Tyto Athene is searching for a Data Engineer (Data Lakes) - Journeyman to support U.S. Southern Command on the SCITES II Contract in Doral, Florida. Positions are located both CONUS/OCONUS at the SOUTHCOM HQ in Doral, FL, and at the TSOC and other locations abroad (GTMO, Honduras, Colombia etc.).

The Journeyman Data Engineer provides the mechanisms to characterize, shape, and normalize data within the Enterprise Information Environment (EIE) to enable data-centric operations, resulting in decisive military advantage. This role ensures optimized ingestion, storage, and management of structured and unstructured data, and collaborates closely with analytics teams, cloud architects, and cybersecurity personnel to ensure availability, security, and performance.

Responsibilities:

• Leverages both new and existing internal and external strategies, technologies, and policies to make data accessible, secure, and effectively utilized in support of USSOUTHCOM decision-making frameworks
• Establishes a seamless, interoperable, accessible, and resilient data bus (common storage location) for the EIE, integrating all new services and capabilities into the data bus
• Develops, maintains, and institutionalizes common data interface specifications for all information systems
• Provides data asset information to support the U.S. Government in populating mission-aligned federated data catalogs, facilitating the effective sharing and utilization of data across the enterprise
• Implement and maintain data lake platforms (on-prem or hybrid cloud) that support large-scale data storage and analytics
• Assist with ingestion of high-volume structured and unstructured data from multiple sources
• Support data partitioning, compression, and lifecycle management strategies to improve efficiency
• Develop and maintain metadata catalogs and support data discovery tools
• Assist in implementing role-based access controls (RBAC) and encryption in compliance with DoD cybersecurity frameworks
• Monitor data lake health and performance metrics, assist in incident resolution
• Document infrastructure design, standard operating procedures, and user guidelines

Required:

• Associate’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Engineering or related field
• 4-9 years of of experience supporting enterprise data infrastructure or analytics platforms
• Experience with Hadoop ecosystem, Databricks, Cloudera, or similar tools
• Familiarity with scripting languages such as Python, Bash, or PowerShell
• Understanding of data governance, tagging, and schema enforcement

Desired:

• Bachelor’s degree in related field
• Experience with tools such as Apache NiFi, Kafka, Airflow, or Azure Synapse.
• Familiarity with DoD data strategy or IC community data handling requirements.
• Certification in data engineering or cloud services (e.g., Microsoft DP-203, Azure Data Engineer).
• Understanding of Zero Trust principles and secure data sharing protocols

Clearance:

• TS/SCI clearance required

Certification:

• DoD 8570 Baseline & CE certifications are required for all positions and may vary slightly depending on the skillset required to perform the role
• CompTIA Security+ CE

Location:

• Doral, Florida

Compensation:

• Compensation is unique to each candidate and relative to the skills and experience they bring to the position. This does not guarantee a specific salary as compensation is based upon multiple factors such as education, experience, certifications, and other requirements, and may fall outside of the above-stated range.

Benefits:

• Highlights of our benefits include Health/Dental/Vision, 401(k) match, Flexible Time Off, STD/LTD/Life Insurance, Referral Bonuses, professional development reimbursement, and maternity/paternity leave.