Data Engineer / Database Administrator w/Top Secret Clearance

A3 Consulting LLC is a leading management and technology firm specializing in innovative solutions for Federal government customers. They are seeking a highly skilled Data Engineer / Database Administrator to execute a critical phase of a defense-based modernization program, focusing on data architecture, migration strategies, and governance.

Responsibilities:

• Architect and execute the program's data migration strategy, as well as serve as the resident subject matter expert for data governance, resilience, and multi-system integration
• Develop and execute a formal, phased Data Migration Plan to transfer all historical functionality and data from the on-premises legacy NISS application into the new NI2 AWS cloud environment with no loss of data fidelity
• Create detailed source-to-target data mapping documents, defining the transformation logic required to align legacy data
• Design and manage robust data ingestion pipelines capable of processing and normalizing structured and unstructured data from diverse third-party and internal government data feeds to support Continuous Vetting and FOCI Risk Management
• Implement and maintain a highly resilient data backup and recovery strategy to ensure production databases meet strict Government-approved Recovery Point Objectives
• Monitor, optimize, and maintain production databases across DoD Impact Level 5 (IL5), IL6, and JWICS environments, ensuring data is highly available to support end-to-end NI2 production services
• Develop and enforce a comprehensive Data Governance Plan addressing data ownership, data quality standards, and the full data lifecycle
• Ensure the database and storage solutions are fully compliant with the Federal Records Act and National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) regulations
• Implement automated technical capabilities to apply NARA-approved Records Disposition Schedules, enabling automatic retention, secure destruction, legal holds, and permanent record exports
• Implement the enterprise data labeling, tagging, and metadata standards required for cross-domain data exchange and the CoPR

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field
• Certification (DoD 8570/8140): IAT Level II or better Certification Required (e.g., Security+ CE)
• 7+ years of experience in database administration, data engineering, or an ETL-focused role
• Direct, hands-on experience with large-scale data migrations (e.g., lift-and-shift to AWS GovCloud or complex on-prem to cloud transformations)
• Expert-level proficiency in SQL, relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, Oracle), and data modeling
• Strong scripting skills, particularly in Python or Bash, for data manipulation, ETL automation, and data quality checks
• Experience implementing data tagging, labeling, and metadata standards
• Must possess an active DoD Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility
• AWS Certified Database - Specialty or similar vendor certification
• Experience engineering data pipelines that leverage Cross-Domain Solutions (CDS) for automated transfer between unclassified and classified enclaves
• Knowledge of DoD data standards, continuous vetting feeds, and FOCI or facility clearance risk data
• Direct experience implementing Federal Records Act/NARA disposition schedules within an enterprise database