Data Engineer - Telemetry & Analytics Pipeline

Entarian is seeking a Data Engineer to design, build, and maintain telemetry and analytics pipelines that collect, process, and deliver data for analytics, monitoring, and security decision-making. The role ensures high-quality, real-time data flow across cloud and on-prem environments to support operational insights within a Zero Trust framework. Located in Denver, CO, this onsite position offers a competitive salary and the chance to contribute to mission-critical data infrastructure.

Overview

• Location: Denver, CO (onsite)
• Salary: USD 105,000 - 130,000 per year
• Minimum experience: 5 years
• Education: Bachelor’s degree in information technology, computer science, engineering, or related technical discipline
• Contract status: Position is contingent upon contract award and funding

Responsibilities

• Architect and deploy scalable telemetry ingestion pipelines that span cloud environments, endpoints, networks, and applications
• Develop both real-time streaming and batch processing workflows using modern data engineering tools
• Create data models, schemas, and metadata structures to support analytics, dashboards, and machine learning
• Improve pipeline performance, reliability, observability, and data quality
• Ingest telemetry from identity systems, logging platforms, monitoring tools, and security technologies
• Automate ETL or ELT processes, data normalization, and event enrichment
• Collaborate with analytics, cloud, security, and platform engineering teams to define data requirements
• Maintain governance, retention, compliance, and secure handling of data across pipelines
• Troubleshoot ingestion issues, latency, schema drift, and data integrity concerns
• Document pipeline architecture, data flow diagrams, and operational procedures

Requirements

• Active Secret security clearance
• Bachelor’s degree in information technology, computer science, engineering, or related discipline (equivalent experience considered)
• Minimum five years of experience with modern data engineering platforms (Azure Data Factory, AWS Glue, Databricks, Kafka, Spark, Flink, etc.)
• Strong ability to build data ingestion and streaming pipelines
• Proficiency in Python, SQL, or similar languages
• Knowledge of data modeling, ETL/ELT patterns, and distributed systems
• Familiarity with telemetry sources (logs, metrics, events) and common security/monitoring tools
• Experience with cloud storage (S3, ADLS, GCS) and data warehouses or lakehouses
• Understanding of data governance, lineage, and quality frameworks
• Strong technical communication skills
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Project, Outlook)
• Ability to travel approximately 25% to support customer locations, mission partner engagements, and operational activities

Technologies

• Azure Data Factory
• AWS Glue
• Databricks
• Kafka
• Spark
• Flink
• Python
• SQL
• S3
• ADLS
• GCS
• Elastic
• Splunk
• Azure Monitor
• Grafana
• OpenTelemetry
• Terraform
• ARM/Bicep

Join the Mission and Start Your Career Journey

Apply directly via our Careers Portal. For referrals or inquiries, please email the team at [email protected].

About Us

Entarian is formed through the strategic union of Sev1Tech and ERT, a premier provider of mission-critical engineering and technology solutions. Founded on a legacy dating back to 1993, Entarian is a product of an evolved and fully diversified engineering and federal technology leader. From deep space to defense and civilian missions, Entarian delivers secure, mission-aligned digital solutions that drive national resilience and operational effectiveness.