Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. MetroStar is a company focused on building exceptional teams and delivering outstanding technology services. The Associate Data Engineer will design and maintain scalable data pipelines and cloud-based data platforms, supporting advanced analytics and machine learning workloads while collaborating with AI/ML engineers.
Responsibilities
- 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
Skills
- 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
- Performance-based bonuses
- Company-paid training and/or certifications
- Referral bonuses
- 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
Company Overview
MetroStar is a leading provider of secure digital transformation and Artificial Intelligence (AI)-enabled products and solutions, specializing in delivering cutting-edge IT services to government agencies and defense organizations. It was founded in 1999, and is headquartered in Reston, Virginia, USA, with a workforce of 501-1000 employees. Its website is http://www.metrostarsystems.com.