Agile Defense

Agile Defense

Data Engineer

Camp Smith, HI

No sponsorship$150k-$175kDetected 42 days ago
PythonFull-Stack DevelopmentSQLDatabricksAWSAzureDockerCI/CDAPI DevelopmentMachine LearningTensorFlowscikit-learnSparkData AnalysisData EngineeringData ScienceData VisualizationMLOpsStatisticsAgileCommunicationCollaboration

About the role

  • You will help shape and deploy data pipelines, pre-processing workflows, feature engineering strategies, and machine learning services within secure, containerized environments.
  • The ideal candidate brings a hybrid of statistical modeling fluency and hands-on software engineering expertise.

Responsibilities

  • Develop data visualizations and interpretive summaries that support stakeholder understanding and product team decision-making.
  • That's why we always look to the future and embrace change with an unmovable spirit and the courage to build for what comes next.

Requirements

  • Top Secret, Must Have Clearance to Start

Nice to have

  • This role requires strong technical communication skills, a collaborative mindset, and experience working in agile environments that value reproducibility, testing, and continuous delivery.
  • Familiarity with cloud-based data platforms such as Databricks, Palantir, or AWS-native data services is highly preferred.
  • Engage with product managers and mission users to define data and model requirements aligned with operational goals.
  • Work closely with engineers to ensure data science components align with technical constraints and deployment patterns.
  • Participate in agile sprint planning, retrospectives, and demos, sharing progress and adjusting priorities based on feedback.
  • 4+ years of experience in applied data science, Palantir Foundry development, or data pipeline development.
  • Proficient in Python, SQL, and distributed data frameworks (e.g., Spark, Databricks, PySpark).
  • Familiarity with MLOps, API development, and secure cloud-based environments (e.g., AWS, Azure, Palantir Foundry).

Skills

  • Ensure services meet performance, reliability, and security requirements consistent with DoD enterprise and cloud-native architecture.
  • Package model inference services with well-documented APIs for integration into end-user applications and operational dashboards.

Compensation

  • $150k-$175k

Company info

  • Employees of Agile Defense are our number one priority, and the importance we place on our culture here is fundamental.
  • Our culture is alive and evolving, but it always stays true to its roots.
  • We call it the 6Hs, the values that define our culture and guide everything we do.
  • Hustle - Be Driven. Hustle is reflected in our relentless work ethic, where we are each committed to going above and beyond to advance the mission and achieve success.
  • Honest - Be Trustworthy. Honesty serves as our compass, ensuring transparent communication and ethical conduct, essential to who we are and the complex domains we support.
  • About Agile Defense At Agile Defense we know that action defines the outcome and new challenges require new solutions.

Equal opportunity

  • Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

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