Data Engineer

Location: Fort Hood, TX

Full Time

Company Overview

Lucayan Technology is seeking a highly motivated Data Engineer to join our team at Fort Hood, Texas. As a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics Information Technology, Lucayan delivers agile IT and Intelligence solutions. We combine small-team flexibility with global reach to empower organizations and users to work smarter, faster, and more securely in today’s dynamic operational environments.

Position Overview

The ideal candidate will bring a strong background in performance optimization, data pipelining, and infrastructure development. Data Engineers at Lucayan play a crucial role in transforming raw data into actionable insights, making it more useful across the enterprise.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and test data infrastructure to transform data from structured and unstructured sources
• Design and optimize complex queries across NoSQL and big data systems
• Build robust ETL pipelines for large-scale data ingestion and integration
• Work with relational SQL and NoSQL databases, platform APIs, and distributed data systems
• Configure and manage modern data frameworks using tools such as Hadoop, Spark, Kafka, MongoDB, Cassandra, Neo4j, GraphDB, HDInsight, and Hive
• Apply distributed systems principles (e.g., fault tolerance, durability, consensus algorithms)
• Administer cloud and CI/CD environments including Azure, AWS, and Google Cloud
• Collaborate with product, data, and design teams to support data infrastructure needs
  
  

Required Qualifications

• U.S. Citizenship required
• Minimum 1 year of hands-on Data Engineering experience
• Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field (Computer Science or Software Engineering preferred)
• Proficient with data structures, distributed computing, and API-driven architecture
• Experience working with both SQL and NoSQL database systems
• Knowledge of Agile development, Git, and UML modeling frameworks
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Certified Data Management Professional (CDMP) or similar certification
  
  

Why Join Lucayan Technology LLC?

• Support critical Department of Defense operations
• Work in a secure, mission-focused environment
• Opportunities for professional development and advancement
  
  

Apply today to be part of a highly skilled team supporting national security efforts!

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