As a Data Engineer, you'll design and optimize data pipelines for military healthcare, ensuring data interoperability and compliance with DoD standards.
🛰️ Data Engineer (DoD Secret | Remote)
Location: Remote (U.S. Based)
Clearance: Active DoD Secret Clearance (or higher)
💡 Make an Impact on Military Healthcare and Readiness
- Join Rackner to modernize secure data infrastructure for a critical defense health program; enabling real-time insights that support care delivery, operational readiness, and mission decision-making.
- You’ll help design and scale data pipelines that transform raw information into actionable intelligence, ensuring interoperability and powering analytics across large-scale, distributed environments.
- If you’re passionate about data engineering, cloud-native systems, and mission-driven innovation, this is your chance to make a national impact.
⚙️ What You’ll Do
- Build and maintain end-to-end Ingest → Transform → Expose pipelines using Airflow, Spark, dbt, and Iceberg.
- Ingest and normalize structured and unstructured data (HL7, FHIR, PDF, JSON) for analytics and AI/ML use cases.
- Map datasets to FHIR and OMOP standards to enable interoperability and decision support.
- Implement schema versioning and governance to ensure traceability and audit-ready lineage.
- Collaborate with DevSecOps and Data Science teams to deliver AI-ready datasets for predictive analytics and readiness forecasting.
- Optimize data performance across distributed environments while ensuring compliance with DoD Responsible AI and NIST AI Risk Management frameworks.
👤 Who You Are
- 4+ years of experience in Data Engineering or Analytics Engineering
- Proficient in SQL and Python, with experience building modular, version-controlled transformations
- Hands-on with Apache Airflow, Apache Spark, dbt, and data lake frameworks (Iceberg, Trino, Athena)
- Strong understanding of ETL/ELT design, data modeling, and governance in distributed systems
- Familiar with AWS (Glue, S3, Lambda, Athena, EMR) and cloud-native data architectures
- Excellent collaborator with experience in cross-functional environments (DevSecOps, Data Science, Security)
Preferred / Bonus
- Experience with FHIR, OMOP, or HL7 data standards
- Background in DoD, VA, or other federal health IT programs
- Knowledge of Responsible AI and NIST AI Risk Management Frameworks
- Familiarity with complex operational data systems or readiness analytics
🏢 About Rackner
- Rackner is a cloud-native software consultancy delivering solutions for startups, enterprises, and the public sector.
- We enable digital transformation through DevSecOps, AI/ML, and cloud-first innovation.
- Our teams solve high-impact problems that advance federal missions and strengthen national readiness. Join us to help shape the future of secure, scalable data systems supporting mission success.
🌟 Why You’ll Love Working Here
💰 Weekly Pay 🎓 Paid Certifications 🩺 Full Benefits 🏠 Remote Flexibility
401(k) 100% Match (up to 6%) Training & Career Growth Medical / Dental / Vision Work Anywhere in the U.S.
- Generous PTO and comprehensive health coverage
- Life, short- and long-term disability insurance
- Home office equipment plan for remote productivity
- Supportive, inclusive team culture with mission impact
🔖 Hashtags for Visibility
#DataEngineering #DoDCleared #AWSData #Airflow #dbt #Spark #FHIR #RacknerCareers #FederalTech #AIReadyData
Top Skills
Apache Airflow
Spark
Aws Athena
Aws Emr
Aws Glue
Aws Lambda
Aws S3
Dbt
Iceberg
Python
SQL
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