We have an exciting opportunity for a
Data Engineer to join our JETS II contract team at
NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston, TX.
If selected you will: - Design and refine logical/physical data models and schemas
- Maintain metadata repositories, taxonomies, glossaries, and authoritative definitions
- Develop and monitor data quality rules, metrics, and remediation plans
- Document lineage, mappings, interfaces, retention, and lifecycle processes
- Support integration requirements, exchange analysis, and source to target designs
- Assist with analytics, dashboards, metrics development, and AI readiness
- Produce architecture, governance, quality, integration, and analytics documentation
- Other duties as assigned or required
Qualifications:This position has been posted at multiple levels. Depending on the candidate's experience, requirements, and business needs, we reserve the right to consider candidates at any level for which this position has been advertised.
- Typically requires a bachelor's degree in Engineering and a minimum of 2- 5 years of experience in the field or in a related area.
- Strong skills in data modeling, schema design, and metadata management
- Experience with CRM/workflow systems (Salesforce preferred)
- Ability to translate business requirements into technical/data solutions
- Experience supporting governance, stewardship, and cross functional coordination
- Strong documentation and communication skills (verbal and written)
- Experience preparing data for analytics or AI initiatives
- Excellent organizational skills and ability to manage parallel workstreams
Preferred Qualifications:- 8+ years in data engineering, data architecture, or enterprise data management
- Experience in NASA, Federal environments, or enterprise governance frameworks
- Salesforce data architecture, metadata tools, or object modeling
- Knowledge of APIs, integration patterns, lifecycle management, and MDM
- Experience with dashboards, metrics, or analytics ready data models
- Experience supporting AI/ML data preparation
- Familiarity with data cataloging and metadata tools
- Experience with PowerApps/Power BI
- Hybrid telework from Houston preferred, Remote considered
Benefits - Competitive pay
- Positive work-life balance
- 100% Employer paid insurance including: Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment, short-term disability, and long-term disability
- 11 paid holidays annually
- Generous PTO
- 401k after 12 months of service with employer match
- Education assistance
- Relocation assistance (if applicable)
US Citizenship and the ability to pass a comprehensive security background investigation is required. 
