Data Science Engineer; Journeyman

Position Title:

Data Science Engineer (Journeyman)

Annapolis Junction, MD (Hybrid)

Public Trust

Integral Federal is looking to hire a Data Science Engineer to support a government customer as they continue to look for ways to enhance their layered approach to security through new state‑of‑the‑art technologies, expanded use of existing and proven technologies, improved passenger identification techniques, and other developments that will continue to strengthen anti‑terrorism capabilities.

• Analyze and organize raw data, build data systems and pipelines, and develop code/tools to Extract, Transform, and Load (ETL) data into the appropriate structures for storage.
• Combine raw information from different sources and explore ways to enhance data quality, performance, and reliability.
• Create performance metrics for data ingest, storage, and quality to track performance indicators for communication to relevant stakeholders.
• Present consumable summaries of findings through effective communication and visualizations.
• Perform data processing, cleansing, mining and analysis utilizing data sources having relevant context that are internal and external to the business' domain data repositories/data warehouses.
• Interpret, understand, and assess customer requirements to provide custom tool development, query optimization, aggregation, categorization, and interpretation of data.
• Monitors for data quality events such as missing data, non‑conform ant data, and unexpected values and appropriately respond and resolve data quality issues.
• Capture data lineage and produce lineage reports to inform end users and customers how the data was sourced, transformed, and where it resides; extend data with third‑party sources of information when needed.
• Implement data governance practices and procedures that serve as the guides for data science projects.
• Support configuration management support of products and tools in data science and analytics environments.

Required:

• 3+ years experience and a Bachelors Degree.
Expertise developing interrogating databases with Structured Query Language (SQL) to develop complex queries involving joins, subqueries, aggregation, indices, common table expressions, and query optimization/plans; the ability to code and debug stored procedures is desirable.
• Skills in applying pattern recognition techniques to large structured, semi‑structured, and unstructured data sets to automate and optimize data wrangling (extract, transform, clean, evaluate, normalize/standardize, and organize) from disparate sources.
• Previous experience as a data engineer or in a similar role.
• Technical expertise with data models, data mining, data cleansing, and segmentation techniques.
• Knowledge of programming languages (e.g. Java, Python, SQL); skills with RHEL shell scripting.
• Hands‑on experience with SQL.
• Great analytical skills.
• Previous experience with configuration management in data science and data analytics environments; also Microsoft SharePoint and Agile project delivery and work management tools like JIRA or similar.

Integral partners with federal defense, intelligence, and civilian leaders to tackle their most important challenges and deliver positive outcomes. Since our founding in 1998, we have helped clients leverage existing and emerging technologies to transform their enterprises, empower growth, drive innovation, and build sustainable success. The forward‑leaning solutions we deliver are tailored to each mission with a focus on keeping our nation safe and secure.

Integral is headquartered in McLean, VA and serves clients throughout the country.

We offer a comprehensive total rewards package including paid parental leave and immediate vesting in our 401(k). Give us a try and become part of a curated group of professionals at Integral Federal!

Our package also includes:

• Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Short‑Term and Long‑Term Disability Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Paid Time Off & Holidays
• Earned Bonuses & Awards
• Professional Training Reimbursement
• Paid Parking
• Employee Assistance Program

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veteran/Disability