KAIROS, Inc is searching for an energetic, experienced, and highly motivated Senior Advana Developer, to join our team.

Established in July 2013, KAIROS, Inc. is a growing Woman Owned Small Business (WOSB) specializing in Life Cycle Program Management, Engineering, Cybersecurity, Logistics and Sustainment, Enterprise Platforms and AI, and Additive Manufacturing services focused on optimizing customers’ program performance and mission through proven methodologies and ethical practices. Our headquarters is in California, MD near Naval Air Station Patuxent River. We offer competitive salaries and benefits with outstanding growth potential.

This position will be responsible for designing, developing, and implementing scalable data ingestion and integration pipelines that acquire, transform, validate, and operationalize data from authoritative and mission-critical sources within the enterprise data environment. The position collaborates closely with data stewards, source system owners, architects, engineers, and governance teams to assess new data sources, define technical requirements, ensure data quality, and support compliance with data governance, security, and metadata standards. The individual also monitors and optimizes pipeline operations, troubleshoots technical issues, implements automation and reusable integration patterns, and communicates project status and risks to stakeholders to improve the reliability, scalability, and efficiency of enterprise data onboarding efforts.

Primary Duties:

Data Pipeline Development: Collaborate with Jupiter’s data connections team to design, develop, and implement scalable data ingestion and integration solutions to acquire, transform, validate, and operationalize data from multiple authoritative and mission data sources.
Technical Collaboration: Collaborate directly with data stewards, source system owners, data engineers, architects, and governance teams to understand source structures, data quality considerations, access constraints, and technical requirements for successful onboarding.
Data Assessment: Perform technical assessments of new data sources, including schema analysis, data profiling, mapping, transformation requirements, lineage, and data quality validation, to support reliable integration into the enterprise data environment.
Technical Compliance: Support completion and technical validation of data governance artifacts and onboarding documentation, ensuring appropriate metadata, lineage, access controls, security requirements, and data handling rules are incorporated into implemented solutions.
Pipeline Operations & Scalability: Monitor and troubleshoot data pipelines and onboarding activities, identify technical blockers and dependencies, communicate status to program leadership, and implement reusable patterns and automation to improve the speed, reliability, and scalability of future data acquisitions.

Skills and Qualifications:

Hands-on development experience within Advana, War Data Platform, and/or Jupiter environment with strong knowledge of the platform’s architecture, data integration, governance model, and development workflows
Strong experience designing and developing scalable ingestion, transformation, integration, and validation pipelines for large complex data sources.
Experience with schema mapping, metadata, lineage data quality, authoritative source integration, access controls, and implementation of governance requirements within technical solutions.
Ability to work directly with data stewards, source system owners, architects, and platform teams to analyze source data, resolve ingestion and access issues, troubleshoot pipelines, and move data from initial acquisition through production.
Strong customer relations, analytics, and documentation skills
Self-starter, highly motivated, strong work ethic with a commitment to quality
Microsoft office suite proficiency, i.e., Word, Excel, PowerPoint
Ability to work within a challenging, fast-paced, team-oriented environment
Ability to work independently
Ability to multi-task and meet competing, deliverable deadlines
Detail oriented
Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills
Excellent verbal and written communication skills to provide clear status and/or communicate issues
Ability to adapt to evolving technology

Education and Experience:

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in mathematics, data engineering, data analytics, data science, artificial intelligence, operations research, software engineering, and/or other technical/engineering/mathematical degree fields
Experienced platform engineer familiar with DoD NIPR, SIPR, and JWICS architecture
Knowledge of cybersecurity and data management for DoD and Commercial systems.
5 or more years of DoD experience supporting large-scale data engineering, data automation, and application development efforts using Advana and SIPR, SIPR, and/or JWICS environments.
Proven experience in developing scalable, secure, and reliable data and application products that can support 24/7 continuous platform operations and recurring software and data engineering updates within the DoD networks.
Proven experience leading multi-disciplinary engineering teams within DoD operating environments.

Clearance:
This position is subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. In order to complete the requirements for government security clearance investigation you must be a U.S. Citizen and be able to complete the full background investigation. This position requires an Active Top Secret/SCI Security Clearance.

Compensation:
While skills, education, and experience are key factors, they are not the sole determinants of salary. Other determining factors include but are not limited to location, contract budgets and requirements, and government labor category guidelines. The estimated salary range for this position is $155,000 to $205,000. KAIROS also provides a comprehensive benefits package as additional employee compensation.

KAIROS, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

KAIROS offers our employees a comprehensive benefits package consisting of:

Medical Coverage
Employer Paid Dental, Vision, Basic Life/AD&D, Short-Term/Long-Term Insurance
Health Savings Account with Contribution by Employer
401K Plan with Employer Matching
Annual Discretionary Bonuses
Paid Time Off
Eleven (11) Paid Holidays
Certification reimbursement program
Tuition Reimbursement Program
Paid Parental Leave
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Rewards and recognition programs
Community outreach events through our KAIROS Kares group

To learn more about our organization be sure to check out our website, https://www.kairosinc.net/

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