Integration, API, Data Engineer

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

📋 Description

• Design, develop, test, document, and maintain RESTful APIs, services, interfaces, connectors, and integration components.

• Analyze source and target systems, data models, interface requirements, dependencies, and error-handling needs.

• Implement secure data exchange, transformation, validation, orchestration, and event-driven integration patterns.

• Create reusable integration services that support evidence collection, assessment workflows, analytics, policy enforcement, and decision support.

• Work in collaboration with security engineers on authentication, authorization, secrets management, encryption, logging, and secure coding controls.

• Partner with data and analytics engineers to define schemas, mappings, data quality checks, lineage, and operational data requirements.

• Develop automated unit and integration tests, interface documentation, ADRs, runbooks, README content, and release notes.

• Provide support for the Department of Education’s Federal Student Aid Cybersecurity and Privacy Support Services program.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Data Engineering, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field, along with 5–10 years of experience.

• Senior industry professional certification such as CISSP or an equivalent qualification.

• Proven software engineering experience in developing APIs, system interfaces, data integrations, or reusable services within enterprise environments.

• Familiarity with structured data formats, API security, automated testing, source control, CI/CD, and technical documentation.

• Ability to troubleshoot complex cross-system integration and data-flow issues effectively.

• Capability to obtain a 6c Public Trust clearance.

• U.S. Citizenship is required.

• Preferred: Experience with REST/JSON APIs and integration frameworks.

• Preferred: Proficiency in Python, Java, JavaScript/TypeScript, or similar programming languages.

• Preferred: Knowledge of AWS integration/data services.

• Preferred: Experience with event-driven or message-based architectures.

• Preferred: Skills in SQL and data modeling.

• Preferred: Familiarity with GitLab CI/CD.

• Preferred: Experience in API testing and observability.

🏝️ Benefits

• Certification incentive program.

• PTO.

• Floating federal holiday options.

• HMO and high-deductible health insurance plans.

• Health Savings Accounts (HSAs).

• Flex Spending Accounts (FSAs).

• Comprehensive dental plans.

• Vision insurance.

• Short-term and long-term disability insurance.

• Life insurance.

• 401(k) matching.

• Flexible work environment.

• Professional development recognition and rewards for obtaining new certifications.

• Employee, family, and community support initiatives.