Data Engineer III (Remote)

This role will formalize business needs into technology requirements, and defining data governance standards and principles to adhere to. They will architect pipelines to mutate, enrich, and deliver data to the necessary stakeholders. We expect this role to coach our customers as they migrate towards a more data-driven culture. They are foundational to the success of any data project, and are essential to any cloud project that intends to scale.

The Impact You Will Create:

The Total ITRegs project supports modernizing and maintaining critical federal technology systems that serve both agencies and the public.The work spans system development, modernization, and 24/7 operations - including rebuilding legacy platforms on modern cloud architectures, improving performance and security, enabling data-driven decision making, and ensuring reliable, continuous operations. The teams collaborate closely with GSA stakeholders to deliver secure, scalable, and user-friendly solutions that strengthen government services and enhance public engagement.

Your Responsibilities in This Role:

• Coach teams on how to make informed decisions using data effectively.
• Be an advocate for best practices and continued learning.
• Takes initiative for their own growth through personal leadership.
• Designs and implements internal processes for automating data delivery and optimization.
• Builds and maintains secure tooling and infrastructure for scalable automated data pipelines and machine learning models that align with business needs.
• Assemble large, complex data sets that meet functional / non-functional business requirements.
• Collaborates with Data Scientists and Business Analysts to improve data models that solve problems and support data-driven decision making.
• Supports regular ad-hoc data and analysis needs to better understand customer behaviors.
• Implements processes and systems to monitor data quality and volume, ensuring data is accurate and available.
• Performs analysis required to troubleshoot data-related issues and assist in the resolution of data issues.
• Evaluates data ingestion, data analysis, and machine learning tools for efficacy.
• Work with stakeholders, including the Executive, Product, Data, and Design teams, to assist with data-related technical issues and support their data infrastructure needs.
• Works closely with all business units and engineering teams to develop a strategy for long-term data platform architecture.
• Evaluates existing data systems to improve data quality and governance.

Skills and Qualifications We Require at Fearless:

At Fearless, we seek candidates who blend technical know-how with sharp problem-solving and advisory skills to drive real impact in the communities we serve. Here are the key qualifications for this role.

• Must possess or have the ability to obtain a Public Trust clearance
• Must have at least 7 years of experience
• Bachelor's Degree required
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail.
• Proficiency working with message queuing, stream processing, and highly scalable 'big data' data stores.
• Proficiency in implementing infrastructure to extract, transform, and load data in a cloud environment (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, etc).
• Deep understanding of quality assurance with respect to data and models.
• Proficient with distributed data processing frameworks such as Hadoop, Apache Spark, or cloud-provider equivalents.
• Proficiency with data collection, transformation, and data storage tools and software.
• Ability to translate customer needs into technical requirements, and prioritize those requirements based on business impact and deadlines.
• Ability to build relationships and influence others.
• Identifying, designing, and implementing internal process improvements, including re-designing infrastructure for greater scalability, optimizing data delivery, and automating manual processes.
• Building analytical tools to utilize the data pipeline, providing actionable insight into key business performance metrics including operational efficiency and customer acquisition.
• Proficiency with Python, R, Scala, or Java.
• Proficiency with both SQL databases (MySQL, Postgres, etc.), and NoSQL Databases (MongoDB, Apache Cassandra, etc.).
• Experience working with message queuing, stream processing, and highly scalable 'big data' data stores.
• Exceptional business acumen, verbal presentation, and documentation skills.
• Experience with containerization and orchestration tools (Docker, Kubernetes, etc.)
• Extensive experience working with stakeholders.
• Experience with machine learning tools and deploying machine learning models in a production environment.
• Experience with Splunk, the ELK Stack, or similar.
• Experience working with Terraform or other Infrastructure as Code tooling.

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to sit for extended periods while working on a computer or during meetings.
• Must be able to travel occasionally to client sites or company meetings.
• Ability to communicate effectively via phone, email, and in-person, requiring clear speech, listening, and written communication skills.
• Ability to move within an office environment, including reaching for files, using office equipment, and occasional light lifting (up to 10 pounds).

Life at Fearless

We're a digital integration consultancy on a mission to build a better tomorrow. At Fearless, we combine technology, people, and organizational development to solve meaningful problems. Through iterative development, we deliver smart, user-friendly solutions that make tech work better-for everyone.

But great tech is just part of the story. What really makes us Fearless is our Purple Culture.

What Makes Us Purple?

Being Purple means you:

• Are valued as a whole person-not just a job title
• Get matched with work that plays to your strengths and passions
• Are supported by coaches, not micromanagers
• Have the autonomy and clarity to make decisions and drive impact
• Join a community that celebrates equity, curiosity, and innovation
• Do work that matters-every day

We believe in flexibility, growth, and balance. Our benefits and culture are designed to support you in doing your best work-while making space for what matters to you outside of it.

We're proud to be an equal opportunity employer. At Fearless, we're building a workplace that welcomes and respects everyone-across race, gender, age, religion, identity, background, and ability.

Compensation at Fearless

Fearless is committed to providing a competitive compensation package that will meet your current and future needs. Our philosophy is aimed at rewarding team member contributions, supporting long-term financial growth and security, and overall well-being.

We believe in paying people fairly, so we've established a compensation model aimed to ensure everyone at Fearless - regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, disability, religion, age, nationality, or willingness/ability to negotiate - is consistently paid fairly based on alignment to the needs and requirements of the role.

The salary range for this position is:

Minimum Salary: $102,540

Salary Midpoint: $133,302

Maximum Salary: $164,064

Hiring Range: $102,540 - $143,359

Benefits at Fearless

At Fearless, we take care of our team-because when you're supported, you can do your best work. We offer a flexible, family-friendly environment with benefits designed to support your health, growth, and life outside of work.

For Full-Time Team Members (Starting Day One):

• Flexible, life-friendly schedules
• 100% coverage for our medical HSA plan + HSA contributions
• Dental & vision covered 100% for you and your dependents
• Competitive premiums for HMO/PPO and dependent coverage
• 401(k) with 4% match & immediate vesting
• Paid Parental Leave and 12 weeks paid FMLA
• Generous PTO, 11 Federal Holidays, a Birthday Holiday, and Sick Leave
• Up to 15 days for Jury Duty and Bereavement Leave
• Education, wellness, and tech allowances
• Referral bonus: $6K-$12K for each successful referral
• Pet insurance & discount plans
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Legal support, life insurance, disability coverage

Part-Time & Interns:

• 8.75 days of safe & sick leave annually
• Eligible for our 401(k) plan with employer contributions

Reasonable Accommodations

Fearless is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for applicants and candidates with disabilities. If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please contact the Human Resources Department at hr@fearless.tech.

So, What's Next?

We've refined our hiring approach to make sure every team member is a great fit for Fearless-and that we're a great fit for you, too. If there's alignment, we'll reach out to kick off the interview process. Depending on the role or project, your experience may vary slightly, but it typically includes:

Introductory Interview

You'll connect with a recruiter to:

• Build rapport and get to know each other
• Review your experience and skills
• Talk through salary expectations and role details
• Set expectations for the rest of the process

Skills + Business Fit Interview

This is where we dig deeper to:

• Review findings from any technical assessments
• Walk through situational and values-based questions
• Explore how your approach aligns with Fearless culture and project needs

Some roles may also include customer interviews based on specific project requirements in addition to background check and security clearance requirements.