FDE Data Engineer- Space
Core
Deploy, integrate, and operate open-source data platforms in forward-deployed DoD environments to move data across classification boundaries.
Role type
Senior IC data engineer (defense/mission-critical)
Builds
Production data stacks (storage, ingestion, streaming, governance) for DoD mission heroes
Domain
Defense / Data Engineering / Classified Environments
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Unstructured data at scale, Streaming & integration, Data warehousing, Pipelines & orchestration, Data modeling & SQL, Open-source tooling
Preferred skills
Spark, Airflow/Dagster/Argo, Keycloak, Zarf, Velero, Vector/Loki
Technologies
Iceberg, Rook/Ceph, pgvector, Postgres, Kafka, Redpanda, Flink, Airflow, Dagster, Argo Workflows, Keycloak, Zarf, Velero, Vector, Loki
Responsibilities
Deploy and configure UDS Data Capability in mission environments, Build and support integrations with legacy mission systems, Map complex data landscapes across interconnected systems, Build pipelines moving data through classification boundaries, Implement data provenance, lineage, and governance practices, Operate deployed systems including capacity, backup, and incident response, Generate accreditation artifacts for security compliance, Contribute field feedback to product engineering, Support training and knowledge transfer for mission teams