Data Flow Engineer

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain data pipelines and ETL workflows to support analytics and mission operations.
• Build systems to collect, process, and store structured and unstructured data from various sources.
• Collaborate with data scientists, analysts, and software engineers to understand data needs and ensure smooth data delivery.
• Optimize data flows for performance, scalability, and reliability.
• Monitor and troubleshoot data pipeline performance, resolving issues promptly.
• Ensure data quality and integrity through robust validation and error-handling mechanisms.
• Stay up-to-date with the latest ETL tools, data integration techniques, and best practices.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field.
• Proficiency in ETL tools such as Apache NiFi.
• Strong programming skills in Python, Java, or Scala.
• Experience with SQL and working with relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQL Server).
• Experience with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) and their data services.
• Solid understanding of data modeling, schema design, and data warehousing concepts.

Nice to Have

• Experience with big data technologies (e.g., Hadoop, Spark, Kafka).
• Knowledge of streaming data platforms such as Apache Flink or AWS Kinesis.
• Hands-on experience with data visualization tools like Tableau or Power BI.
• Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code tools (eclipse, Ansible) for automating data pipeline deployments.

About Us

Pointer Technologies is Mission Forward and Employee Owned. We leverage talented engineers and effective technologies to drive success in our nation’s National Security and Intelligence missions. We enable our nation to be capable, modernized, and anticipatory for the fight ahead - seen or unseen.

Core Values

• Employee Ownership
• Transparency
• Talent
• Meaningful Work

Benefits

• Health Insurance through Blue Cross Blue Shield
• Dental, vision, long-term & short-term disability and life insurance
• 10% 401K matching with immediate vesting
• 248 hours of PTO with the ability to flex higher or lower
• Education and training budget of $5,250
• Paid military leave
• Paid maternity leave
• Internal referral profit sharing
• Employee Equity Program
• Quarterly all hands to promote transparency
• Paid company lunches
• Culture building events and parties
• The best company swag around

Clearance

TS/SCI clearance with polygraph required