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This engineer will own data pipelines, models, and ontology within the LIGER deployment to CBP’s Google Cloud environment.\nThis is a senior individual-contributor role for an engineer who can make architectural decisions, build production systems, and raise the technical standard of the team.\nLMI is a new breed of digital solutions provider dedicated to accelerating government impact with innovation and speed. Investing in technology and prototypes ahead of need, LMI brings commercial-grade platforms and mission-ready AI to federal agencies at commercial speed.\nLeveraging our mission-ready technology and solutions, proven expertise in federal deployment, and strategic relationships, we enhance outcomes for the government, efficiently and effectively. With a focus on agility and collaboration, LMI serves the defense, space, healthcare, and energy sectors-helping agencies navigate complexity and outpace change. Headquartered in Tysons, Virginia, LMI is committed to delivering impactful results that strengthen missions and drive lasting value.\nResponsibilities\nOwn the architecture and implementation of scalable data pipelines and data products. \nIntegrate and transform data from multiple CBP and enterprise sources. \nDevelop data models and ontology that support applications, reporting, and analysis. \nDesign for data quality, lineage, security, observability, and long-term maintainability. \nEstablish engineering standards for testing, source control, deployment, and operations. \nPartner with software engineers, product designers, and customer stakeholders. \nReview technical designs, mentor engineers, and resolve complex data challenges. \nQualifications\nMinimum Qualifications\nBachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, information systems, data science, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience. \nTwo or more years of experience building production data systems. 4 years or more preferred \nStrong proficiency with Python, SQL, and modern data-engineering patterns. \nExperience designing data pipelines and products on enterprise data platforms (preferably Google Cloud & Big Query). \nExperience with data modeling, ontology, data quality, and lineage. \nStrong software-engineering fundamentals, including testing, source control, CI/CD, and monitoring. \nPreferred Qualifications\nExperience supporting a Department of Homeland Security customer. \nDHS Public Trust clearance. \nExperience with Kafka or other distributed data-processing technologies. \nExperience with cloud platforms, DevSecOps, and infrastructure as code. \nExperience building data pipelines/data models for an AI system \nTarget salary range: $120,000 - $180,000\nDisclaimer: The salary range displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is not a guarantee of compensation. 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