Data & Software Engineer

VTG is seeking a Data & Software Engineer works with a small team to build complex data flows for a custom application. Successful candidate will have advanced Python programming skills, familiarity with Java, an understanding of data security, privacy, governance and compliance principles and a demonstrated history of building production data pipelines and ETL workflows at scale. 

• Building end-to-end data pipelines leveraging Python
• Using orchestration tools to deploy data pipelines, including configuring and updating Spark Jobs
• Containerizing and deploying applications in cloud environments like AWS.
• Working with MySQL and PostgreSQL including performance tuning, schema design, and query optimization for complex, analytical workloads. 
• Leveraging industry standard tools for code control (Git, IaaC control, etc.)
• Working with data catalogs, tracking data lineage  and handling a variety of data formats, including Geospatial.
• Using Bash scripting for automation and data processing tasks
• Integrating Al/ML services and models
• Work with stakeholders to understand data requirements, assess feasibility, and design appropriate solutions with minimal oversight
• Leverage strong problem-solving and debugging skills for data quality issues, pipeline failures, and performance bottlenecks
• Leverage a background in large-scale data migration or platform modernization efforts
• Contribute to data engineering documentation, best practices, and design patterns.

• Active TS/SCI W/ Polygraph required. 
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Finance, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.

• Minimum of 5 years' experience with: 

  ·  Apache Spark & PySpark

  ·  Advanced Python skills (including Pandas & NumPy)

  ·  Docker, Podman

  ·  AWS S3, Lambda & Step functions

  ·  Apache Iceberg, Airflow, etc.

  ·  SQL (with Trino)

  ·  NoSQL, DynamoDB

  ·  Unity Catalog OSS, Apache Polaris

  ·  Apache Superset

  ·  Terraform or CloudFormation

  ·  OpenLineage

  ·  H3, PostGIS