Data Engineer III

Ad Hoc is a technology company that empowers organizations to deliver scalable, impactful digital services. Using modern, agile methods, our team creates products that meet people’s needs and transform their experience of government.

Our collaborations have shaped some of the defining moments in public-sector service delivery. We’ve helped build products that connect Veterans to tailored services, help millions access affordable health care, and support important programs like Head Start. As we work with agencies to deliver critical services, we’re also changing how the government approaches technology.

Our culture, communications, and tools are built for remote work, enabling us to bring together top talent nationwide. At Ad Hoc, remote life empowers our teams to design work environments that fit their lives and that foster flexibility and collaboration to achieve positive outcomes for our customers.

Ad Hoc values acceptance, accountability, and humility. We aren’t heroes. We learn from our mistakes and improve the process for the next time. We build small, inclusive teams to collaborate closely with our partners to solve the right problems and deliver software that works.

The Federal Civilian business unit supports many customers spanning the federal, commercial, and nonprofit space. Our customers include NASA, the General Services Administration, Office of Personnel Management, the Library of Congress, Health & Human Services, and the FDIC. We partner with these agencies to build new capabilities, deliver products, establish data as a strategic asset for informed decision-making, modernize legacy systems, and build the digital service infrastructure necessary to scale their mission impact.

Data Engineer III serves as an emerging individual contributor within a team, expanding your leadership, guidance and mentoring skills. With the support and guidance of leadership, you will be responsible for supporting the goal of meeting scope, schedule and delivery requirements. You will interact with stakeholders and utilize influential skills to drive improvements in data engineering processes and practices. Primary expectations of a Data Engineer III include:

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  Builds data infrastructure, pipelines, systems, and tools with a little feedback and guidance from their team

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  Intermediate understanding of data management and transformation of raw data into interpretable information

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  Ability to create accurate and accessible datasets for Data Analysts and Scientists to interpret and use

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  Own maintenance of data architectures and systems

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  Practices technical and communications skills to improve context knowledge and mentor junior data engineers

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  Presents on and writes about their work to both internal and external parties

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  Participates in planning sessions, building an understanding of data architectures and infrastructure

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  Supports recruiting efforts by evaluating homework assignments and potentially assisting with interviews

1. Strong experience with Python / Apache Spark

2. Solid understanding of data modeling, ETL process, and distributed computing

3. Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related field

4. Strong understanding of software design patterns, data structures, and algorithms

5. Experience with Agile development methodologies

6. Ability to work independently as well as in a team

7. Strong problem-solving and analytical skills

8. Strong verbal and written communication skills

9. Related experience in analytic programming, data extraction, querying databases/data warehouses and data analysis.

10. Bachelor’s degree and 5+ years of experience

1. AWS Experience (S3, EC2, Glue, Lambda, etc)

2. R experience

3. Professional Databricks/Apache Spark Certification(s)

4. SAS experience