About BlueForge Alliance (BFA)

BlueForge Alliance is an agile program integrator positioned to meet the intense and urgent demand to build capacity for the defense industrial base. We are a unifying organization converging technology, manufacturing, economics, and state and federal government to provide a forward-facing, federated umbrella with national visibility.

As a non-profit, neutral convener, BlueForge Alliance aligns strategy with execution to coordinate regional stakeholders, assess and propose high-value efforts, and rapidly establish and deploy U.S. Department of Defense investments. By streamlining competing priorities and viewpoints, we aim to increase manufacturing capacity and technology adoption, boost the number of available suppliers and diversify investment into the defense industrial base.

Position Description

Data Engineer, you will play a key role in developing, maintaining, and optimizing our data infrastructure to support our mission-driven initiatives. This position offers the opportunity to work at the intersection of technology and social impact, leveraging data to support our organizational goals. In addition to the following details, by being a BlueForger, you will be expected to uphold and exemplify our values of Belonging, Selfless Service, Integrity, Leadership, Respect, and Excellence. We uphold these values upon a backbone of humility driven by a culture of safety, vulnerability, and purpose. In this Exempt role you will perform the following essential functions:

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable data pipelines and ETL processes to ingest, process, and analyze large volumes of structured and unstructured data.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand data requirements and design solutions that meet business needs.
• Optimize data workflows and performance to ensure timely and efficient data delivery for analytics and reporting purposes.
• Implement data quality and validation procedures to ensure the accuracy, completeness, and reliability of data.
• Stay current with emerging technologies and best practices in data engineering and apply them to improve our data infrastructure.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior team members, promoting knowledge sharing and collaboration within the team.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering, or a related field.
• 5+ years of post-degree experience, or comparable combined education and experience, in data engineering or a related role, preferably in a non-profit or government contracting environment.
• Knowledge of data modeling, schema design, and database optimization techniques.
• Experience with data processing programming languages such as Python, Java, or other similar frameworks
• Familiarity with SQL and experience working with relational and NoSQL databases.
• Experience with cloud platforms such as Palantir, AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform.
• Proficient with software development tools such as Postman, Visual Studio.
• Experience with data visualization tools such as Tableau, PowerBI.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in a team environment.
• Certifications such as Certified Systems Engineering Professional (CSEP) or Project Management Professional (PMP) are a plus.

Salary and Benefits

Expected Salary Range $80,000 - 100,000 depending on experience and qualifications.

BFA has a competitive benefits package that includes:

• Health, dental, and vision plans
• 401k matching program
• Generous PTO package
• And more

Other Details

BlueForge Alliance provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, nat onal origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITARhere.

All positions are security sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation, and employment is contingent upon the institution's verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institution's procedures, including the completion of the criminal history check.

To accomplish this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform, with or without reasonable accommodation, each essential function satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodation may be made to help enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations, in accordance with ADA, may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

To the extent that work entails access to export-controlled items or information, award of the position is contingent on obtaining the relevant export control authorizations.