Junior Data Engineer, ETL, GIS

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Junior Data Engineer building Databricks ETL and GIS validation pipelines for Peraton’s federal endangered-species data integration program. Supporting cloud lakehouse ingestion, data quality, and interoperability testing.

Responsibilities:

  • Develop, test, and deploy ETL pipelines using Databricks Delta Live Tables within a cloud data lakehouse staging environment
  • Execute range data aggregation and normalization activities from multiple authoritative source systems
  • Normalize spatial formats and coordinate reference systems
  • Implement source-to-target transformation logic, including field-level mapping rules, data type conversions, and null-handling logic
  • Execute prototype data ingestion workflows using representative taxa
  • Evaluate ingestion results against completeness, accuracy, consistency, and spatial integrity criteria
  • Document prototype ingestion results, defects, and remediation actions
  • Produce the Prototype Ingest Results Report
  • Log data quality defects with severity classifications and remediation tracking
  • Maintain ETL pipeline code in a version-controlled repository with mandatory peer review documentation
  • Support spatial data validation in coordination with GIS Engineers
  • Support interoperability testing with test datasets, pipeline execution, and data validation assistance

Requirements:

  • Bachelor’s degree and 0 years of professional experience, or an Associate’s degree and 2 years of professional experience, or a high school diploma/equivalent and 4 years of professional experience
  • U.S. Citizenship required
  • Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance
  • All work must be performed within the United States
  • Hands-on experience with Databricks and Delta Live Tables or equivalent cloud ETL frameworks
  • Experience with data quality validation, source-to-target mapping, and data transformation
  • Experience with data modeling or schema design documentation
  • Experience documenting test/ingest results and logging defects with severity classifications
  • Proficiency in Python or Scala for ETL pipeline development
  • Proficiency in SQL for querying, validating, and transforming data within the cloud data lakehouse environment
  • Familiarity with geospatial data formats and coordinate reference systems
  • Preferred: Experience with AWS GovCloud or equivalent FedRAMP-authorized cloud environments
  • Preferred: Familiarity with GIS tools such as ArcGIS or QGIS
  • Preferred: Experience with federal data governance and metadata standards
  • Preferred: Databricks Associate certification or equivalent

Benefits:

  • Overtime eligibility may apply
  • Shift differential may apply
  • Discretionary bonus may apply