Data Specialist

Position: Data Specialist Location: Columbia, MD (Hybrid) Clearance: Active PLACEMENT MANAGER Clearance, SCI Eligible Essential Job Responsibilities The ideal candidate will have worked with big data systems, complex structured and unstructured data sets, and have supported government data acquisition, analysis, and/or sharing efforts in the past. To excel in the position, the candidate shall have strong attention to detail, be able to understand technical complexities and have the willingness to learn and adapt to the situation. The candidate will work both independently and as part of a team to accomplish client objectives The candidate will understand the acquisition and documentation of logical and physical data models. The candidate will have experience in using developer and API documentation for acquisition of data model content. Minimum Qualifications 9 years total relevant experience plus the following: BS in Engineering, Computer Science, org technical degree or industry experience equivalent (4 years relevant experience can substitute for a BS degree) Experience with programming languages such as Java. Experience with Java Unit and Integration testing. Fluency with data extraction, custom translation development, and loading including data prep and labeling to enable data analytics. Familiarity with various log formats such as JSON, XML, and others. Experience with documenting database/data store data models Experience with data flow, management, and storage solutions (i.e. Kafka, NiFi, and AWS S3 and SQS solutions) Ability to decompose technical problems and troubleshoot system and dataflow issues. Must be certified DoD IAT II or higher Willingness to do a programming challenge during the interview process. Experience with Zoom/Teams/Meet style team meetings Desired Skills (Optional) Experience with Python Experience with NOSQL databases such as Accumulo desired Experience developing with Kubernetes environments Prior Experience supporting cyber and/or network security operations within a large enterprise, as either an analyst, engineer, architect, or developer Familiarity with the Agile Project team and task management environment. Good communication skills. CI or FS polygraph EEO It is the policy of Merit321 to provide equal opportunity in recruiting, hiring, training, and promoting individuals in all job categories without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other protected class or category as may be defined by federal, state, or local laws or regulations.