Data Layer Engineer - Mid
Location: Doral, FL
Join the Nalley Consulting team at Southcom HQ.Position: Data Layer Engineer
LCAT: Mid
Location: SOUTHCOM HQ, Doral, FL / On-site
Office: U.S. SOUTHERN Command J2
Required clearance: TS/SCI
Required education: Bachelor’s degree in Data Management, Information Science, Computer Science, or a related field, or five (5) years of equivalent experience in data governance.
Description:
- Design and manage a modular data layer architecture that supports scalable ingestion, transformation, and serving of geospatial and structured data across containerized environments.
- Develop and optimize ETL pipelines for real-time and batch processing of mission-relevant data, ensuring integration with both ESRI and third-party analytic services.
- Implement metadata management solutions—such as tagging, schema validation, and indexing—to improve lineage tracking and facilitate governance alignment with IL4/IL5 controls.
- Manage data access enforcement mechanisms, including RBAC policies and encryption controls, consistent with NIST 800-53 Rev. 5, FedRAMP, and DoD cybersecurity mandates.
- Submit the Data Layer Integration & Optimization Report, detailing Kubernetes performance benchmarks related to data lake interaction, data lifecycle strategies for containerized environments, and cloud resource optimization recommendations.
- Possess the knowledge and capability to design, implement, and optimize data transformation workflows for geospatial and non-geospatial datasets.
- Must be proficient in ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) processes, data structuring, and schema management, with expertise in ESRI geospatial data layers, ArcGIS Enterprise, and cloud-based geospatial services.
- Strong understanding of databases (PostgreSQL/PostGIS, SQL Server, NoSQL), cloud storage solutions (AWS S3, Azure Blob, Google Cloud Storage), and Kubernetes-hosted geospatial applications is required.
- Demonstrated experience in developing and managing data governance frameworks, implementing metadata and data cataloging solutions, and ensuring compliance with DoD and IC data security policies.
- Experience with tools such as Databricks Unity Catalog, Collibra, Alation, AWS Glue, or Azure Purview is required.
- Certified Data Management Professional (CDMP), DAMA Certified Data Governance Professional (DGSP), or Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Engineer Associate.
ABOUT NALLEY CONSULTING
Nalley Consulting is a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business working with prime partners to staff Department of Defense and Intelligence Community positions. Created by a U.S. Navy intelligence veteran, Nalley Consulting has grown to include multiple IDIQ vehicles in several states.
Nalley Consulting fringe benefits include:
- Excellent medical, dental, and vision benefits
- PTO
- 11 paid federal holidays
- Tuition assistance
- Paid military-reserve leave
- Paid parental leave for birth or adoption
- 401k matching up to 5 percent of the base salary
- Flex time
- Company-paid short-term disability, long-term disability, and life insurance.
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