Junior Data Engineer
BigBear.ai2 years ago
Norfolk, VA, USAEntry Level
Responsibilities
- Develop, maintain, and improve data pipelines and ETL processes for ingesting, transforming, validating, and delivering data.
- Write, maintain, and optimize SQL queries across relational databases.
- Support data integrations, imports, automated data transfers, and reporting processes.
- Perform data quality checks, audits, reconciliations, and validation activities.
- Assist with database development, schema documentation, query optimization, data organization, and performance monitoring.
- Support cloud-based data engineering and integration activities using AWS, Databricks, and approved enterprise data platforms.
- Create and maintain data dictionaries, technical documentation, dataflow diagrams, standard operating procedures, metadata, and data inventories.
- Assist with reports, dashboards, and data products for technical teams and leadership.
- Support secure data access, permissions, access controls, and sensitive-information handling.
- Collaborate with developers, analysts, and cross-functional teams to troubleshoot data issues and deliver improvements.
- Contribute to process automation and continuous improvement initiatives.
Requirements
- Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Data Analytics, Accounting, or a related field, or equivalent relevant professional experience.
- 3–5 years of relevant experience in data analysis, data engineering, database support, ETL development, reporting, or data integration.
- Working knowledge of SQL and relational databases, including querying, manipulating, and validating data.
- Familiarity with data imports, ETL processes, transformations, or integrations between multiple source systems.
- Experience with data validation, quality assurance, auditing, reconciliation, or related data accuracy activities.
- Basic understanding of database structures, data relationships, query performance, and data management principles.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, investigation, communication, documentation, and collaboration skills.
- Preferred experience with AWS, Databricks, Microsoft SQL Server, Power BI, Tableau, SSRS, Python, R, data governance, metadata management, data cataloging, enterprise integrations, data security, and access management.
- Exposure to Agile development, IT service management, collaborative development environments, or mission-focused government and defense data environments is preferred.
About BigBear.ai
BigBear.ai develops AI-powered decision intelligence software, computer vision, and modeling/simulation tools for U.S. defense, intelligence, federal civilian, and critical-infrastructure markets. It sells software platforms and contract services, often deployed in secure government clouds, to support mission planning, logistics, and cybersecurity. Founded in 1988 and headquartered in McLean, Virginia, BigBear.ai is a public company listed on the NYSE under the ticker BBAI.