ETL Engineer

VTG

$100K — $130K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience)
  • 6-8 years experience in Linux, focusing on efficient parallel processing and data management
  • 6-8 years experience in Object Oriented programming, with a preference for Python
  • 4-6 years of ETL experience with large structured and unstructured data sets
  • Familiarity with major Cloud Services (AWS, Azure, etc.) and tools like Informatica or Talend
  • Proficiency in SQL with experience in complex queries
  • Active TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph required

Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, and maintain ETL pipelines for data warehouse and analytics needs
  • Extract, transform, and load data into centralized storage
  • Enhance search and discovery platforms for large data volumes
  • Optimize ETL workflows to improve performance and reliability
  • Conduct data validation and quality checks for accuracy
  • Troubleshoot data inconsistencies and pipeline failures
  • Build and maintain secure cloud-native solutions on AWS

Benefits

  • Opportunity for hands-on technical leadership and mentorship
  • Work in a collaborative environment with cross-functional teams
  • Engagement in mission-relevant analytics and data-driven decision-making
  • Contribution to cloud-native architecture and secure data environments
Full Job Description
Overview

VTG is currently seeking a detail-oriented and experienced ETL Engineer to join our data engineering team. The ideal candidate will be responsible for designing, building, and maintaining data pipelines and integration processes that enable reliable, timely, and high-quality data delivery across the organization. This role requires strong technical capabilities, a deep understanding of data architecture, and the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional stakeholders.

What will you do?

Design, develop, and maintain ETL/ELT pipelines that support data warehouse, analytics, and application needs. Must be experienced with large data sets [hundreds of thousands of records, GB and TB size data sets]

Extract, transform, and load data from various sources into centralized storage solutions.

Design and enhance search and discovery platforms across large volumes of structured and unstructured data

Perform data ingestion, ETL, and integration across enterprise and multi-source environments

Optimize ETL workflows for performance, scalability, and reliability.

Conduct data validation, profiling, and quality checks to ensure accuracy and completeness.

Troubleshoot and resolve data inconsistencies, pipeline failures, or performance bottlenecks.

Build and maintain cloud-native solutions (AWS) aligned to secure and resilient architecture patterns

Partner with mission operators, analysts, and senior stakeholders to define requirements and deliver mission-relevant analytics

Translate mission needs into technical designs, architectures, and implementation roadmaps, ensuring alignment to operational objectives

Deliver clear, compelling visualizations, dashboards, and executive-level briefings that communicate analytic insights and recommendations

Provide technical leadership and mentorship, including hands-on development, code review, and team development

Own delivery of analytic capabilities from concept through deployment, accreditation, and sustainment

Support system accreditation, data governance, and security architecture, ensuring data integrity and compliance within classified environments

Do you have what it takes?

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).

Minimum 6-8 years working in Linux Operating system with updating the system for efficient parallel processing, understanding memory, storage and processing data at scale

Minimum 6-8 years in Object Oriented programming. Python is preferred software development language

Minimum 6-8 years of demonstrated experience with applications in the Commercial Cloud Services (C2S) environment or an Amazon Web Services cloud environment. Willing to consider substituting C2S if candidate has a minimum 4-6 years of cloud computing technology to include Azure, Oracle, Google, etc.

Minimum 4-6 years of demonstrated (Extract, Transform, Load - ETL) with large structured and unstructured raw data sets. Strong experience with ETL tools such as Informatica, Talend, SSIS, AWS Glue, or Azure Data Factory.

Proficiency in SQL, including complex queries and query optimization.

6-8 Years of experience with AWS platform including understanding EC2, RCS instance types

Strong understanding of data warehousing concepts, data modeling, and schema design.

Hands-on experience with scripting languages such as Python, Bash, or PowerShell.

Familiarity with relational and NoSQL databases.

Experience using version control systems such as Git.
• Must possess an active TS/SCI clearance with Poly on day one of employment

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