Data Lake Engineer

NV5 Geospatial is actively recruiting a Data Lake Engineer. Strong capabilities in supporting Data Lake platform administration and enterprise architecture are required. The Data Lake Engineer will be based at US Army Garrison Miami/US Southern Command. US citizenship, along with the ability to successfully pass a basic background check for access to US military bases, is required for employment. The successful candidate will have an active TS/SCI clearance.

Work Setting:

Onsite - US Army Garrison - Miami / SOUTHCOM HQ
• Potential travel up to 5-15% of the time

NV5 is a global technology solutions and consulting services company with a workforce of over 4,500 professionals in more than 100 offices worldwide. NV5's continued growth has been spurred through strategic investments in firms with unique capabilities to help current and future customers solve the world's toughest problems. The NV5 family brings together talent across a wide range of markets and fields, including Professional Engineers, Professional Land Surveyors, Architects, Photogrammetrists, GIS Professionals, Software Developers, IT, Project Management Professionals, and more.

At NV5 Geospatial, we are a collaboration of intelligent, innovative thinkers who care for each other, our communities, and the environment. We value both heart and head, the diversity of our people, and their experiences because that is how we continue to grow as a leader in our industry and expand our individual and collective potential.

• Design, implement, and maintain scalable Data Lake architectures to support structured and unstructured data ingestion, ensuring efficient data access and retrieval.
• Configure and manage the integration interface between the Data Lake and Stardog knowledge graph platform, including SPARQL endpoint access, metadata federation, and catalog alignment.
• Follow access control policies and usage scope defined by the Government.
• Optimize ETL pipelines for high-volume data transformation, ensuring compliance with DoD IL4/IL5 security standards.
• Implement storage tiering strategies and access controls, ensuring data is properly classified, retained, and access per DoD governance requirements.

Minimum Requirements:

• Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Systems Engineering, Data Science, Business Administration, Engineering Management, or a related field, or eleven (11) years of equivalent experience managing complex technical projects in enterprise data architecture, Databricks administration, and cloud-based data platforms.
• Demonstrated experience in Databricks platform administration, including workspace configuration, Unity Catalog, cluster performance tuning, and cloud integration.
• Demonstrated experience in data pipeline development (ETL), Delta Lake optimization, and AI/ML workflow integration.
• Demonstrated experience in SysEngOps, DevSecOps, version control systems (Git), and CI/CD pipelines for automated deployment and governance.
• Demonstrated experience in Cloud Security, RBAC, and compliance with DoD data policies across AWS, Azure and GCP.
• Hands-on expertise in Python, SQL/NoSQL, Apache Spark, Databricks SQL, and cloud-native data services for large scale data processing and analytics.
• Ability to manage and prioritize complex project tasks.

Preferred:

• Portuguese or Spanish language skills.
• Experience with government IT programs and environments.

Clearance Requirement:

• Active TS/SCI preferred

Please be aware that some of our positions may require the ability to obtain a security clearance. Security clearances may only be granted to U.S. citizens. In addition, applicants who accept a conditional offer of employment may be subject to government security investigation(s) and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

NV5 offers a competitive compensation and benefits package including medical, dental, life insurance, FTO, 401(k) and professional development/advancement opportunities.

NV5 provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. NV5 complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

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