Data Engineer (DMV Metro Area - Remote)

ICF International

Reston, VA

Full Time

Senior

89k-152k

6 days ago

Job Description

About the Role

ICF is a rapidly growing, entrepreneurial, multi-faceted consulting company, seeking a Data Engineer. This resource will help bring new data insights to a government agency committed to improving child welfare. The ICF team performs custom software development, analytics, and maintenance on a suite of web-based applications, and works closely with clients and other contractors to ensure the performance and reliability of public-facing, mission-critical applications. The role is fully remote but tied to the Washington, DC Metro area due to team requirements, with occasional in-person meetings and interviews required within 50 miles of the area.

Key Responsibilities

Help build, and optimize a AWS-based data lake to support AI/ML initiatives and advance analytics
Design and implement scalable data ingestion pipelines for both batch and real-time data from diverse structured and unstructured sources
Perform extensive data profiling, transformation and enrichment to prepare clean, ML ready datasets for data scientists and analysts
Develop custom reports and data visualizations to support analytics, decision-making across business and technical teams
Collaborate with data scientists and business teams to deliver curated datasets and reporting needs for ML and analytics
Support project delivery on Data lake, Data Warehouse/BI projects for external and internal clients, including partnering with ICF subject matter experts on project execution

Requirements

Bachelor's degree (e.g., Computer Science, Engineering or related discipline)
6-8 years' experience in Data engineering with strong background in pipeline development and data integration
3+ years of hands-on experience with AWS data services, including Amazon Glue, Lambda, S3, StepFunctions and Athena; familiarity with Redshift and Lake Formation is a plus
6+ years of experience in SQL and programming, preferably in Python
Experience with BI Tools like Tableau, PowerBI or Amazon QuickSight
Experience with cloud integration tools such as Talend, Informatica
US Citizen or Permanent Lawful Resident (Green Card Holder)
Must be able to obtain a Public Trust clearance
Must reside in the United States and perform work within the U.S.

Nice to Have

Understand ETL concepts of data flow, data enrichment, data consolidation, change data capture and transformation
Familiarity with modern data lake architecture and data governance best practices
Demonstrated experience showing strong critical thinking and problem solving skills paired with a desire to take initiative
Experience working with big data processing frameworks such as Apache Spark, and streaming platforms like Kafka or AWS Kinesis
AWS certification (Data Analytics, Developer, or Solutions Architect) is a plus
Experience with event-driven architectures and real-time data pipelines
Experience with DevOps tools like Jenkins/Git to assist development process
Experience working in agile development environments

Working at ICF International

ICF is a global advisory and technology services provider that combines unmatched expertise with cutting-edge technology to help clients solve complex challenges, navigate change, and shape the future. They emphasize building a workplace that allows everyone to thrive, are an equal opportunity employer, and support reasonable accommodations for applicants. The company values collaboration, expertise sharing, and professional growth.

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