Computer ScienceData 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.

The Aerospace Corporation is hiring a Data Engineering Specialist for an OnSite (Colorado Springs CO) opportunity in the Data Platforms and Architectures Department.

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 (AI) process improvement and software development to deliver responsive resilient highperformance software intensive systems to our Intelligence Community DoD and civilian customers.

Aerospace is the trusted partner to the nations space programs solving the hardest problems and providing unmatched technical expertise. As a nonprofit federally funded research and development center (FFRDC) we are engaged across all aspects of the aerospace sector. 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 As a member of the Aerospace Data Platforms and Architectures team youll join a community of problem solvers thought leaders and innovators working on groundbreaking solutions for defense civil and commercial customers across satellite launch ground and cyber systems. Join us and take your place in space!

Work Model

This is a fulltime position based in Colorado Springs CO which requires being onsite a minimum of 4 days per week.

What Youll Be Doing

Data engineering is central to current and future information systems and is crucial for informing missioncritical decisions. Customers rely on our cuttingedge capabilities to enable data analysis and reporting as their data volume grows exponentially.

In this role youll be:

• Leading and participating in the design development implementation and maintenance of resilient and efficient data pipelines and platforms enabling data analysis and reporting directly impacting mission areas increasing velocity and innovation for Aerospace and its customers
• Supporting the national security and commercial space enterprise through the identification prototyping assessment and implementation of cuttingedge data engineering and data architecture strategies and solutions
• Collaborating with technical subject matter experts and interdisciplinary teams including the National Security Space United States Space Force and other Department of Defense customers to conceive design and develop enterprise data analysis pipelines and applications
• Learning by doing acquiring expertise in emerging technologies to further personal and organizational breadth of knowledge in an academic environment where selfenrichment training and mentorship is fundamental
• Architecting data infrastructure analyzing requirements and advising customers on the most advantageous data formats and systems to ensure their data is readily available for utilization
• Proposing innovative research and development projects leading both research and proofofconcept development as the principal investigator
• Duties responsibilities and activities may change or new ones may be assigned as needed

What You Need to be Successful

Minimum Requirements for the Computer Science/Data Engineering Engineering Specialist/Senior Engineering Specialist Data Engineering role:

• Bachelors degree in STEM or a related technical field
• 6 years of professional experience in data engineering architecting administration and related roles
• Advanced knowledge of one or more programming languages (i.e. Python Java JavaScript/TypeScript C/C etc.
• Experience designing developing and implementing modern modular enterprise data architectures platforms and strategies (i.e. data lake data fabric data mesh data pipelines data engineering data management data governance etc.
• Advanced proficiency working with databases and data management systems (i.e. relational nonrelational graph timeseries etc.
• Experience with cloudnative application development and deployment systems microservice architectures and design patterns virtual environments containerized platforms SaaS applications infrastructure as code and automated deployments (e.g. Kubernetes Docker Argo).
• Backend and middleware development experience working with data structures and algorithms
• Experience developing in Unixlike environments and using source/version control (i.e. Git)
• The ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance 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 qualifications:

• Advanced degree (MS or PhD) in Computer Science or Computer Engineering or a related STEM field
• Experience scoping and leading full stack software development and delivery lifecycle
• Experience with cloud technologies platforms and services (i.e. AWS Azure Platform One etc.
• Experience designing and developing multicloud or hybridcloud solutions
• Familiarity with data semantics knowledge engineering knowledge graphs or ontologies
• Experience with data security and data governance methodologies
• Knowledge of data virtualization and data access techniques
• Familiarity with processing distributed or streaming data
• Familiarity with AI/ML applications for smart data management
• Experience implementing unit integration or functional software testing
• Active US Government security clearance

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 Illegal.