Senior Data Engineer

Insight Global is seeking a TS/SCI Senior Data Scientist / Engineer with a strong background in data infrastructure and large-scale data environments to support U.S. Space Command mission data initiatives. This role supports the definition, architecture, and engineering of a large-scale on-premises data environment designed to ingest, store, process, and distribute space domain data across multiple classification levels. This would be reporting to work in Huntsville, AL. This is not a traditional data science role. The position sits at the intersection of: • Data engineering • Data architecture • Infrastructure engineering • Systems engineering Required Skills & Experience • Bachelor’s Degree • Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) security clearance • 7 years of progressive experience across both data engineering and data science disciplines • Proficiency in Python and Structured Query Language (SQL); demonstrated success designing Extract, Transform, Load/Extract, Load, Transform (ETL/ELT) pipelines; developing and deploying machine learning models; and working with big data technologies such as Apache Spark, Apache Airflow, or Apache Hadoop • Demonstrated knowledge of enterprise data architecture and storage hardware (e.g. Storage Area Networks (SAN), Network Attached Storage (NAS), and object storage), data center design principles, data governance practices, and understanding of space data characteristics, including experience with the National Space Intelligence Center (NSIC) Data Catalog This would be a full-time employment contract to hire. The salary band is $180/k - $240/k per annum.