Data Engineer – Space

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Implement and secure UDS Data Capability within the mission hero's environment.

• Take responsibility for integrating with existing systems.

• Create pipelines that facilitate data movement across classification boundaries.

• Manage the deployed solutions — initial day-2 responsibilities include capacity, performance, backup/restore (Velero).

• Produce accreditation artifacts.

• Act as the representative of the mission hero to product and engineering teams.

• Provide training and knowledge transfer to ensure the mission hero's team can operate independently.

• Mentor junior Data Engineer FDEs.

⛳️ Requirements

• Comprehensive knowledge in data engineering.

• Experience with Lakehouse & storage technologies — practical use of Apache Iceberg (or Delta/Hudi), object storage (Ceph/S3-compatible), Postgres (including extensions like pgvector), and at least one columnar/OLAP engine (Trino, DuckDB, ClickHouse, Spark SQL).

• Familiarity with streaming & integration technologies — Kafka (preferably Strimzi on Kubernetes), Flink or similar stream processing tools, and CDC patterns (Debezium).

• Proficiency in pipelines & orchestration tools — Airflow, Dagster, Argo Workflows, or equivalent.

• Knowledge in governance, catalog & access management — REST catalogs (Iceberg REST, Polaris/Gravitino/Nessie family), ABAC/RBAC patterns, OIDC/OAuth.

• Strong data modeling & SQL skills — fluent in SQL and experienced in designing schemas for both analytical and operational workloads.

• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes in production — including deployments, operators, CRDs, storage classes, and networking.

• Fundamental understanding of Linux, container runtime behavior, networking, TLS, and secrets management.

• Proficiency in Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Pulumi, or similar) and GitOps patterns (Flux, ArgoCD).

• Active DoD security clearance is required — TS/SCI preferred; at a minimum, an active Secret clearance with the ability to obtain TS/SCI.

• Ability to serve as the technical liaison between Defense Unicorns and the mission hero — adept at listening, clear writing, briefing both technical and non-technical stakeholders, and confidently stating "I don't know yet, let me find out" without losing credibility.

• Self-motivation is essential; the mission hero's environment may present unexpected challenges, and solutions may not always be documented — you will be responsible for documenting them.

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage.

• Premiums are fully covered by the Company.

• Health Savings Account available.

• Life Insurance provided.

• Disability Insurance coverage.

• 401k Retirement Plan offered.

• Company Stock Options available.

• Budget for Home Office expenses.

• Flexible Time Off (FTO) in addition to all Federal Holidays.

• Paid Parental Leave provided.

• Reimbursement for approved training and subscriptions.

• Coverage for conferences, including travel, lodging, and fees.