Kearney and Company is currently seeking a Data Engineer to join our Arlington, VA team. The Data Engineer will develop pipelines for data acquisition and ingestion, enabling detailed data analytics using industry leading tools and capabilities. You will be part of a customer focused team developing productive working relationships with client personnel, delivering capabilities for the Department of Defense through agile methodology.

Responsibilities:

• Create and update data pipelines and conduct data ingesting operations
• Query, discover, export, and connect dashboards/analytic models to data provided by DoD stakeholders
• Develop and translate functional data requirements to assemble datasets and program related business logic
• Ensure the data catalog is updated with metadata related to new data being ingested.
• Maintain relationships and communicate with key client personnel to understand business operations, processes, and functions
• Develop and run reconciliation scripts to support customer data and use cases
• Adhere to management's Agile Development process, including using JIRA and Slack daily
• Present progress to senior stakeholders
• Balance multiple projects concurrently

Required Qualifications:

• BA, BS or BBA degree in mathematics, engineering, computer science, or related area and at least 2 years of relevant experience
• Must have at least an active Secret clearance
• Prior experience as a data engineer, data architect, or data scientist
• Experience with using Databricks to perform data transformations or modeling (including Databricks SQL and Delta Lake)
• Intermediate knowledge of SQL and Python
• Experience working with Accounting and Financial Management Data
• Experience independently evaluating controls over security processes, infrastructure, network, applications and databases
• Ability to provide on-site support 3-5 days a week at the Pentagon or Mark Center

Preferred Qualifications:

• Data engineer or data architect certification: Amazon Web Services (AWS) Certified Data Analytics - Specialty, or other related designation preferred
• Experience with StreamSets
• Understanding of DoD Financial Management Systems
• Experience with PySpark
• Experience with bash scripting
• Experience with ini/cfg configuration files
• TS/SCI Preferred

Exclusively focused on the Government, Kearney & Company provides financial services, including auditing, consulting, and technology services. Our commitment to our employees and clients as well as to dedication and trust, critical values to our Firm, have led to Kearney's recognition as one of the leading accounting firms in the country. Based on our employees' feedback, we are also consistently rated a Best Place to Work. Employment at Kearney means a flexible, collaborative, and open-minded work environment. We hope it is your "first easy decision." Learn more at www.kearneyco.com/careers.

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