IAMUS

Data Engineer - San Antonio (Hybrid)

IAMUS  •  San Antonio, TX (Remote)  •  2 hours ago
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Job Description

Data Engineer – Mid-level

IAMUS Consulting

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Make an Impact Where It Matters!

IAMUS Consulting is seeking a Senior Data Engineer / Technical Lead to support mission-critical cyber and network operations within the Department of War and Intelligence Community. In this role, you will design, build, and optimize data pipelines that transform complex, high-volume data into actionable intelligence supporting national security efforts.

This is more than a hands-on engineering role—you will also lead technical direction, mentor team members, and help shape the future of data engineering across the program.

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What You’ll Be Doing

  • Design and scale data ingestion pipelines for large, complex structured and unstructured data sets
  • Integrate new data sources and enhance existing data flows for performance and reliability
  • Lead efforts around data integrity, validation, monitoring, and troubleshooting
  • Support mission partners by enabling timely, accurate, and accessible data for analysis
  • Decompose and solve complex system and dataflow challenges across distributed environments
  • Collaborate with engineers, analysts, and stakeholders across mission teams
  • Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and guidance to junior and other mid-level engineers
  • Drive best practices across ETL development, data modeling, and system architecture

Requirements

Required Qualifications

  • A current U.S. Government Secret Security Clearance is required U.S. Citizenship required
  • 9+ years of experience in data engineering, software engineering, or related technical fields and a Bachelors in a related field. (Additional experience may be considered in lieu of a degree)
  • Strong experience designing and building ETL pipelines and data ingestion frameworks
  • Hands-on experience with Kafka, NiFi, and AWS (S3, SQS)
  • Proficiency in Java with experience in unit and integration testing
  • Solid understanding of data formats (JSON, XML, SQL schemas, compressed formats)
  • Experience troubleshooting data pipelines, system performance, and dataflow issues
  • DoD 8570 IAT II certification (or higher)

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Preferred Qualifications

  • Familiarity with Python, with experience in unit and integration testing.
  • Experience supporting cyber or network operations environments
  • Familiarity with Agile development environments
  • Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, or containerized deployments
  • Exposure to Apache Airflow
  • Strong documentation and communication skills
  • Experience developing training materials or mentoring team members

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Tech Environment

Languages: Java, Python, SQL

Data & Streaming: Kafka, Apache NiFi

Cloud: AWS (S3, SQS, SNS)

Tools: GitLab, Maven, VSCode, IntelliJ, PyCharm

Other: YAML configuration, Linux (Bash), data modeling & ETL frameworks

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Work Location

📍 Hybrid – San Antonio, TX

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Leadership Opportunity

This role includes technical leadership responsibilities, including:

  • Guiding data engineering strategy and architecture decisions
  • Mentoring engineers and promoting best practices
  • Driving innovation across data ingestion, processing, and analytics capabilities
  • Supporting program growth and long-term technical vision

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Why IAMUS Consulting?

At IAMUS, we’re building a mission-driven, collaborative team supporting critical national security initiatives. We value technical excellence, accountability, and creating an environment where our people can thrive.

You won’t just be another engineer—you’ll be part of a team where:

  • Your work directly impacts real-world missions
  • Your ideas and expertise are valued
  • You have opportunities to grow, lead, and innovate

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Compensation & Benefits

Salary range: $138,000 – $185,000, depending on experience, clearance level, location, and contract requirements.

We offer a comprehensive benefits package, including:

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • Life and disability insurance
  • 401(k) and financial planning support
  • Paid time off and holidays
  • Professional development and tuition assistance
  • Dependent care support

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Equal Opportunity Employer

IAMUS Consulting is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

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Ready to Make an Impact?

If you're a mid-level engineer ready to lead, innovate, and contribute to mission-critical work, we’d love to connect.

IAMUS

About IAMUS

When you’re solving the nation’s most complex cyber, data science, and IT challenges, who you team with matters.

WHAT WE DO: At IAMUS, we deliver high-quality solutions and services to IC, DoD, Federal and commercial customers. Our cybersecurity analysts ensure the secure operations of some of our nation’s most important missions through:

▪️ Cybersecurity: Blue/Purple Teaming, Security Monitoring, Incident Response, Forensics, Threat Hunting

▪️ Splunk Deployment: Successfully delivered one of the five biggest Splunk deployments in the US Government

▪️ Custom Solutions: Developed custom solutions at scale for mission success

▪️ Technical Expertise: Intimately familiar with both bare metal and cloud-based environments

WHO WE WORK WITH: Federal agencies and commercial customers.

WHY IT WORKS: Leveraging over two decades of expertise, IAMUS security, software, and systems engineers and architects are solving some of the nation’s most complex problems in cyber analytics and data science, and infrastructure security lifecycle - from architecture, integration, quality, governance, testing, management, and analysis: all the way from concept to users' eyeballs on the glass.

WHAT SETS US APART: We are a smaller, highly innovative and agile team. As your trusted partner in cyber defense, our technically astute experts ensure project deliverables are completed on time and within budget while of the highest quality. We make sure the job is done, ensuring you see the most return on your cyber operations investment. We solve your complex problems with the right tools for the right job.

HOW IT WORKS:

- Intro discussion/call

- Project/Problem Scope

- Proposal

- Signing and onboarding

WHAT OTHERS SAY: "[IAMUS’] ability to tell the story of data and incorporate training and awareness resonates through your organization's organic data team, making them more effective as they transition forward." Eugene Ballard, 170A at 781st MI BN

Industry
Aviation & Aerospace
Company Size
11-50 employees
Headquarters
Eldersburg
Year Founded
2015
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