Software Data Engineer

The Aerospace Corporation is the trusted partner to the nations space programs solving the hardest problems and providing unmatched technical expertise. As the operator of a federally funded research and development center (FFRDC) we are broadly engaged across all aspects of space delivering innovative solutions that span satellite launch ground and cyber systems for defense civil and commercial customers. When you join our team youll be part of a special collection of problem solvers thought leaders and innovators. Join us and take your place in space.

Information Systems and Cyber Division (ISCD)staff couple the latest in information system technologies such as elastic compute clouds containerization microservices realtime operating systems and visualization frameworks with expertise in cyber security software architecture software engineering data science Artificial Intelligence process improvement and software development to deliver responsive resilient highperformance software intensive systems to our Intelligence Community DoD and civilian customers.

The Data Platforms and Architectures Department develops data architecture data management platforms data analysis pipelines and tools to enable the full exploitation of historical and streaming data sets for a variety of civil and national security space customers. Do you want to do cutting edge data engineering and do innovative work on the opensource data processing frameworks with the ability to intelligently scale Join us as a Software and Data Engineer on the Data Platforms and Architectures Department team in The Aerospace Corporation!

What Youll Be Doing

• Working closely with National Security Space United States Space Force and other Department of Defense customers
• We provide data engineering and data architecture solutions for the space enterprise
• Data engineering is at the center of many developing and future information systems and holds a key role in the organization at large
• Customers rely on our capabilities as data volumes continue to grow at exponential rates
• This position is focused on leading development and developing highly resilient and efficient data platforms
• Duties responsibilities and activities may change or new ones may be assigned as needed
• We use the development of these types of data platforms to increase velocity and innovation for Aerospace and our customers

Work model

This is a fulltime position based in Colorado Springs Co or Chantilly Va which requires 100 onsite work.

What You Need to be Successful

Minimum Requirements for Software Data Engineer Data Engineering

• Bachelors degree in STEM.
• 8 or more years of professional experience in data/cloud engineering related roles
• Advanced knowledge of a programming language i.e. Python Java C/C etc.
• Experience in designing and developing modern and modular enterprise data architecture and platforms (I.e. data lake data fabric data mesh etc.
• Proven expertise using Kubernetes SaaS applications or other related cloud native application development and deployments.
• Databases and data management systems i.e. Relations nonrelational timeseries etc.
• Experience in Cloud technologies platforms and services i.e. AWS Azure Platform One etc.
• Experience in Microservice architectures and design patterns
• Proficiency in backend and middleware development
• This position requires ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance which is issued by the US government. U.S citizenship is required to obtain a security clearance.

How You Can Stand Out

It would be impressive if you have one or more of these:

• Advanced degree in STEM.
• Experience in full stack software development and delivery lifecycle (Agile methodology)
• Experience in designing and developing multicloud and hybrid solutions
• Experience in data security and data governance
• Knowledge of data virtualization and data access
• Familiarity with knowledge graphs and ontologies
• Familiarity with distributed and stream data processing
• Familiarity with AI/ML applications for smart data management

We offer a competitive compensation package where youll be rewarded based on your performance and recognized for the value you bring to our business. The gradebased pay range for this job is listed below. Individual salaries within that range are determined through a wide variety of factors including but not limited to education experience knowledge and skills.

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Leadership Competencies

Our leadership philosophy is simple: every employee regardless of level and role can demonstrate leadership. At Aerospace our commitment is our people. To cultivate our talent and ensure that we have a strong pipeline of future leaders we want individuals who:

• Operate Strategically
• Lead Change
• Engage with Impact
• Foster Innovation
• Deliver Results

Ways We Reward Our Employees

During your interview process our team will provide details of our industryleading benefits.

Benefits vary and are applicable based on Job Type. A few highlights include:

• Comprehensive health care and wellness plans

• Paid holidays sick time and vacation

• Standard and alternate work schedules including telework options

• 401(k) Plan Employees receive a total companypaid benefit of 8 10 or 12 of eligible compensation based on years of service and matching contributions; employees are immediately eligible and vested in the plan upon hire

• Flexible spending accounts

• Variable pay program for exceptional contributions

• Relocation assistance

• Professional growth and development programs to help advance your career

• Education assistance programs

• An inclusive work environment built on teamwork flexibility and respect

We are all unique from various backgrounds and all walks of life yet one thing bonds all of us to each otherthe belief that we can make a difference. This core belief empowers us to do our best work at The Aerospace Corporation.

Equal Opportunity Commitment

The Aerospace Corporation is an equalopportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race age sex (including pregnancy childbirth and related medical conditions) sexual orientation gender gender identity or expression colorreligiongeneticinformation marital status ancestry national origin protected veteran status physical disability medical condition mental disability or disability status and any other characteristic protected by state or federal law. If youre an individual with a disability or a disabled veteran who needs assistance using our online job search and application tools or need reasonable accommodation to complete the job application process please contact us by phone at 310.336.5432 or by emailat .You can also reviewKnow Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegalas well as thePay Transparency Policy Statement.