Data Engineer; Data Scientist

Position: Data Engineer (Data Scientist 3)
Requisition Number: 27366

Required Travel: 0 - 10%

Employment Type:

Full Time/Salaried/Exempt

Anticipated Salary Range: $ - $

Security Clearance: TS/SCI  

Level of

Experience:

Mid

This opportunity resides with Warfare Systems (WS), a business group within HII's Mission Technologies division. Warfare Systems comprises cyber and mission IT; electronic warfare; and C5

ISR systems.

HII works within our nation's intelligence and cyber operations communities to defend our interests in cyberspace and anticipate emerging threats. Our capabilities in cybersecurity, network architecture, reverse engineering, software and hardware development uniquely enable us to support sensitive missions for the U.S. military and federal agency partners.

Meet HII's Mission Technologies Division

Our team of more than 7,000 professionals worldwide delivers all-domain expertise and advanced technologies in service of mission partners across the globe. Mission Technologies is leading the next evolution of national defense - the data evolution - by accelerating a breadth of national security solutions for government and commercial customers. Our capabilities range from C5

ISR, AI and Big Data, cyber operations and synthetic training environments to fleet sustainment, environmental remediation and the largest family of unmanned underwater vehicles in every class. Find the role that's right for you. Apply today. We look forward to meeting you.

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Come Join HII! Where Hard Stuff is Done Right!

HII - Mission Technologies is currently seeking an Intermediate-level Data Engineer to work out of  Fairfax, VA in support of the DoD/DoW  Advana War Data Platform data integration and analytics environment designed to aggregate operational, intelligence, logistics, and sensor data from multiple domains, enable Joint All-Domain Command and Control (JADC2) by providing a common data fabric, and support AI/ML applications for predictive analytics, targeting, and mission planning.

This position is contingent on contract award

Responsibilities: I want to and can do that!

-   Builds and maintains War Data Platform (WDP) Core Integration ingestion, transformation, and storage pipelines supporting operational analytics across Unclassified and NIPR, Secret and SIPR, and Top Secret and JWICS enclaves.

-  Develops automated processing flows using Apache Airflow, Spark, AWS Glue, and Kafka to support reliable data movement into medallion-architecture zones.

-  Implements data connections, schema mappings, and structured interfaces to support enterprise data marketplaces and downstream tooling teams.

-   Applies data quality controls using rule engines, profiling utilities, and anomaly-detection checks to validate accuracy, completeness, and consistency at the source and lake layers.

-   Configures encryption, access policies, and data-handling rules to meet DoD cybersecurity requirements for mission environments.

-  Executes Tier-2 and Tier-3 support actions, performing incident diagnosis, SLA tracking, and pipeline restoration tasks.

-  Builds utilities for standardized inbound and outbound data acquisition, supporting analytics teams, application developers, and operational mission users.

-  Documents data pipelines, workflows, storage models, and dependency chains in repositories such as Confluence, Git Lab, and SharePoint.

-   Produces operational metrics capturing throughput, failure rates, restart patterns, and quality scores to guide engineering improvements.

-   Collaborates with platform, infrastructure, and data governance teams to incorporate architectural updates, security changes, and tool enhancements into ongoing operations, strengthening stability and mission value across all War Data Platform (WDP) Core Integration enclaves.

Requirements: I have already done that or have it!

-  5 years relevant experience with Bachelors in related field; 3 years relevant experience with Masters in related field; 0 years experience with PhD or Juris Doctorate in related field; or High School Diploma or equivalent and 9 years relevant experience.

- Familiarity with automated processing flow tools such as Apache Airflow, Spark, AWS Glue, and Kafka and  documenting data pipelines in repositories like Confluence, Git Lab and/or SharePoint.

-  Must currently possess and active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility to be considered

-  US Citizenship required

Preferred Requirements

- Familiarity with Advana architecture, Palantir Foundry, or similar data integration platforms

- Experience with data governance frameworks and metadata management

- Agile/SAFe delivery experience in secure environments

Physical Requirements

May require working in an office, industrial, shipboard, or laboratory environment. Capable of climbing ladders and tolerating confined spaces and extreme temperature variances.

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