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Nava · 5 months ago

Sr. Data Engineer (Engineering Lead)

United States

Full-time

Remote

Senior Level

$136K/yr - $153K/yr

7+ years exp

Nava is a consultancy and public benefit corporation focused on simplifying government services. The Senior Data Engineer will lead a team to develop scalable systems for government partners, modernizing legacy platforms and improving user access to essential services through well-designed data solutions.

AppsCloud Data ServicesComputerGovernmentGovTechSoftwareWeb Development

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

Responsibilities

Lead a team of 6 engineers

Working with fellow Nava engineers to design, review, and build well-crafted software

Working in an agile manner to efficiently ship new features that meet user needs

Design and develop scalable data ingestion and processing pipelines

Implement large-scale data ecosystems within cloud-based platforms that include data management and data governance of structured and unstructured data

Implement data validation and quality checks to ensure accuracy and consistency

Work with cross-functional project teams to gather business requirements and translate to detailed technical specifications

Work with Government partners to assist and develop data engineering applications and pipelines that will enable data services and processing capabilities

Participate in software design and code reviews

Maintain security and privacy standards in all aspects of the data pipeline

Taking part in hiring activities (e.g., submitting referrals, conducting interviews, and attending interview debriefs), as needed

Qualification

AWS data servicesData engineering leadershipBig data technologiesData ingestion pipelinesPython programmingAgile methodologiesSystems thinkingCommunicationCollaborative mindsetDetail-oriented

Required

At least 7 years of experience working in an agile, multidisciplinary team environment, preferably designing and building medium to large-scale on Cloud platforms

At least 3 years of experience leading and mentoring engineering teams

At least 3 years of experience building data services on AWS

Experience building large scale data services with FHIR/HL7 in healthcare

Experience with big data technologies such Apache Spark, AWS Glue, AWS Athena, Databricks, AWS Redshift, AWS S3 and AWS RDS

Proficient writing applications and APIs in Python, Go or Java

Tenacity to dive into problems and iterate in working code

Equal parts systems thinker and advocate for users

Highly resourceful, reliable, and detail-oriented

Ability to think strategically around trade-offs and short term vs. long term benefits

An adaptive, empathetic, collaborative and positive mindset

Excellent written and verbal communication skills, technical and otherwise

Legal authorization to work in the United States