Junior Data Engineer – Enterprise Monitoring

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Springfield, VA

Are you ready to enhance your skills and build your career in a rapidly evolving business climate? Chenega Military, Intelligence & Operations Support (MIOS) could be the place for you! Join our team of professionals who support large‑scale government operations by leveraging cutting‑edge technology and take your career to the next level.

• Build dashboards:
  Design and maintain interactive dashboards, charts, and graphs using tools like Grafana, Tableau, or Power BI to communicate insights effectively.
• Translate data to metrics:
  Work with stakeholders to translate data analysis results into clear, operational metrics that support day‑to‑day decision‑making.
• Data integrity:
  Perform basic data quality checks and troubleshooting to ensure accuracy and reliability of reported metrics.
• Utilize cloud platforms:
  Learn to operate within our cloud environments (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP), focusing initially on data access, storage, and retrieval.
• Contribute to platforms:
  Understand and adhere to best practices for cost‑effective data storage and basic security protocols as you gain experience with services like AWS S3 or Azure Data Lake.
• Ensure all data solutions comply with DoD/Federal security standards, including encryption, access control, and audit logging.
• Support classified data environments with strict adherence to TS/SCI protocols and governance policies.
• Gather requirements:
  Collaborate with managers, data scientists, and analysts to understand requirements and translate requests into actionable data deliverables (dashboards/reports).
• Present findings:
  Clearly explain insights and data findings to both technical and non‑technical audiences.
• Automate tasks:
  Develop basic scripts (SQL/Python) to automate repetitive data analysis or reporting tasks.
• Maintain documentation:
  Keep documentation of data systems, workflows, and business rules current and organized.
• Adopt engineering practices:
  Learn to use version control (Git) for code management and adopt best practices for code collaboration within a data environment.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Master Degree and 0+ years of relevant experience or
• Bachelor's Degree and 2+ years relevant experience or
• Associate’s degree and 4+ years relevant experience or
• High school diploma or GED equivalent and 6+ years of experience
• Experience to include:
• Proficiency in a dashboarding tool (e.g., Tableau, Power BI) and willingness to learn enterprise monitoring tools (Grafana, Prometheus).
• Solid programming skills in Python (R or JavaScript a plus).
• Proficiency in SQL and experience working with various database query languages.
• Basic understanding of data movement concepts with a strong desire to learn and assist in the design and maintenance of ETL/ELT pipelines.
• Knowledge of or a strong desire to learn cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Familiarity with data warehousing, data modeling, version control (Git), and workflow automation principles.
• Experience in the Intelligence Community

TS/SCI clearance required.

At Chenega MIOS, our professional development plan focuses on helping our team members at every level of their careers to identify and use their strengths to do their best work every day. From entry‑level employees to senior leaders, we believe there’s always room to learn. We offer opportunities to help sharpen skills in addition to hands‑on experience in the global, fast‑changing business world.

Learn more about what working at Chenega MIOS can mean for you.