Data Engineer

Support NASA’s Front Door (NFD) program in Houston by building and sustaining enterprise data architecture, governance, quality, and integration for an external engagement platform.

Responsibilities

• Design and refine data models to support NFD data architecture, governance, quality, and integration
• Maintain metadata, vocabularies, and taxonomies for data domains
• Document data lineage, mappings, interfaces, retention, and lifecycle processes
• Develop data quality rules, metrics, and remediation guidance
• Support integration analysis and source to target designs
• Prepare data for analytics and AI readiness
• Assist with analytics, dashboards, and metrics development
• Produce clear architecture, governance, quality, integration, and analytics documentation
• Support intake workflows, CRM operations, analytics readiness, and cross-agency interoperability
• Perform other duties as assigned

Requirements

• US Citizenship or Permanent Resident status due to sensitivity of customer related information
• Experience in the space industry or Department of Defense/Department of War
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or IT
• Minimum 5 years of recent and related work experience
• Strong skills in data modeling, schema design, and metadata management
• Experience with CRM and workflow systems (Salesforce preferred)
• Ability to translate business requirements into technical and data solutions
• Experience supporting governance, stewardship, and cross-functional coordination
• Strong documentation and communication skills (verbal and written)
• Experience preparing data for analytics or AI initiatives
• Excellent organizational skills and ability to manage parallel workstreams

Technologies

• Salesforce
• Microsoft Office Suite
• Word, Excel, PowerPoint
• TEAMS
• PowerApps
• Power BI
• APIs

Benefits

• Medical, prescription, dental, vision
• AD&D
• Disability benefits
• Life insurance
• Retirement 401k
• Vacation, sick pay, holidays
• Flexible work schedules (when available)
• Professional training and development
• Career advancement

Desired

• 8+ years in data engineering, data architecture, or enterprise data management
• Experience in NASA, Federal environments, or enterprise governance frameworks
• Salesforce data architecture, metadata tools, or object modeling
• Knowledge of APIs, integration patterns, lifecycle management, and MDM
• Experience with dashboards, metrics, or analytics ready data models
• Experience supporting AI/ML data preparation
• Familiarity with data cataloging and metadata tools
• Experience with PowerApps and Power BI

Work Location and Schedule

• Houston, TX onsite
• 9/80 schedule with every other Friday off
• Some travel may be required
• Schedules are subject to change based on position requirements and/or customer needs

Background Investigations Required

• All Bastion employees must be able to pass a national agency check
• Some positions require clearance and will require an extensive background verification/check process

Drug and Alcohol Screening Required

• Pre-employment drug screen required
• Periodic random drug and alcohol screenings required

Standard Bastion Requirements

• Experience with Microsoft Office Suite, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and TEAMS
• Team-oriented, strong work ethic, culture oriented
• Effective communication with internal and external customers (verbal and written)
• Ability to follow company programs, processes, procedures, practices, requirements, goals, and objectives
• Organized with strong time management
• Ability to work outside normal schedule and adjust during peak periods and surge requirements
• Generally office environment, with potential inside or outside work depending on task
• Regular attendance per established work schedule