Data Engineer (Remote)

Overview

Job Title : Data Engineer

Location(s) : Preference for candidates in the National Capital Region

Workplace : Remote

Clearance Required : Secret

Position Overview : As a Data Engineer supporting the DOD's Office of People Analytics, you will design and build data pipeline systems for collecting, storing and analyzing data to ensure it is usable for data scientists and analysts, while utilizing software best practices, data optimizations (including storage, indexing, and normalization), anomaly detection, and machine learning principles.

ERI supports the DOD's Office of People Analytics by providing advanced analytics and data science services such as the creation of end-to-end analytics pipelines from large scale data ingestion to storage to modeling to testing and end-user reporting and dashboarding. ERI's work is realized through data and analytics products and interactive visualization tools for further analyses on outcomes and policy, dashboards and scorecards on service member risks, enhanced data repositories and documentation for further research and analysis, and specialized reports and publications that have been used to brief senior-level executives of the DoD including the Defense Suicide Prevention Office's (DSPO) annual rollout of the Annual Report on Suicide in the Military (ARSM).

Position Requirements

• Required Clearance : Secret
• Required Education : Bachelor of Science in a related field
• Required Skills / Experience :
• 3+ years of relevant experience
• Experience with Databricks (including E2)
• Experience with Unity Catalog
• Experience with SQL Warehouse
• Experience with Python

Preferred Skills and Qualifications :

About Elder Research, Inc

People Centered. Data Driven

Elder Research is a fast growing consulting firm specializing in predictive analytics. Being in the data mining business for 30 years, we pride ourselves in our ability to find creative, cutting edge solutions to real-world problems. We work hard to provide the best value to our clients and allow each person to contribute their ideas and put their skills to use immediately.

Our team members are passionate, curious, life-long learners. We value humility, servant-leadership, teamwork, and integrity. We seek to serve our clients and our teammates to the best of our abilities. In keeping with our entrepreneurial spirit, we want candidates who are self-motivated with an innate curiosity and strong team work.

Elder Research believes in continuous learning and community - each week the entire company attends a "Tech Talk" and each office location provides lunch. Elder Research provides a supportive work environment with established parental, bereavement, and PTO policies. By prioritizing a healthy work-life balance - with reasonable hours, solid pay, low travel, and extremely flexible time off - Elder Research enables and encourages its employees to serve others and enjoy their lives.

Elder Research, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

Elder Research is a Government contractor and many of our positions require US Citizenship.

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