maintain, and optimize data integration pipelines, API services, and front-end interfaces for accessing and visualizing geospatial and structured data.

* Personnel must be proficient in Data Lakes platforms such as Databricks, Kubernetes, ESRI ArcGIS environments, and cloud-based data engineering.

* Expertise in building scalable, secure web applications, implementing metadata-driven search and retrieval features, and integrating APIs for seamless data

Education and Experience
* A bachelor’s degree in computer science, Data Engineering, or a related field
-OR- A minimum of 5 years of equivalent experience in full-stack development and data engineering.
Required Skills
* Must have demonstrated experience in Developing and deploying full-stack applications that enable data visualization, dashboarding, and analytics within ESRI-based GIS platforms, Unity Catalog, and cloud-based databases.

* Implementing RESTful and GraphQL APIs for seamless data retrieval and integration between Data Lake, ESRI ArcGIS, and external sources.

* Managing CI/CD pipelines, containerized deployments in Kubernetes, and API authentication mechanisms to ensure secure access to research products.

* Optimizing database queries and indexing strategies for large-scale geospatial and structured datasets.
Desired Certifications
* AWS Certified Data Analytics – Specialty, Microsoft Certified:
Azure Data Engineer Associate, or ESRI ArcGIS Developer Certification.
Security Clearance
* Active TS/SCI
More About B&A:
Notable Clients
B&A has grown to be a company that is trusted by our clients for exceptional service, innovative solutions, and inspired employees. Our service extends through federal, state, and local Government, the private sector, and higher education. Some of our notable clients include Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Senate, U.S. Courts, U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Navy, and more.

Benefits and Programs B&A is proud to offer three robust individual and family medical plans to full time employees, including a Health Savings Account (HSA) option as well as two tiers of dental coverage, vision, life & AD&D, disability, accident, hospital indemnity, and critical illness insurance. In addition to these benefits, B&A employees enjoy paid time off, B&A sponsored trainings and certifications, pet insurance benefits, commuter transit benefits and a free subscription to a virtual exercise platform (NEOU).

B&A’s 401(k) plan is available to all employees and includes a company matching contribution. B&A has launched several programs to focus on employee engagement, wellness, and assistance. These include:
* The B&A Cares program: 30/60/90-day wellness check ins, personal development, financial management, and stress management seminars, and more

* A formal mentorship program

* Job shadowing and cross training opportunities

* Brand Ambassador program

* Employee Assistance Program (EAP) - Access to various support resources to include counseling, legal guidance, financial planning, and more

* Monthly teambuilding events

* B&A Annual Wellness…