Sr Data Engineer

Job description

Xenith Solutions is a small family focused business where we focus on taking care of our employees and customers equally.  We are focused on serving Federal / Civilian, Defense and Intelligence organizations with superior service.  If you want to be a part of a rapidly growing business with an exceptional culture, then you want to be a part of the Xenith Solutions family.

Xenith offers unmatched Benefits:

• 100% of Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits paid by employer FSA or HSA available Unlimited Paid Time Off (PTO) 401(k) matching (100% up to the first 4%) with NO vesting period Tuition / Certification / Training reimbursement Accident / Disability / Universal Life Insurance And much more… Xenith Solutions is currently looking for a Informatica Intelligence Cloud Services (IICS) Data Engineer with agile methodology experience to join our BEAGLE (Border Enforcement Applications for Government Leading-Edge Information Technology) Agile Solution Factory (ASF) Team supporting Customs and Border Protection (CBP) client located in Northern Virginia!


• Join this passionate team of industry-leading individuals supporting the best practices in Agile Software Development for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

What you’ll get to do:

• Modernize the data warehouse environment by migrating the Informatica Powercenter to Informatica Intelligent Cloud Services (IICS) Help customers and mission users conceptualize and prioritize their data analysis and visualization needs.


• Collaborating with teams across the organization to help prioritize competing analytic needs and incrementally develop new and optimized capabilities.
• Working on unusually complicated problems and providing solutions that are highly creative and ingenious, exhibiting creativity and resourcefulness.

Evaluating existing data sets and reporting architectures to identify strategic gaps and apply modern technologies to creatively achieve superior mission outcomes.




Apply your skills in development languages such as SQL, Sparks, Python and to create or augment business and operational intelligence tools to detect trends, patterns, and non-obvious relationships in large, complex, and disparate data sets.



• Lead across teams and organizations as a responsible, team-oriented individual with outstanding written and verbal communication skills and work ethic.

Promote Agile culture and functional decomposition Identify new portfolio business value innovations and opportunities Assists in removing roadblocks/impediments for the various teams Works with coaches on establishing coaching plans for teams that might not be trending well on metrics or in general with ASF/Agile concepts You have:

• Must be a U.S.

Citizen with the ability to pass CBP background investigation, criteria includes but is not limited to:

• 3 year check for felony convictions 1 year check for illegal drug use 1 year check for misconduct such as theft or fraud 7+ years of professional experience working on complex data challenges in the areas of data architecture and engineering 3-5 years of Informatica experience (at least 1 year in IICS implementation experience) Database skillset for AWS RDS concepts, and understanding of database principles used by tools such Databricks, Oracle, and Informatica ETL Strong software development background using Agile or DevOps methods and deep familiarity with cloud-native technologies.

College degree (B.S.) in Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related discipline.

(Industry and/or Academic experience is acceptable in lieu of degree.) Bonus would be having:

• 5-10 years of DHS, DoD, or IC experience working in complex data environments, including the architecture and optimization of data schemas, terabyte-scale ETL, etc.
  
  5-10 years of experience applying a range of analytical techniques including statistical, geospatial, link, temporal, and predictive analysis, for DHS, DoD, or IC agencies.
  
  3-5 years of experience building and implementing artificial intelligence, neural networks, deep learning, or machine learning capabilities in software applications in a national security or academic environment.


• Exposure to Continuous integration, Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) and DevOps processes and tools Exposure to implementing or migrating to Cloud environments like Amazon Web Services (AWS) or Microsoft Azure.
• Previous experience as an Enterprise-level Data Architect, Data Engineer, Data Scientist, or Data Analyst.

Ability to apply advanced principles, theories, and concepts, and contribute to the development of innovative principles and ideas.



• Xenith Solutions LLC is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business founded in 2019.
• We provide comprehensive, timely and relevant Solutions and Business Consulting support to our customers as a key partner.
• Our leadership brings over a century of combined experience in Defense and Civilian markets.
• Our employees possess experience in all aspects of solution development from requirements creation, development, test and evaluation, fielding, and sustainment.
• At the core of our offerings, we provide strategy and technology solutions, giving our customers valuable insights and thought leadership on the best application of information technology to drive business objectives.
• Xenith focuses on solving complex business challenges facing our customers.
• Our “Success Through Achievement” work ethic means our customer receive quality solutions through our commitment.
• We pride ourselves on tackling some of the most difficult operational requirements our customers have – ensuring an appropriate match between the mission requirements, financials, schedule, and security.
• EEO Xenith Solutions provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.
• EEO IS THE LAW If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation as part of the employment selection process, please contact Xenith Solutions.
• E-Verify As a Federal Contractor, Xenith Solutions is required to participate in the E-Verify Program to confirm eligibility to work in the United States.
• Affirmative Action Plan As a federal government contractor and based on Executive Orders and applicable laws and regulations, Xenith Solutions develops and maintains annual written Affirmative Action Plans and endeavors to hire and advance qualified minorities, females, individuals with disabilities, and protected veterans.
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