Database Administrator
$130,000–$165,000 year
Remote
Job Summary
Collaborate with stakeholders and cross-functional teams to gather requirements, design schemas, and build scalable data models for self-service analytics and AI workloads. Design and maintain secure, cost-optimized ETL/ELT pipelines using AWS, Snowflake, and Snowflake tools to process structured and unstructured data. Develop and optimize data models, implement quality and monitoring frameworks, and ensure workflows are modular, version-controlled, and automated with CI/CD pipelines via Jenkins. Conduct advanced data analysis using Python and SQL while documenting data dictionaries and usage guides to support reporting and operational consumption. Deliver iterative value in an Agile environment while meeting strict government client deadlines and obtaining necessary security badges.
Required Qualifications
- US citizen or lived in the US for 3 of the last 5 years
- Must be able to obtain a U.S. Federal government client badge and pass a government background investigation
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent with ten (10) or more years of experience as Data System Architect, Engineer or similar role
- Hands-on experience using Snowflake tools, SQL and Python
- Strong proficiency in DevSecOps, Snowflake, AWS services, Jenkins as well as with GitHub for source control, branching strategy and reviews
- Knowledge of data lake, data modeling, data integration patterns, data warehousing, and modern data architecture
- Strong analytical and communication skills, including the ability to analyze data, create meaningful insights, and present information clearly to stakeholders
- Extensive knowledge of the most recent technical developments in Data Engineering
- Knowledge of Agile framework, Scrum methodologies and tools used to support them
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, ability to collaborate, present, and report to stakeholders on findings
Desired Qualifications
- Snowflake Certification
- Prior experience with government agencies
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