Data Lead
McLean, VA
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- Python
- SQL
- AWS
- Azure
- Databricks
- Delta
- PySpark
- Airflow
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- Leading technical volumes of proposals, solutioning and data/analytics captures - Expertise in Python (Expert), SQL, PySpark, Delta Lake - Lead the design of a Medallion Architecture (Bronze/Silver/Gold) on Databricks
About Us: We find strength in teamwork-a better you is a better us BLN24 is an award-winning Management Consulting Firm that supports the U.S. Federal Government in successfully achieving their mission and goals. Our service and solutions delivery start with understanding each client’s end-state, and then seamlessly integrating within each Agency’s organization to improve and enhance strategic and technical operations and deployments. Position Overview: BLN24 is seeking a Data Lead to join our team. The Data Lead will join our project team to help our organization to drive data/analytics and IA technical proposals and captures. For our clients to design, implement, and govern organization’s data ecosystem. This includes designing and implementing Real-Time Data Fabric and pipeline architectures and data preparation for AI, structured specifically to minimize hallucinations in generative AI tools and maximize predictive accuracy in ML models. In addition, this role also requires expertise in data migration, transformation, ETL and implementation of data analytics tools/platforms like Data Bricks, Palantir, AWS Glue, Azure Data Factory and other platforms. Key Responsibilities:- Lead data team for BLN24 and client’s data and AI/ML projects.
Required Qualifications:- Bachelor’s degree in information technology or a related field. - 4+ years of experience in Data Engineering/Architecture, ETL with at least 3 years specifically on the Databricks platform. - Leading technical volumes of proposals, solutioning and data/analytics captures
- Expertise in Python (Expert), SQL, PySpark, Delta Lake - Lead the design of a Medallion Architecture (Bronze/Silver/Gold) on Databricks - Architect and maintain Vector Databases
- Experience with data governance, privacy and data security - Expertise in Data Bricks, DBX, Databricks Workflows or Apache Airflow - Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
Job description
Job Title: Data Lead
Company: BLN24
About Us: We find strength in teamwork-a better you is a better us
BLN24 is an award-winning Management Consulting Firm that supports the U.S. Federal Government in successfully achieving their mission and goals. Our service and solutions delivery start with understanding each client’s end-state, and then seamlessly integrating within each Agency’s organization to improve and enhance strategic and technical operations and deployments.
Position Overview:
BLN24 is seeking a Data Lead to join our team. The Data Lead will join our project team to help our organization to drive data/analytics and IA technical proposals and captures. For our clients to design, implement, and govern organization’s data ecosystem. This includes designing and implementing Real-Time Data Fabric and pipeline architectures and data preparation for AI, structured specifically to minimize hallucinations in generative AI tools and maximize predictive accuracy in ML models. In addition, this role also requires expertise in data migration, transformation, ETL and implementation of data analytics tools/platforms like Data Bricks, Palantir, AWS Glue, Azure Data Factory and other platforms.
Key Responsibilities:
Required Qualifications:
What BLN24 brings to the Game:
BLN24 benefits are game changing. We like our team to play hard and that means they need to be taken care of — physically, financially, and emotionally. We make sure to keep them in the game by giving them access to generous medical, dental, and vision plans.
Company: BLN24
About Us: We find strength in teamwork-a better you is a better us
BLN24 is an award-winning Management Consulting Firm that supports the U.S. Federal Government in successfully achieving their mission and goals. Our service and solutions delivery start with understanding each client’s end-state, and then seamlessly integrating within each Agency’s organization to improve and enhance strategic and technical operations and deployments.
Position Overview:
BLN24 is seeking a Data Lead to join our team. The Data Lead will join our project team to help our organization to drive data/analytics and IA technical proposals and captures. For our clients to design, implement, and govern organization’s data ecosystem. This includes designing and implementing Real-Time Data Fabric and pipeline architectures and data preparation for AI, structured specifically to minimize hallucinations in generative AI tools and maximize predictive accuracy in ML models. In addition, this role also requires expertise in data migration, transformation, ETL and implementation of data analytics tools/platforms like Data Bricks, Palantir, AWS Glue, Azure Data Factory and other platforms.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead data team for BLN24 and client’s data and AI/ML projects.
- Design and develop ETL data pipelines using various tool and services.
- Lead technical captures related to data, AI or analytics
- Lead and drive proposal development
- Architect, implement and deploy Data Bricks platform.
- Design data lakes and
- Operationalize AI models (LLMOps) or building RAG-based applications.
- Understanding of NIST 800-53, GDPR, or HIPAA compliance as it relates to AI training data.
- Ability to design data systems not just for human analysts, but for Autonomous AI Agents.
- Develop prototypes, MVPs and applications using Data Bricks or other data platforms.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in information technology or a related field.
- 4+ years of experience in Data Engineering/Architecture, ETL with at least 3 years specifically on the Databricks platform.
- Leading technical volumes of proposals, solutioning and data/analytics captures
- Expertise in Python (Expert), SQL, PySpark, Delta Lake
- Lead the design of a Medallion Architecture (Bronze/Silver/Gold) on Databricks
- Architect and maintain Vector Databases
- Develop data pipelines and ETL operations
- Experience creating visualizations
- Understand and utilizing AI/ML, data migration and data transformation
- Experience with data governance, privacy and data security
- Expertise in Data Bricks, DBX, Databricks Workflows or Apache Airflow
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
- US Citizenship Required
What BLN24 brings to the Game:
BLN24 benefits are game changing. We like our team to play hard and that means they need to be taken care of — physically, financially, and emotionally. We make sure to keep them in the game by giving them access to generous medical, dental, and vision plans.
- You can join one of the fastest growing companies headquartered in the Washington DC Metro Area. We give you the opportunity to work in different sectors, so you have the chance at variety while maintaining stability.
- Flexibility at BLN24 allows each individual the opportunity to balance quality work and their personal lives. Depending on projects, we allow remote working opportunities so you can always be in the game no matter where you call home.
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- Excellent communication and collaboration skills. - US Citizenship Required What BLN24 brings to the Game: BLN24 benefits are game changing. We like our team to play hard and that means they need to be taken care of — physically, financially, and emotionally. We make sure to keep them in the game by giving them access to generous medical, dental, and vision plans.- You can join one of the fastest growing companies headquartered in the Washington DC Metro Area. We give you the opportunity to work in different sectors, so you have the chance at variety while maintaining stability.
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