Junior Data Engineer

Location: Onsite in Norfolk, Virginia, United States. All applicants must currently reside in the United States.

Salary: USD $89,000–$112,000 per year.

Company

hirify.global provides AI-powered decision intelligence solutions for national security, supply chain management, and digital identity.

What you will do

• Develop, maintain, and improve data pipelines and ETL processes for ingesting, transforming, validating, and delivering data from multiple source systems.
• Write, maintain, and optimize SQL queries across relational databases and support database development, schema documentation, query optimization, and performance monitoring.
• Support data integrations, imports, automated data transfers, reporting processes, dashboards, and data products.
• Perform data quality checks, audits, reconciliations, and investigations to improve accuracy, integrity, and reliability.
• Maintain data dictionaries, metadata inventories, dataflow diagrams, standard operating procedures, and other technical documentation.
• Support cloud data engineering, secure data access, process automation, troubleshooting, and incremental improvements with cross-functional teams using Agile practices.

Requirements

• Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Data Analytics, Accounting, or a related field, or equivalent relevant professional experience.
• 3–5 years of relevant experience in data analysis, data engineering, database support, ETL development, reporting, or data integration.
• Working knowledge of SQL and relational databases, including querying, manipulating, and validating data.
• Familiarity with data imports, ETL processes, data transformations, or integrations across multiple source systems.
• Experience with data validation, quality assurance, auditing, reconciliation, or related data accuracy activities.
• Basic understanding of database structures, data relationships, query performance, and data management principles.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and the ability to investigate and resolve data discrepancies.
• Ability to document technical processes, communicate findings clearly, collaborate with technical and nontechnical stakeholders, work in a team environment, learn new technologies, and support multiple priorities.

Nice to have

• Exposure to AWS, Databricks, or other cloud-based data platforms.
• Experience with Microsoft SQL Server, Databricks, or other relational database technologies.
• Familiarity with data governance, metadata management, data inventories, data dictionaries, or data cataloging.
• Experience with Power BI, Tableau, SSRS, or other reporting and visualization tools.
• Familiarity with Python, R, or scripting for data processing and automation.
• Experience integrating data across enterprise applications, databases, file transfers, or external data sources.
• Understanding of data security, access management, regulatory compliance, or sensitive information handling.
• Exposure to Agile software development, IT service management, or collaborative development environments.
• Interest in government, defense, critical infrastructure, or other mission-focused data environments.

Culture & Benefits

• Work onsite in Norfolk, Virginia, supporting government and national security missions.
• Collaborate with engineers, analysts, software developers, and other technical stakeholders.
• Contribute to secure and efficient data operations involving sensitive information.