Lead Specialist, Federal Data Engineer

KPMG

$100K — $130K *
Education, Government & Non-Profit
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Minimum of five years of technical data engineering experience, preferably in U.S. Federal government consulting
  • Bachelor's degree from an accredited college/university
  • Proficient in Python and SQL; familiarity with Advana, Databricks, and Spark is a plus
  • Knowledge of Agile development methodologies and CI/CD processes
  • Experience with data architecture/integration and open-source software platforms
  • Strong leadership skills in managing project teams and engagements
  • U.S. Government Secret clearance required
  • Willingness to travel as needed for client engagements

Responsibilities

  • Leverage modern big data tools to solve complex business problems
  • Assess client data platforms and provide recommendations for modernization and integration
  • Design cloud DevOps tools for monitoring, deployment, and resource management
  • Facilitate workshops and sessions to uncover business opportunities and optimizations
  • Encourage innovation in data platforms while contributing to thought leadership

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical and dental plans
  • Vision coverage
  • Disability and life insurance
  • 401(k) plans
  • Robust personal well-being benefits for mental health
  • Personal Time Off based on classification and years of service
  • Holidays and additional breaks without using PTO
Full Job Description
Responsibilities:
  • Leverage a variety of modern big data tools / approaches to solve complex business objectives
  • Develop / update big data platform requirements to assess client data platforms, identify gaps in technologies / processes, and provide technical recommendations on platform modernization / cloud migration / integration
  • Design tools / services useful in cloud DevOps environments such as performance monitoring, security monitoring, deployment / configuration, continuous integration / build servers, and cloud resource creation scripts
  • Lead multi-disciplinary / cross-functional teams, workshops, innovation sessions with clients, to identify business opportunities and optimization
  • Help drive the process for pursuing innovations, target solutions, and extendable data platforms; participate in developing / presenting thought leadership

Qualifications:
  • A minimum of five years of technical data engineering experience; U.S. Federal government consulting experience preferred
  • Bachelor's degree from an accredited college/university
  • Experience with Python and SQL required (experience with Advana, Databricks, Spark preferred)
  • Experience with development tools and methodologies (Agile, GIT, test driven development, CI/CD release management)
  • Experience with data architecture / integration and coding / testing patterns working with existing open-source software platforms
  • Experience leading project teams and engagements
  • Ability to travel as required to support firm engagements
  • Applicant must possess a U.S. Government Secret clearance


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