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Junior Data Engineer (Faculty Specialist)

University of Maryland College ParkRemoteFull-time$80k2026-06-08 → 2026-11-10
Remote · from United States

Core

Design, develop, and support data platforms for transportation analytics, managing relational and distributed databases to generate insights for government operations.

Role type

Junior Data Engineer (Faculty Specialist)

Builds

Relational database instances, distributed Cassandra and Hadoop clusters, and custom data analytics applications for transportation practitioners.

Domain

Transportation data analytics, GIS, and large-scale data processing

Required skills

Python, Java, SQL, ETL scripting, database server administration, Linux (RHEL), Bash scripting

Preferred skills

PostgreSQL administration, Cassandra/Hadoop/Spark/Iceberg/Sedona, PostGIS, AWS/GCP, Git/Jira/Confluence/Bitbucket

Technologies

Python, Java, SQL, Cassandra, Hadoop, Spark, Iceberg, Sedona, PostGIS, Linux (RHEL), Bash, AWS, GCP, PostgreSQL, PgBouncer, Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket, Git

Responsibilities

Design, develop, and support over 40 relational database instances; manage distributed Cassandra and Hadoop instances; write and tune SQL queries; deploy and maintain production-level database servers; create stable and secure data platforms for custom analytics applications.

Seniority

Junior, early career IC