Data Engineer

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Belong. Connect. Grow. with KBR!

KBR’s National Security Solutions team provides high-end engineering and advanced technology solutions to our customers in the intelligence and national security communities. In this position, your work will have a profound impact on the country’s most critical role – protecting our national security.

Why Join Us?

• Innovative Projects: KBR’s work is at the forefront of engineering, logistics, operations, science, program management, mission IT and cybersecurity solutions.

• Collaborative Environment: Be part of a dynamic team that thrives on collaboration and innovation, fostering a supportive and intellectually stimulating workplace.

• Impactful Work: Your contributions will be pivotal in designing and optimizing defense systems that ensure national security and shape the future of space defense.

This is a contingent position based upon contract award

KBR is seeking a Data Engineer to join our team in the Northern Virginia area. The Data Engineer utilizes diverse data-focused skills, experience, deep technical and analytical problem-solving, and team-centered solutions for complex problems to satisfy priority information-enabling operations that involve big data, Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence. This position requires solid attributes for problem-solving, data analysis, troubleshooting, analytical thinking, and experimentation, often under time-sensitive decisions.

Responsibilities:

• Provide data engineering expertise to design and deliver data services for complete mission systems (infrastructure/platform/applications/process) solutions

• Identify best practices for data services monitoring and management

• Collaborate with scientists, engineers, program managers, and analysts to understand capabilities of IC programs

• Research emerging big data and data services technologies to support cloud apps and maintain cloud services

• Establish standard policy and compliance metrics by which data management will be monitored, corrective responses issued, and reported

• Uses scientific methods, processes, algorithms, and systems to extract insights from structured and unstructured data

• Review performance and cybersecurity monitoring framework

• Deliver information papers proposing emergent big data technology and best practices

Minimum Qualifications:

• At least six (6) years of experience specific to technical and programmatic integration or a related field

• Experience with data services and big data

• Experience in software engineering, design architecture, analyzing computer hardware and software solutions

• Understanding of best practices regarding data management

• Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science or related discipline (STEM)

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience with intelligence analysis and intelligence products

• Cloud certification (Azure or AWS)

• Master’s Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or related STEM field

Clearance: TS/SCI w/ poly required

Belong, Connect and Grow at KBR

At KBR, we are passionate about our people and our Zero Harm culture.  These inform all that we do and are at the heart of our commitment to, and ongoing journey toward being a People First company.  That commitment is central to our team of team’s philosophy and fosters an environment where everyone can Belong, Connect and Grow. We Deliver – Together. 

KBR is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, veteran status, genetic information, union status and/or beliefs, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.