Lead Data Engineer – Architecture, Data Governance
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Lead Data Engineer building data pipelines and architectures for Aretum, a federal consulting firm. Involved in modern data practices and assisting various initiatives with technical expertise.
Responsibilities:
- Lead hands-on development of data pipelines and data platform components, including writing and reviewing production-quality code
- Own end-to-end delivery for assigned pipelines and services
- Build, improve, and maintain ETL/ELT pipelines for large-scale data ingestion and transformation
- Implement CI/CD and automated testing for data pipelines (integration tests, data validation, and release workflows)
- Establish operational readiness for production data workflows
- Optimize performance and cost of pipelines and storage through tuning, partitioning, and workload right-sizing in AWS GovCloud
- Contribute to and implement modern data architecture patterns, including lakehouse approaches
- Ensure architecture and implement support DoD strategic initiatives, including enterprise data modernization efforts
- Drive creation and upkeep of data transformation roadmaps and technical documentation; support data maturity assessments and current-state analysis across agency-wide programs
- Translate technical approaches into clear, business-understandable frameworks and recommendations.
- Partner with cross-functional teams and program offices to understand data requirements, enable data-driven decision-making, and translate technical approaches into business-understandable frameworks and recommendations.
- Support delivery of leadership priority initiatives (e.g., childcare forecasting, Military OneSource analytics, readiness dashboards) and design/implement data solutions that connect outreach efforts to program uptake and readiness outcomes, for users with varying technical proficiency levels
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field
- Minimum of 8 years of experience in data architecture, data engineering, or related roles
- Certifications in CompTIA Security+
- Active security clearance of SECRET or higher
- Proven experience designing and implementing solutions in AWS GovCloud
- Hands-on experience with modern cloud data platforms (such as Snowflake, Databricks, AWS Redshift, or equivalent)
- Strong understanding of data modeling, data warehousing, and cloud-native architectures
- Experience with ETL/ELT tools and frameworks
- Familiarity with data governance, metadata management, and compliance standards
- Strong understanding of NIST regulations and standards and FedRAMP compliance standards
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills
- Understanding of military family support programs and their data ecosystems
- Experience with multi-domain data integration (program operations, outreach/engagement, and IT performance metrics)
Benefits:
- Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
- Retirement Plan (401k)
- Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
- Paid Time Off
- Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity)
- Short Term & Long-Term Disability
- Training & Development
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