Data Engineer

The Marlin Alliance is seeking a forward-thinking Data Engineer in San Diego, CAto provide client support to our Navy client. This is an on-site role and applicants must have active DoD Secret Clearance.

Established in 2002, The Marlin Alliance is seeking to hire highly skilled individuals to support mission critical projects within the Navy. We are looking for motivated individuals to lead and support digital transformation, data science and analytics, and automation projects for variety of Navy clients. Individuals must be able to function in a fast-paced work environment and able to adapt quickly to rapidly changing requirements and technologies. Using your comprehensive knowledge of various technologies, you will design, develop, and implement solutions to support Navy mission owners in their digital transformation journey.

This role is on-site in San Diego, CA and requires active TS / SCI clearance.

Responsibilities :

• Build and optimize robust data pipelines : ingestion, transformation, storage, and governance.
• Convert between tactical data formats, e.g., XML, JSON, GEOJSON, Cursor-on-Target (CoT), JREAP-C, Link-16.
• Implement automation using CHRON / CRON jobs and data orchestration frameworks (Apache Airflow, Kafka, AWS Step Functions).
• Architect and maintain scalable data stores (e.g., Apache Iceberg, Elasticsearch) with schema evolution and deduplication.
• Enable real-time data indexing and fast query performance.
• Implement MIL-STD-6016 (Link-16) and MIL-STD-3011 (JREAP) message handling.
• Support integration or development of Cross-Domain Solutions (CDS) for secure, policy-based data transfers.
• Present complex data flows and technical insights effectively to leadership and stakeholders using clear data models and visual aids.

Required Skills and Experience :

Preferred Skills and Experience :

Education and Certification Requirements :

Work Environment and Mental / Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions, absent undue hardships.

The Employer retains the right to change or assign other duties to this position as deemed necessary

Job Classification : Associate III

$175,000 - $225,000

Disclaimer :

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent in this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments. All duties and responsibilities are essential functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities.

To perform this job successfully, the incumbents will possess the skills, aptitudes, and abilities to perform each duty proficiently. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health or safety of themselves or others. The requirements listed in this document are the minimum levels of knowledge, skills, or abilities.

This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an "at-will" relationship.

An Equal Opportunity Employer / Protected Veterans / Individuals with Disabilities