Data Operations Engineer

Concurrent Technologies Corporation

Johnstown PA

Minimum Clearance Required: None

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: Secret

Employee Background Check Required

Join CTCs Data Revolution: Shape the Future of Enterprise Intelligence

In a rapidly changing world data is the key to strategic advantage and mission success. As a Data Operations Engineer at CTC you will be at the forefront of our digital transformation collaborating with cybersecurity experts Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning (AI/ML) innovators and enterprise architects across the company to build comprehensive cutting-edge data governance strategies and solutions. Youll work with innovative data management technologies state-of-the-art analytics platforms and next-generation decision support tools that directly impact national security and defense readiness.

Your role will be instrumental in establishing CTCs authoritative single source of truth for enterprise data implementing robust data quality frameworks and ensuring compliance with critical standards including Capability Maturity Model Compliance CMMC Level 2 NIST cybersecurity guidelines and federal data protection requirements. Youll curate and protect sensitive data assets while enabling AI-driven insights that enhance our support to U.S. warfighters and strengthen our competitive edge in the federal marketplace.

Working with our Chief Data and Information Officer youll help safeguard our national security mission retain U.S. technological advantage and ensure the primacy of American manufacturing through secure compliant and intelligent data operations. Our data solutions also improve safety and occupational health across numerous DoD sites support emergency response accountability and ensure the continuity of vital defense operations.

With CTC you become part of a dedicated team of over 500 scientific technical and business professionals who are passionate humble relentless and treat people like family. Together were not just managing datawere shaping a safer more secure future for our nation and our warfighters.

Key Responsibilities:

• Serve as the primary custodian of enterprise data assets to ensure adherence to corporate policies governance frameworks and legal and best practice data standards including CMMC Level 2 NIST cybersecurity frameworks and federal data protection requirements. Oversee data governance across hybrid environments including cloud (e.g. Azure Government) and on-premises systems.

• Design implement and maintain automated data ingestion transformation and validation processes into organizational workflows and decision-making processes. Build data pipelines across diverse data sources including structured (SQL/Oracle) semi-structured (JSON XML) and unstructured data (flat files NetApp storage systems).

• Collaborate with cybersecurity experts and enterprise architects to develop and maintain data governance policies metadata management systems and data lifecycle processes supporting CTCs sites.

• Monitor and audit data usage to ensure compliance with organizational policies regulatory requirements and cross-domain security standards for unclassified environments that include Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) and For Official Use Only (FOUO) data. Conduct regular assessments of data assets to identify risks opportunities and areas for improvement.

• Implement and maintain data quality frameworks identify and resolve data inconsistencies and support AI/ML initiatives that enhance decision-making to ensure data quality integrity and security.

• Support implementation of data governance tools enterprise platforms cloud-based platforms (including GovCloud-high GCC-high) and technologies like graph databases and ontology management systems.

• Establish the guidelines and policy for the flat data storage solutions including NetApp and other NAS/SAN systems ensuring efficient data organization retrieval and lifecycle management. Optimize storage performance and scalability while maintaining compliance with data retention policies.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams on data governance best practices working closely with IT cyber compliance engineering and business development teams across CTCs four technology divisions. Provide training and guidance on these best practices and standards.

• Develop and maintain data dictionaries API standards metadata schemas and governance documentation to support data literacy across the organization.

• Stay informed about emerging trends technologies and regulations related to data governance and stewardship.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelors Degree in Data Engineering Information Systems Computer Science or related technical field with 4-6 years of experience or Masters Degree with 2-4 years of experience

• Demonstrated experience in data governance data quality management and metadata management in enterprise environments

• Strong understanding of federal data privacy regulations including GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) CCPA (California Consumer Privacy Act) HIPAA and DoD data handling requirements

• Proficiency in SQL Python R and data modeling concepts with experience in ETL/ELT build processes

• Experience with data governance tools data cataloging platforms and cloud-based Azure and M365 data services

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with meticulous attention to detail and data accuracy

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with ability to present complex technical concepts to diverse stakeholders

• Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance

Preferred Qualifications:

• Active Secret clearance or higher

• Experience working with DoD Intelligence Community or other federal agencies in data governance roles

• Familiarity with CMMC compliance requirements National Institute of Standards (NIST) frameworks and federal acquisition regulations

• Experience with open-source data processing technologies such as Apache Airflow Kafka Elasticsearch/Opensearch Prefect etc.

• Knowledge of graph databases ontology development and semantic data modeling

• Knowledge of DevSecOps practices containerization orchestration and Continuous Integration / Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) data pipeline development

• Experience with ETL and data integration platform tools such as CloverDX Informatica MuleSoft Talend TIBCO Data Factory Glue etc.

• Experience with cloud-based data services such as Azure (Azure SQL Data Factory Synapse Databricks etc.) and/or AWS (EC2 Glue EMR RDS Redshift etc.)

• Experience with cross-domain solutions (CDS) and secure data transfer protocols

• Certification in data governance (CDMP DGSP)

• Experience with Azure GCC-high

• Experience with other cloud providers (AWS GCP Oracle)

• Experience with GCC-high and GovCloud environments

• Relevant certification(s) in Azure cloud platform and services. Certifications in other cloud platforms/services (AWS GCP Oracle)

• Relevant operations data and development certifications across Azure AWS and/or GCP

• Experience supporting safety and occupational health programs or emergency response systems

• Background in applied research and development or technology transfer activities

• Strong presentation skills for executive briefings and technical demonstrations

Why CTC

• Our teams at CTC are passionate and thrive on collaboration in a team environment
• When we encounter a difficult problem we have a variety of talented and diverse employees that work together to solve the toughest challenges
• Competitive salary and benefits package
• Although our work at CTC is extremely important we also recognize the need for our employees to maintain a proper mix of work and personal life
• Visit to learn more

Join us! CTC offers exceptional career growth cutting edge technology educational opportunities and recognition for quality work.

Requisition: SR# 2025-0138

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin age disability status protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.