This is a remote position.

Job Title: Data Engineer (Databricks / ADVANA) Clearance Required:Secret or higher
Location:Remote

Schedule:Monday to Friday

About the Role:

BizFirst is supporting a Department of Defense (DoD) customer in identifying aSenior Data Engineerto support the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office (CDAO) and its enterprise data platform,ADVANA. This role is critical to the continued development, optimization, and sustainment of the ADVANA platform— leveragingDatabricksand other modern cloud-based data engineering tools to power mission- critical insights and operations.

Key Responsibilities:

    Provide data engineering support for theADVANA platform, including development and optimization of Databricks-based workflows

    Build and maintain scalable data pipelines and workflows that integrate with existing ADVANA systems

    Collaborate with government stakeholders, data scientists, and platform engineers to design and implement data solutions that meet mission needs

    Enhance system performance, scalability, and reliability of ADVANA’s Databricks environment

    Provide expert guidance on best practices in cloud data engineering, with a focus on DoD-compliant architectures

    Troubleshoot production issues, perform root cause analysis, and implement long-term fixes

    Contribute to documentation and knowledge transfer efforts across teamsRequirements:

Required Qualifications:

    Prior hands-on experience with Databricks, including cluster management, Delta Lake, and distributed data processing

    Experience working on or supportingADVANAor similar large-scale DoD data platforms

    Strong understanding of data engineering principles, including ETL/ELT, data modeling, and version control

    Demonstrated ability to work on and improve existing data systems within a DoD environment

    Strong communication and collaboration skills with both technical and non-technical stakeholders

Preferred Qualifications:

    Databricks certifications (e.g.,Databricks Certified Data Engineer Associate/Professional) arestrongly preferred

    Experience with cloud services such as AWS GovCloud or Azure Government is a plus

    Prior experience supporting the Department of Defense or Federal clients is preferred

Benefits Include:

    Family Health, Dental, and Vision (54% cost covered for the entire family)

    Flexible Spending Account

    Bonuses for lifetime events (e.g., marriage, childbirth) and overutilization on T&M

    contracts

    Profit-sharing on work brought into the company

    Unlimited Leave with approval

    $1,000 annual training budget

    401(k) with 100% employer match on the first 4% invested