Data Engineer

Everforth ECS is seeking a Data Engineer to support day-to-day data operations for the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office (CDAO) within the Secure Unclassified Network (SUNet).

Responsibilities

• Support ingestion, organization, storage, management, and secure transport of structured and unstructured data within the SUNet environment.
• Carry out approved data transfers between authorized systems, storage locations, enclaves, and users while following established security, data-handling, and customer requirements.
• Validate data transfers using manifests, file counts, checksums, metadata, or other verification methods to confirm completeness and integrity.
• Maintain data inventories, metadata, storage locations, access information, transfer records, and supporting documentation for visibility into SUNet data holdings.
• Assist with on-premises and cloud data storage resource management, including monitoring capacity, organizing datasets, identifying storage needs, and supporting data lifecycle activities.
• Create, submit, coordinate, track, test, document, and close Change Requests related to data operations, system configurations, access requirements, and customer-requested capabilities.
• Implement assigned customer requirements by translating operational needs into data-management actions, technical tasks, configuration changes, or process improvements under senior technical guidance.
• Support onboarding of new government and commercial users, data sources, and development teams by coordinating data access, identifying required datasets, and assisting with approved data-transfer workflows.
• Troubleshoot routine issues for data access, permissions, file transfers, storage capacity, connectivity, data availability, and related services, escalating more complex problems as needed.
• Develop basic scripts and automation using Python, Bash, PowerShell, or similar tools to improve repeatable data-management, validation, transfer, and reporting processes.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation, including SOPs, data-flow diagrams, data inventories, transfer procedures, troubleshooting guides, Change Request documentation, and operational runbooks.
• Support special projects, data migrations, capability demonstrations, testing events, process improvements, and other technical activities for CDAO, government partners, and commercial AI/ML teams.

Requirements

• Autonomous self-starter with a proven track record delivering complex data solutions independently and resolving engineering hurdles with minimal supervision.
• Preferred certifications at hire or within 6–12 months:
  • CompTIA Security+
  • CompTIA Linux+
  • AWS Solutions Architect – Associate
• Network+ or equivalent networking fundamentals certification.

Technologies

• Python
• Bash
• PowerShell
• CompTIA Security+
• CompTIA Linux+
• AWS Solutions Architect – Associate
• Network+

Location

• Fairfax, VA (onsite)

Salary

• $100,000 - $115,000 per year (USD)

Benefits

• Everforth ECS benefits