Senior Data Analytics Engineer

Job Description

We have an immediate need for a Data Engineering-focused Software Engineer to join our Data Management practice within an active Scrum environment. In this role, you will help shift legacy security processes into an automated, continuous monitoring framework by engineering distributed analytics, validating data ingestion pipelines, and ensuring national security end-users receive accurate, timely cyber telemetry.

The annual base salary range for this role is $159,000-$188,000 (USD) , which does not include discretionary bonus compensation or our comprehensive benefits package. Actual compensation offered to the successful candidate may vary from posted hiring range based upon geographic location, work experience, education, and/or skill level, among other things.

ACTIVE SECURITY CLEARANCE AT THE TS/SCI POLYGRAPH LEVEL IS REQUIRED

• Big Data Analytics:
  Direct, hands-on experience writing and optimizing distributed data analytics using Py Spark or Apache Pig
  .
• Data Pipeline & Ingestion Validation:
  Proven ability to investigate data flow issues, validate ingestion pipelines, and evaluate software merge requests for data integrity.
• Software Development & Scripting:
  Strong programming background using Python in Linux environments for data processing and backend automation.
• Database Querying & Modeling:
  Demonstrated ability to construct complex database queries, schema interfaces, and data retrieval scripts.
• Testing & Quality Assurance:
  Experience deriving software requirements, writing unit/integration test procedures, and debugging complex software defects.
• Version Control:
  Experience using Git for code reviews, branch management, and collaborative software delivery.

Education:

Bachelor's Degree in Data Analytics, Intelligence Studies, Computer Science, Finance/Economics, or a related discipline, PLUS 7+ years of specialized data analytics or financial intelligence experience OR High School Diploma / GED
, PLUS 11+ years of hands-on intelligence analysis, financial tracking, and data discovery experience in lieu of a degree.

• Agile / Scrum Methodologies:
  Direct experience working within an Agile Scrum framework delivering iterative software capabilities.
• Cybersecurity Tooling:
  Familiarity with enterprise cybersecurity tools, threat intelligence telemetry, or continuous security monitoring platforms.
• Agile Tooling:
  Practical experience with the Atlassian Tool Suite (Jira, Confluence) for task management and documentation.

Nyla Technology Solutions delivers exceptional Artificial Intelligence (AI), Data Science, and Software Engineering services for the U.S. Government. Nyla embraces a forward-thinking and bold approach at every turn, earning us a solid reputation of technical trendsetters within the industry. We have a passion for developing solutions that have a quick and immediate impact on mission. Headquartered in Columbia, Maryland, our customers love how we tackle their most challenging problems and get things done.

If you have the unique experience and expertise we are seeking, along with the desire and determination to invest your time and energy as a part of Nyla's team,

Nyla provides a top-of-market compensation and benefits package. And through our unique Nyla FLEX program, we custom tailor these benefits to best fit your lifestyle.

The Nyla FLEX benefit program is designed to offer you flexibility in the 3 biggest areas of your life: your pay, your leave, and your schedule.

PAY
- Nyla starts with 4 weeks of Annual Leave plus 11 holidays and an additional day of Annual Leave for each year you're at the company. You have the flexibility to cash out your annual leave hours, opt out of other Nyla benefits, and/or arrange for additional hours on contract* (over 40 hrs/week). There's even an option to earn 1.3 times your hourly rate once you work over 1880 hours on contract!

LEAVE
- Want to spend more time with the family? Want more time to travel the world? You can BUY additional annual leave for a total of 6 weeks of annual leave. That's up to 240 hours of leave plus 11 holidays! That's not even including paid anniversary leave!

SCHEDULE
- Does the traditional 40-hour workweek no longer fit your lifestyle? With Nyla FLEX, you have the freedom to scale down to 30-32 hours while still enjoying the top-notch Nyla benefits you know and love. It's flexibility that works for you without compromising the perks!

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