Jr Data Engineer

Fantom Corporation is a mission-focused organization supporting critical programs across the defense and intelligence community. We partner with our customers to deliver high-impact technical solutions while fostering a culture built on trust, expertise, and long-term career growth.

We are seeking a Data Engineer to design, build, and maintain modern data solutions supporting critical Intelligence Community operations. This position will work within a collaborative Agile team alongside software engineers, data engineers, and mission stakeholders to develop scalable data pipelines, optimize cloud-based data platforms, and enable the efficient movement and transformation of data across complex environments.

Responsibilities

Develop, maintain, and enhance enterprise ETL processes and data pipelines

Build Python-based solutions for data ingestion, transformation, and processing

Integrate structured and unstructured data across multiple systems and environments

Design and support scalable data solutions within AWS environments

Improve data quality, platform performance, scalability, and operational efficiency

Troubleshoot data issues and support production operations and system sustainment

Develop automation to improve the reliability and performance of data engineering processes

Support testing, deployment, and maintenance of data platform capabilities

Participate in Agile sprint planning, backlog refinement, and technical reviews

Develop technical documentation, data flow diagrams, and operational procedures

Required Qualifications

Must be fully cleared with a recent polygraph

Must be willing and able to work fully onsite at the location listed in this posting

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Data Engineering, Information Systems, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent education and experience

Approximately 4–8 years of professional data engineering, software engineering, or related experience

Demonstrated experience designing and maintaining ETL processes and enterprise data pipelines

Strong Python development experience

Hands-on AWS experience with services such as EC2, Lambda, EKS, and S3

Experience supporting scalable data platforms and production data workflows

Understanding of data modeling, data integration, and performance optimization

Experience working within Agile software development environments

Desired Qualification

• Experience with Apache Airflow or similar workflow orchestration platforms
• Experience with Docker and Kubernetes
• Infrastructure as Code experience using Terraform
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices
• Experience working with large-scale datasets and distributed processing frameworks
• Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and problem-solving skills
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Fantom Corp is a Software Development, Agile Cloud, Software Development, Cyber Security (Risk Management, Assessments & Authorization (A&A)), Data, AI Platform (Computer Vision Models), Podcasting Media Services, and IT Services provider. Established in 2015, Fantom Corp serves Federal customers with top-notch Cybersecurity Architects, Data Scientists/Analysts, Software Engineers/Developers, DevSecOps Engineers, Project Managers, Identity, Credential Access Management (ICAM) services , and Cloud-certified practitioners. We excel in delivering emerging technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) with a focus on identifying trends, object detection, and classification of structured and unstructured data. Fantom Corp possesses mastery in all aspects of digital audio production. We lead in the ideation and creation of efforts for clients who want to harness the power of podcasting. We guide them in selecting the right show format for their needs and goals. As a Small Business, we possess the innovation, speed and flexibility to meet your requirements.