Junior Data Engineer at CALIBRE Systems Inc – Alexandria, Virginia

Junior Data Engineer
HLS 5256-585

CALIBRE Systems, Inc., an employee-owned mission focused solutions and digital transformation company, is looking for a highly motivated Junior Data Engineer to join our dynamic team supporting a federal client. This role requires an innovative and collaborative mindset, with the ability to work closely with designers, back-end engineers, and business stakeholders to deliver high-quality, scalable digital solutions.

The budgeted salary for this role is $125,000 per year.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

· Assist with the collection, compilation, normalization, and standard analysis of data assets across diverse projects and platforms under guidance from senior engineers. · Support the development, maintenance, and testing of data solutions within the organization. · Help implement plans, policies, and practices that protect and enhance the integrity of organizational data assets. · Participate in collecting, storing, processing, and analyzing raw and complex data from multiple sources; assist in designing data solutions and building data processing systems. · Monitor data quality and report findings; support recommendations for system changes to improve data quality. · Assist in investigating data quality issues, analyzing root causes, and implementing corrective measures. · Process unstructured data into a form suitable for analysis and performing basic analysis tasks. · Support integration of new algorithms and innovations into data systems in collaboration with engineering teams. · Contribute to data projects focused on managing, analyzing, and visualizing large datasets to generate insights. · Assist in hardware and software design decisions as directed by senior engineers. · Collaborate with business owners or clients to support analysis plans and deliver reporting results. · Help generate operational reports and present analytical data to appropriate audiences[JC1] . · Implement and maintain data pipelines supporting analytics and machine learning workloads.

· Monitor pipelines and data quality checks; troubleshoot failures and anomalies.

· Support automation and CI/CD for data and ML workflows.

Implement and maintain data pipelines supporting analytics and machine learning workloads.

Monitor pipelines and data quality checks; troubleshoot failures and anomalies.

Support automation and CI/CD for data and ML workflows.

· Proficiency in SQL and at least one programming language (Python or Java preferred).

· Basic understanding of ETL processes, data modeling, and pipeline development.

· Familiarity with data visualization tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI).

· Knowledge of data governance principles and compliance standards.

· Strong problem-solving skills and ability to learn quickly in a collaborative environment.

· Effective communication skills for sharing technical insights with team members

· Ability to properly handle and mask sensitive healthcare data to meet Federal data compliance standards

· Basic working knowledge (i.e. ability to understand, speak about, and participate in solutioning) of the following domains: Data privacy (specifically PII/PHI), the software development life cycle, Federal data policies, the Tricare Military Health System

· Bachelor’s degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field

· 2-5 years of experience in data engineering, data architecture, or related roles.

· Exposure to data warehousing solutions and modern database technologies.

· Experience working in an AWS environment (AWS certification preferred)

· Experience working with data pipelines and ensuring data quality across systems

· Demonstrated experience working with Federal healthcare agencies, Federal healthcare data, and/or data containing PII/PHI

· Active Secret Clearance at the Department of Defense (or eligibility to obtain a clearance)

· Ability to work east coast business hours (8am-5pm)

· Active Security+ certification

Remote (Worldwide)

Full-Time/Regular

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability/protected veterans