The Marlin Alliance

The Marlin Alliance

Data Engineer

San Diego, California, USA · full-time

No sponsorship$175k-$225kDetected 50 days ago
TypeScriptPythonElasticsearchAWSKafkaMachine LearningAirflowData EngineeringData ScienceNLPAI OrchestrationMIL-STDLeadershipCommunicationPublic SpeakingMicrosoft Office

About the role

  • Incorporated in 2002, The Marlin Alliance is a digital transformation company dedicated to ensuring our clients compete and win in tomorrow's digital world.
  • We specialize in creating technical solutions that allow for seamless execution of automated business processes and the generation of governed, machine-consumable data.
  • From strategic planning to advanced analytics and cybersecurity, our team provides cutting-edge, cross-disciplinary solutions.

Responsibilities

  • Build and optimize robust data pipelines: ingestion, transformation, storage, and governance.
  • Implement automation using CHRON/CRON jobs and data orchestration frameworks (Apache Airflow, Kafka, AWS Step Functions).
  • Architect and maintain scalable data stores (e.g., Apache Iceberg, Elasticsearch) with schema evolution and deduplication.
  • Implement MIL-STD-6016 (Link-16) and MIL-STD-3011 (JREAP) message handling.
  • Support integration or development of Cross-Domain Solutions (CDS) for secure, policy-based data transfers.
  • Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions, absent undue hardships.
  • Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions of their job, absent undue hardship.
  • To perform this job successfully, the incumbents will possess the skills, aptitudes, and abilities to perform each duty proficiently.
  • The requirements listed in this document are the minimum levels of knowledge, skills, or abilities.
  • This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an "at-will" relationship.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Engineering, or related STEM field.
  • Work Environment and Mental/Physical Demands The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position.
  • Must be able to perform work in a stationary position at a minimum of 50% of the time.
  • Must have the ability to operate computer and other office productivity machinery consistently during work hours.
  • Must have the ability to communicate and exchange information and ideas in an in-person or virtual setting through the use of online tools and available communication mediums.
  • Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments.

Nice to have

  • Preferred Skills and Experience: Familiarity with DoD data architecture principles (e.g. DoDAF, CADM).

Skills

  • Familiarity with DoD data architecture principles (e.g. DoDAF, CADM).
  • Experience with DataOps or similar mission-critical pipeline automation (e.g., deduplication, schema normalization).
  • Any experience leveraging universal data distribution architectures within DOD operations.

Compensation

  • $175k-$225k

Benefits

  • Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health or safety of themselves or others.
  • Education and Certification

Equal opportunity

  • An Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

This listing is sourced directly from The Marlin Alliance's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.