Entry to Sr. Data Engineer (TS/SCI) with Security Clearance

Zachary Piper Solutions is seeking a TS/SCI cleared Data Engineer to support the United States Air Force's Joint Fires Network program in Honolulu, Hawaii. This full-time, on-site role focuses on managing real-time data ingest operations, monitoring data quality, and supporting the delivery of mission-critical data feeds. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in data engineering, scripting, data visualization, and operational support within technical environments. Period of Performance (Contract Length):

• 5 years.
• Program has been awarded and is live.
• Currently in month 9 out of 5 years.

Location and Work Environment

• Full-time on-site role in a site near Ft. Shafter/Camp Smith area in Honolulu, Hawaii, supporting operational data pipelines and mission systems.
• Position operates in a low supervision independent capacity, working with cross-domain groups across the nation.

Responsibilities

• Support continuous data ingest operations, monitoring data feeds, pipeline health, and overall data quality.
• Visualize and interpret data findings through dynamic reports and dashboards for leadership and users.
• Use data manipulation and visualization tools to communicate real-time and historical trends.
• Collaborate with platform, software, and data engineering teams to reconfigure pipelines for improved reliability.
• Work with data in multiple formats including Excel, CSV, JSON, and XML.
• Support incident management processes including issue documentation, resolution, and root-cause analysis for recurring data outages.
• Develop and maintain software to automate monitoring of real-time data feeds, including alerts for timeliness, lineage, volume, and distribution issues.

Qualifications

• Must have an active TS/SCI clearance
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering, Physics, Information Systems, or related field.
• 6-15 years of experience in data science, data engineering, platform engineering, software engineering, systems engineering, or any related technical discipline that has ushered experience with data migration.
• Experience handling structured and unstructured data across various formats.
• Experience with Linux OS

Great to Have Experience:

• Proficiency with Python
• Experience with JSON or XML
• Experience with SQL
• Experience with ETL pipelines
• Experience with any of the following data streaming tools such as: Apache (Kafka, Pulsar, Flink, Storm, Samza, Spark, Beam, Redpanda, or NiFi), Confluent Platform, StreamNative Platform, Cloudera Streaming, AWS Kinesis Data Streams/Firehose, AWS MSK, Google Cloud Data Stream, Google Dataflow (stream mode), RabbitMQ, NATS Jetstream, ZeroMQ.

Compensation

• Pay range: $130,000 - $220,000 (Based on years of relevant experience) Benefits:
• Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, 401k, 20 days of paid time off, 11 federal holidays, and sick leave.
• Relocation assistance provided.

Application Period: Opens on 10/26/2026 and will be accepted for at least 30 days from the posting date. #LI-NJ1 #LI-Onsite