2 days ago
Springfield, VA, USAEntry Level
Base Salary
$130k - $160k/yr
Responsibilities
- Assist with building, testing, documenting, and maintaining data pipelines and ETL/ELT workflows.
- Write and maintain Python and SQL scripts and queries to ingest, transform, validate, and prepare structured and semi-structured data.
- Support data integration from APIs, databases, files, and other approved sources while following security and authentication practices.
- Run data quality checks, investigate discrepancies, and communicate findings to the team.
- Monitor scheduled workflows, troubleshoot routine failures, and escalate complex issues with clear documentation.
- Participate in planning, code reviews, testing, documentation, version control, and deployment practices.
Requirements
- Foundational programming skills in Python and SQL demonstrated through work, coursework, internships, or substantial projects.
- Basic understanding of relational databases, data structures, and formats such as CSV and JSON.
- Ability to assist with data ingestion, transformation, and validation using established patterns and guidance.
- Familiarity with Git and collaborative software development, with willingness to learn automated testing, CI/CD, and production support practices.
- Ability to identify dataset anomalies or inconsistencies and explain findings clearly.
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems, engineering, mathematics, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- 0–2 years of relevant experience; internships, coursework, and substantial projects may count.
- Active TS/SCI clearance at the start of employment and ability to gain and maintain a Poly.
- Preferred exposure to AWS or another cloud platform; data pipelines or analytical datasets; data modeling, metadata, search, cataloging, or GIS concepts; and Spark, Hadoop, Hive, Elasticsearch, or Tableau.
Benefits
- Hybrid work schedule with Monday–Friday, 8 a.m.–5 p.m. hours and a minimum of 2–3 onsite days weekly.
- Health, dental, and vision insurance.
- Paid time off and holidays.
- Retirement benefits including 401(k) matching.
- Educational reimbursement.
- Parental leave.
- Employee stock purchase plan.
- Tax-saving options.
- Disability and life insurance.
- Pet insurance.
- Benefits may vary by employment type, location, applicable agreements, and contract terms.
Tech Stack
Categories
Data Engineering
About Amentum
Amentum provides engineering, operations and maintenance, logistics, and mission support services to U.S. federal agencies and allied governments, including defense and energy programs. Its business centers on large, long-term government contracts spanning defense, space, nuclear cleanup, and infrastructure, with program management and technical services at the core. Headquartered in Chantilly, Virginia, it was formed in 2020 from the spinoff of AECOM’s Management Services division.