Data Engineer III

Data Engineer III - Evergreen

This is an Evergreen position.

Ad Hoc is a digital services company that helps the federal government better serve people. Our teams use modern, agile methods to meet the needs of our users while closing the gap between consumer expectations and government.

Work on things that matter

Our teams connect Veterans with services designed for their needs, help millions of people access affordable health care, and support important programs like Head Start. As we work with agencies to deliver critical services, we’re also changing how the government thinks about and uses technology.

Built for a remote life

Ad Hoc is remote-first and remote-always. We’ve designed our culture, communications, and tools to support a nationwide team. Being remote allows Ad Hoc to bring the best people onto our teams and give them the freedom to create a work environment that fits their lives. Maybe you need to adjust your schedule to care for your family or take a bike ride. At Ad Hoc, that’s welcomed.

Committed to high expectations and a welcoming culture

Ad Hoc values acceptance, accountability, and humility. We aren’t heroes. We leave our egos at the door to learn from our mistakes and improve the process for the next time. We build small, inclusive teams to bring the best of consumer technology to the problems of government.

Primary Responsibilities

In this role, you will serve as an emerging individual contributor within a team, expanding your leadership, guidance and mentoring skills. With the support and guidance of leadership, you will be responsible for supporting the goal of meeting scope, schedule and delivery requirements. You will interact with stakeholders and utilize influential skills to drive improvements in data engineering processes and practices. Primary expectations of a Data Engineer III include:

• Builds data infrastructure, pipelines, systems, and tools with a little feedback and guidance from their team
• Intermediate understanding of data management and transformation of raw data into interpretable information
• Ability to create accurate and accessible datasets for Data Analysts and Scientists to interpret and use
• Own maintenance of data architectures and systems
• Practices technical and communications skills to improve context knowledge and mentor junior data engineers
• Presents on and writes about their work to both internal and external parties
• Participates in planning sessions, building an understanding of data architectures and infrastructure
• Supports recruiting efforts by evaluating homework assignments and potentially assisting with interviews

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and 5+ years of experience
• Proficient with at least one family of data ingestion systems, cloud database services, and visualization software
• Background in key data concepts including constructing databases, processing big data, improving data accuracy, etc.
• Ability to obtain a low-level Federal security investigation (Public Trust Clearance)

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior government contracting experience

To learn more about working at Ad Hoc, please visit:

• Company-subsidized Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Use What You Need Vacation Policy
• 401K with employer match
• Paid parental leave after on year of service

Ad Hoc LLC is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, age, pregnancy, disability, work-related injury, covered veteran status, political ideology, marital status, or any other factor that the law protects from employment discrimination.

In support of the Colorado Equal Pay Transparency Act, and others like it across the country, Ad Hoc job descriptions feature the starting range we reasonably expect to pay to candidates who would join our team with little to no need for training on the responsibilities we've outlined above. Actual compensation is influenced by a wide range of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, and responsibility. The range of starting pay for this role is $104,000 - $120,000 Our recruiters will be happy to answer any questions you may have, and we look forward to learning more about your salary requirements.

job reference: DATAE001407