Data Engineer

Location: Remote, with a preference for those in the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia

Clearance Required: Secret

People Centered. Data Driven

Elder Research Inc. is a Data Science consulting firm specialized in providing analytic solutions to clients in Commercial and Government industries. Providing analytic solutions to hundreds of companies across numerous industries, our team enjoys a great variety in the type of work they do and exposure to a wide range of techniques and tools

We are trusted advisors to our clients, building lasting relationships and partnering as preferred analytics providers. We use a variety of programming languages and tools to create analytic solutions, often fitting within our clients’ environment and needs.

Join our team and find great opportunities to hone your analytic skills, work on complex problems with amazing teammates, and gain valuable analytics consulting experience.

Summary of Position:

As a Data Engineer, you will design and build data pipeline systems for collecting, storing and analyzing data to ensure it is usable for data scientists and analysts, while utilizing software best practices, data optimizations (including storage, indexing, and normalization), anomaly detection, and machine learning principles.

Essential Functions:

Define and execute data management techniques and products that promote effective creation of data science, enterprise analytics, and AI products.
Implement auditable controls that prohibit users from updating, deleting, accessing, viewing, or otherwise manipulating data that is outside their explicit control.
Demonstrate the ability to work with and handle information assets characterized by a high volume, velocity, variety, and/or veracity that require technology that employs massively parallel processing to deliver insights into the data.
Provide data model support for user-defined data structures, schemas, and data ingest capabilities.
Research and define master data management techniques to centrally manage lookup tables, business glossaries, and data profile information.
Develop and automate data transfer of authoritative data sources and trusted aggregators to data platforms like Power BI or other platforms.
Develop Secure API mechanisms for users to develop machine to machine interfaces to retrieve data for external application use.

Job Specifications/Requirements:

Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science or closely related IT field.
3+ years of experience
Experience working with Python
AWS Experience
JavaScript familiarity
Willingness to learn

Desired Skills

Experience with Advana is a plus
Experience with CDAO is a plus
Familiarity with the mission space and Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness (O is a plus)

About Elder Research, Inc

Elder Research is a fast growing consulting firm specializing in predictive analytics. Being in the data mining business almost 30 years, we pride ourselves in our ability to find creative, cutting edge solutions to real-world problems. We work hard to provide the best value to our clients and allow each person to contribute their ideas and put their skills to use immediately.

Our team members are passionate, curious, life-long learners. We value humility, servant-leadership, teamwork, and integrity. We seek to serve our clients and our teammates to the best of our abilities. In keeping with our entrepreneurial spirit, we want candidates who are self-motivated with an innate curiosity and strong team work.

Elder Research believes in continuous learning and community - each week the entire company attends a “Tech Talk” and each office location provides lunch. Elder Research provides a supportive work environment with established parental, bereavement, and PTO policies. By prioritizing a healthy work-life balance - with reasonable hours, solid pay, low travel, and extremely flexible time off - Elder Research enables and encourages its employees to serve others and enjoy their lives.

Elder Research, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

Elder Research is a Government contractor and many of our positions require US Citizenship.

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