Systems Engineer Technical Specialist (Data Engineering)

Location: McLean, Virginia, United States; onsite only with no remote or telework allowed. Travel within the United States is required.

Salary: $135,035.83–$234,801.11 per year.

Company

hirify.global delivers engineering and technology solutions supporting national security missions as a federal government contractor.

What you will do

• Provide systems engineering support through technical analysis, integration, planning, coordination, and stakeholder engagement.
• Plan and lead technical reviews and Technical Exchange Meetings, including agendas, decisions, action items, and follow-up activities.
• Prepare requirements documents, technical summaries, decision papers, presentations, briefings, and other materials explaining system concepts, risks, status, and recommendations.
• Support technical program management by translating technical and programmatic concepts into executable actions and reviewing plans, schedules, requirements, and documentation.
• Investigate wireless, mobile, cellular telecommunications, radio frequency communications, cellular infrastructure, vulnerability research, and wireless exploitation technologies.
• Identify and prioritize requirements, develop technical solutions, and coordinate activities across customer teams and government stakeholders.

Requirements

• Must possess and maintain a TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Business, or a related scientific or technical discipline with 10–12 years of experience; alternatively, a master’s degree with 8–10 years or a PhD with 5–7 years.
• Experience with and knowledge of the Sponsor’s environment.
• Technical expertise with cloud-based data platforms such as AWS, GCP, or Azure; system architecture and data-solution implementation; data engineering tools and technologies; data warehousing and data modeling.
• Experience building data pipelines, integrating multiple data sources, and working with complex datasets.
• Knowledge of data governance and data security best practices.
• Proficiency in programming languages such as Python, Java, and C++.
• Ability to develop data filtering and processing algorithms.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills for collaboration with cross-functional teams and stakeholders.

Nice to have

• Familiarity with Tableau or Power BI.
• Experience working with sensitive data sources and developing data anonymization algorithms.
• Experience with TensorFlow or PyTorch, data quality management, and data validation techniques.
• Experience delivering data-driven solutions for high-priority stakeholders and working directly with targeters and data scientists.

Culture & Benefits

• Regular full-time employment supporting federal government missions.
• Benefits may include health insurance, life insurance, paid time off, holiday pay, short- and long-term disability, retirement and savings programs, learning and development, wellness programs, and optional benefit elections.
• Equal opportunity employment with nondiscrimination protections.