Data Engineers develop, construct, test, and maintain architectures such as databases and large-scale data processing systems. They create pipelines of common architecture and infrastructure to optimize data for consumption through the design and construction of massive reservoirs for big data. They solve problems associated with database access and integration and unstructured data sets to provid

Duties

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: ***ACTUAL DUTY LOCATIONS: SPRINGFIELD, VA; ST. LOUIS, MO; ARNOLD, MO; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO***You may be asked to complete one or more assessments in addition to the application you submit on this website as part of your application to NGA. These assessments may include but are not limited to online questionnaires or assessments that require you to describe your job-related knowledge, skills, abilities, or other characteristics that are aligned with the mandatory and desirable qualifications of this job posting. The information you provide in the application you submit must support the response you provide to this questionnaire. You will receive an email to describe any additional assessments required. Please monitor your emails and complete any required assessments as soon as possible.This position may be eligible for a RECRUITMENT INCENTIVE: selected candidates may be offered an incentive as part of the offer of employment. To receive the incentive, selected candidates must be eligible under 5 CFR Part 575, Subpart A, upon issuance of the Final Offer Letter. Changes in federal employment status prior to issuance of the Final Offer Letter may affect eligibility. To receive the incentive, selected candidates will be required to sign a service agreement to stay within the position at NGA for the agreed upon time. If the service agreement is terminated before its completion, the employee may be required to repay a pro rata share amount of the incentive to the government. Additional information regarding recruitment incentives for current federal employees can be found in DoDI 1400.25, Volume 2006.

Requirements

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Qualifications

MANDATORY QUALIFICATION CRITERIA: For this particular job, applicants must meet all competencies reflected under the Mandatory Qualification Criteria to include education (if required). Online resumes must demonstrate qualification by providing specific examples and associated results, in response to the announcement's mandatory criteria specified in this vacancy announcement: 1. Demonstrated proficiency in applied programming and/or manipulation of data with any programing language such as Python, R, or Java.2. Demonstrated experience utilizing and promoting standards and best practices for data interfaces such as extract-transform-load (ETL) and application programming interfaces (API).3. Demonstrated experience consulting solutions for data storage, access and exchange technologies (e.g. S3, FTP WFS, FeatureServer, Elasticsearch, SDK or similar).4. Verified skill providing substantive advice on complex, sensitive, and/or strategic project or program issues, applying advanced knowledge of the interdependencies of programs and groups and their implications for solutions that support the mission.5. Demonstrated a sophisticated understanding and skill in applying broad or in-depth expertise in highly complex and ambiguous situations; is an acknowledged authority, advisor, or key resource. 6. Experience identifying and translating customer needs to create data products that satisfy customer requirements.EDUCATION REQUIREMENT: A. Education: Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, Information Science, Information Systems Management, Mathematics, Operations Research, Physical Sciences, Statistics, Technology Management, or a degree that provided a minimum of 24 semester hours in one or more of the fields identified above and required the development or adaptation of applications, systems, or networks. -OR- B. Combination of Education and Experience: A minimum of 24 semester (36 quarter) hours of coursework in any area listed in option A, plus experience in developing, constructing, testing and maintaining architectures and/or related technologies, or in a related field that demonstrates the ability to successfully perform the duties associated with this work. As a rule, every 30 semester (45 quarter) hours of coursework is equivalent to one year of experience. Candidates should show that their combination of education and experience totals 4 years. -OR- C. Experience: A minimum of 4 years of experience in developing, constructing, testing and maintaining architectures and/or related technologies, or in a related field that demonstrates the ability to successfully perform the duties associated with this work. -AND- IT-related experience demonstrating each of the four competencies: Attention to Detail, Customer Service, Oral Communication, and Problem Solving.DESIRABLE QUALIFICATION CRITERIA: In addition to the mandatory qualifications, experience in the following is desired: 1. Certification in cloud native services such as Amazon Web Services (AWS), containers, Kubernetes, DevSecOps pipeline tooling, and/or microservices architecture.2. Demonstrated expert experience with coding and scripting languages such as Python, JSON, BASH, and/or PowerShell.3. Demonstrate expert experience implementing, configuring, or designing databases with one or more current database technologies. e.g., relational (Oracle, MySQL, Postgresql, etc.), NoSQL (MongoDB, Accumulo, Elastic, etc.), graph (Allegrograph, JanusGraphy).4. Demonstrated experience with infrastructure as code technology such as terraform, cloud formation, ansible, or similar.

Contacts

• Address NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL-INTELLIGENCE AGENCY Mailstop: S44-HDR 7500 GEOINT Drive Springfield, VA 22150 US
• Name: Recruitment
• Phone: 571-557-1999
• Email: [email protected]