DataOps Lead

HawkEye 360 is seeking a DataOps lead to join the System Engineering & Operations team.

Location: This position is hybrid in our Herndon, VA, with the option to work from home 2-3 days per week.

As the DataOps Lead, your main responsibilities will be:

• Investigate customer reported issues with collection and/or data product quality.
• Help refine performance metrics for data quality, reliability and data ops and partner with responsible directors to measure and improve on the metrics
• Design, develop, and implement software programs and tools to monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) and automatically alert when system quality decreases, enabling proactive management and quick resolution of issues.
• Work closely with engineering teams to perform root cause analysis, fix, test, and quantify the impact of the solution to issues/bugs.
• Organize and manage simultaneous testing efforts on-orbit to ensure exceptional data quality and reliability for our customers as we bring new capabilities and clusters online.
• Guide and mentor junior individual contributors; Foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, and excellence within the team.

Your skills and qualifications:
Essential education and experience:

• 6 years of professional systems engineering, software development, and/or quality assurance experience
• Experience building software and tools facilitating effective research & development - a passion for writing clean code, scalable architectures, test-driven development, and robust logging
• Excellent analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills
• Lots of initiative, inquisitiveness, persistence and the ability to learn quickly and seek help when needed
• Fluent in python and related libraries (e.g. NumPy, pandas, geopandas)
• Understanding of DevOps/DataOps and CI/CD toolset such as git, GitLab CI

Desirable:​​​​​​

• Experience administrating modern cloud applications and infrastructure running in Kubernetes on AWS or other cloud provider
• Hands-on experience with navigating and querying PostgresSQL or similar databases
• Understanding of BI tools like Tableau, Power BI, Grafana for data visualization and reporting.
• Experience with monitoring and logging solutions, particularly the ELK stack, is highly desirable.

Base Salary Range: $125,000 - $160,000 annually

HawkEye 360 offers a compensation package that includes a competitive base salary plus annual performance bonus and benefits. We consider many factors when determining salary offers, such as candidate's work experience, education, training & skills, as well as market and business considerations. We are also open to considering candidates with experience and qualifications at a different level than required in a job posting, which may affect the compensation package offered.

Company Overview:
HawkEye 360 is delivering a revolutionary source of global knowledge based on radio frequency (RF) geospatial analytics to those working to make the world a safer place. The company operates a commercial satellite constellation that detects, geolocates, and identifies a broad range of signals & behaviors. We employ cutting edge AI techniques to equip our global customers with high-impact insights needed to make decisions with confidence. HawkEye 360 is headquartered in Herndon, Virginia.

HawkEye 360 is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class.

To all recruitment agencies: HawkEye 360 does not accept unsolicited agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our jobs alias, HawkEye 360 employees or any other organization location. HawkEye 360 is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.

Salary : $125,000 - $160,000