Data Engineer

Overview

Work Where it Matters

Tuva, an Akima company, is not just another federal IT contractor. As an Alaska Native Corporation (ANC), our mission and purpose extend beyond our exciting federal projects as we support our shareholder communities in Alaska.

At Tuva, the work you do every day makes a difference in the lives of our 15,000 Iupiat shareholders, a group of Alaska natives from one of the most remote and harshest environments in the United States.

For our shareholders, Tuva provides support and employment opportunities and contributes to the survival of a culture that has thrived above the Arctic Circle for more than 10,000 years.

For our government customers, Tuva helps optimize IT systems, tools, and methods, as well as mission support services and specialized technologies.

As a Tuva employee, you will be surrounded by a challenging, yet supportive work environment that is committed to innovation and diversity, two of our most important values. You will also have access to our comprehensive benefits and competitive pay in addition to growth opportunities and excellent retirement options.

Job Summary:

The NCIC is a computerized database of documented criminal justice information consisting of 21 files. All of the existing NCIC and new N3G functionality will be migrated to, and developed on, an approved public cloud, such as Amazon Web Services (AWS) GovCloud, requiring real-time communication and data exchange between the mainframe and the public cloud for a transitional period of time.

TUVA seeks to hire a Data Engineer to support SMEs services to be provided to our government client related to Data Engineering and to provide new test data to support large scale performance testing and the functionality of the NCIC database system being transitioned to the cloud.

Job Responsibilities:

• The Data Engineer shall work under the direction of the Government Task Lead. The Data Engineer will work with their Government counterparts on Sprint Teams through the Agile development of the N3G system.
• The data engineer will be responsible for all aspects of data profiling, data design, data management, and production of test data.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

• A minimum of six (6) years of data management, database administration or equivalent experience.
• A minimum of four (4) years of data engineering, data analysis, or equivalent experience
• Possess a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) or Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree from an accredited institution or equivalent experience related to the scope and objectives of the contract.
• Top Secret Security Clearance.
• In addition to the education and experience requirements, candidates shall possess superior verbal and written communication skills with the ability to work without supervision. Candidates shall also possess excellent analytical, interpersonal, and presentation skills.

Desired Qualifications:

• Prior work experience with the federal government.
• Prior work experience with either Amazon Web Services (AWS).
• Familiarity with Agile development.

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