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ICF is seeking a talented Data Engineer to contribute to our work supporting the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).  

Our mission is to help the government improve healthcare for patients and reduce costs. We value individuals that are experts in their disciplines, highly communicative, and self-motivated to own their work. Technology and domain experts work side-by-side in highly dynamic teams with all the roles necessary to deliver high-quality digital services. In addition, critical to our success is forming teams of highly diverse individuals passionate about making a difference.  

Tools and Technologies:

• SQL and Postgres, Redshift databases
• Apache Airflow DAG
• Amazon Web Services (AWS)
• Jenkins
• Git and GitHub for version control and management
• Python code language
• Scala code language
• DBT test
• Alembic
• Microsoft excel

Responsibilities:

• Design and build data processing pipelines using tools and frameworks in the Hadoop and AWS ecosystem.  
• Analyzes requirements and architecture specifications to create a detailed design document. - Responsible for data engineering functions including, but not limited to data extract, transformation, loading, integration in support of modern cloud computing platforms like AWS.  
• Work with huge data sets and work with other Data Engineers and/or Scientists on analyzing this data using algorithms and machine learning.  
• Implement and configure big data technologies as well as tune processes for performance at scale. 
•  Design and build ETL pipelines to automate the ingestion of structured and unstructured data.  
• Work with DevOps engineers on CI, CD, and IaC (Continuous Integration, Continuous Delivery, and Infrastructure as Code) processes; read specifications and translate them into code and design documents; and perform code reviews and develop processes for improving code quality. 
•  Be proactive and constantly pay attention to the scalability, performance, and availability of our systems. 
•  Responsible for deploying the developed solution in AWS environment and examine the results for accuracy.  

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree with 5 years experience as a data engineer, software developer, or tech lead.
• Candidate must reside in the United States and be able to obtain a Public Trust clearance.
• Candidate must have resided in the US 3 of the last 5 years.  

Preferred Qualifications:

• Masters degree in Computer Science or a closely related field and 3 years of experience as Data Engineer, Software Developer, or in a related position.
• Federal Government contracting work experience.  
• Prior experience working remotely full 

Professional Skills:

• Strong technical communication skills; both written and verbal.
• Strong problem solving and structuring skills.
• Ability to identify and learn applicable new techniques independently as needed.

COVID-19 Policy: New or prospective U.S. employees must provide proof of complete vaccination on the date of their commencement of employment. If selected for employment, you will provide proof of your full vaccination status, defined as vaccinated two weeks after receiving the requisite number of doses of a COVID-19 vaccine approved or authorized for emergency use by the FDA.

Reasonable Accommodations are available, including, but not limited to, for disabled veterans, individuals with disabilities, and individuals with sincerely held religious beliefs, in all phases of the application and employment process. To request an accommodation please email icfcareercenter@icf.com and we will be happy to assist. All information you provide will be kept confidential and will be used only to the extent required to provide needed reasonable accommodations. Read more about non-discrimination:  EEO is the law and  Pay Transparency Statement.

Pay Range - There are multiple factors that are considered in determining final salary for a position, including, but not limited to, relevant work experience, skills, certifications and competencies that align to the specified role, geographic location, education and certifications as well as contract provisions regarding labor categories that are specific to the position.