Data Engineer
Core
Design, build, and maintain secure data infrastructure, pipelines, and AI agents to support statutory reporting and analytical functions for the Joint Staff Strategy, Plans, and Policy Directorate.
Role type
Senior Data Engineer (Government/Defense)
Builds
Automated data pipelines, curated datasets, AI-enabled tools, and interactive dashboards
Domain
Defense / National Security / Data Engineering
Required skills
Data pipeline engineering, Data warehouse management, Python, R, Tableau, Power BI, Data governance, AI/ML tool development
Preferred skills
DoD data governance frameworks, Interagency data-sharing protocols, AI/ML in national security context
Technologies
AWS, Azure, Python, R, Tableau, Power BI
Responsibilities
Identify and engineer access to mission-critical data sources from DoW and interagency partners; Design and maintain automated data pipelines for ingestion and integration; Publish and manage curated datasets within the J5 Data Catalog; Develop and maintain WPS AI agents; Produce interactive dashboards and visualizations for senior military leadership; Support data collection for NATO and annual WPS statutory reporting
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with strategic oversight
