
Associate Data Engineer
MetroStar
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: United States
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Salary
💰 $58,000 - $76,000 per year
About the role
- Design and implement data ingestion, transformation, and enrichment pipelines across multiple concurrent projects with varying data modalities (time-series sensor data, video, images, documents, and metadata).
- Develop and manage cloud-native data services including object storage workflows, vector database integration, and structured data warehousing to support multi-modal AI/ML systems.
- Work closely with AI/ML engineers to operationalize data pipelines that feed training, inference, and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) workloads in production.
- Establish data quality, lineage, and governance practices across projects that are maturing from prototype to product, bringing structure and repeatability to evolving data ecosystems.
- Support the processing and organization of unstructured data (video files, PDFs, technical manuals) into formats suitable for embedding generation, semantic search, and summarization.
- Present technical approaches and data architecture decisions to both technical teammates and non-technical stakeholders.
Requirements
- Active US Government issued Secret Clearance, or the ability to obtain one
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Information Systems, or related field
- 0–2 years of experience in data engineering, data management, or database development
- Familiarity with relational databases, data modeling, and ETL processes
- Understanding of data quality principles and metadata management
- Ability to write and optimize SQL queries
- Exposure to data integration and interface management concepts
Benefits
- Health, dental, and vision insurance
- 401(k) retirement plan with company match
- Paid time off (PTO) and holidays
- Parental Leave and dependent care
- Flexible work arrangements
- Professional development opportunities
- Employee assistance and wellness programs
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
data ingestiondata transformationdata enrichmentcloud-native data servicesobject storage workflowsvector database integrationstructured data warehousingSQLETL processesdata modeling
Soft Skills
communicationcollaborationpresentation skillsorganizational skills
Certifications
US Government issued Secret Clearance