Data Engineer

Core4ce

Data Engineer

Core4ce has an opportunity with a mission critical IC Sponsor for a Data Engineer position. This Sponsor organization plays a significant role in the highly optimized mission-ready data conditioning and delivery systems in support of mission analytics. A Full‑Scope polygraph is required, no exceptions.

• Design and develop complex new software products or make significant enhancements to existing software.
• Hands‑on developer with significant experience in building modular, reusable services and features.
• Expertise in a modern service‑oriented architecture and must be familiar with working on an Agile team environment with little to no supervision.
• Embody a passion for continuous improvement and innovation.

* This position is designed to be flexible, with responsibilities evolving to meet business needs and enable individual growth.

• Active TS/SCI with Full Scope Poly.
• Experienced with Apache NiFi and IC equivalent.
• General understanding and ability to work with zookeeper.
• Expert level experience developing data ETL processes.
• Able to deploy and maintain NiFi clusters.
• 5+ years' experience with a variety of scripting languages including bash, Python, and Groovy.
• Experienced using EC2 instances in AWS.
• 2‑5 years of experience working with Ansible, developing playbooks and roles for software driven deployment of NiFi clusters and zookeeper clusters.
• Understanding of Git and Gitlab.
• 2‑5 years' experience using REST APIs to call RESTful services.
• Familiar with Linux particularly the new Rocky variant.
• Working level familiarity with Elasticsearch and Kibana. Able to develop dashboard visualizations in Kibana from data in Elasticsearch.

Core4ce is a team of innovators, self‑starters, and critical thinkers—driven by a shared mission to strengthen national security and advance war fighting outcomes.

We offer:

• 401(k) with 100% company match on the first 6% deferred, with immediate vesting.
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage—employee portion paid 100% by Core4ce.
• Unlimited access to training and certifications, with no pre‑set cap on eligible professional development.
• Tuition assistance for job‑related degrees and courses.
• Paid parental leave, PTO that grows with tenure, and generous holiday schedules.
• At Core4ce, The Forge gives every employee the chance to propose bold innovations and help bring them to life with internal backing.

Join us to build a career that matters—supported by a company that invests in you.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, disability, veteran status, age, genetic information, or other legally protected status.

McLean, Virginia, United States

Full‑Time/Regular

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