Data Engineer
Company: Contact Government Services, LLC
Location: Detroit
Posted on: February 15, 2026
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Job Description:
Job Description Job Description Data Engineer Employment Type:
Full-Time, Mid-level Department: Business Intelligence CGS is
seeking a passionate and driven Data Engineer to support a rapidly
growing Data Analytics and Business Intelligence platform focused
on providing solutions that empower our federal customers with the
tools and capabilities needed to turn data into actionable
insights. The ideal candidate is a critical thinker and perpetual
learner; excited to gain exposure and build skillsets across a
range of technologies while solving some of our clients’ toughest
challenges. CGS brings motivated, highly skilled, and creative
people together to solve the government’s most dynamic problems
with cutting-edge technology. To carry out our mission, we are
seeking candidates who are excited to contribute to government
innovation, appreciate collaboration, and can anticipate the needs
of others. Here at CGS, we offer an environment in which our
employees feel supported, and we encourage professional growth
through various learning opportunities. Skills and attributes for
success: -Complete development efforts across data pipeline to
store, manage, store, and provision to data consumers. -Being an
active and collaborating member of an Agile/Scrum team and
following all Agile/Scrum best practices. -Write code to ensure the
performance and reliability of data extraction and processing.
-Support continuous process automation for data ingest. -Achieve
technical excellence by advocating for and adhering to lean-agile
engineering principles and practices such as API-first design,
simple design, continuous integration, version control, and
automated testing. -Work with program management and engineers to
implement and document complex and evolving requirements. -Help
cultivate an environment that promotes customer service excellence,
innovation, collaboration, and teamwork. -Collaborate with others
as part of a cross-functional team that includes user experience
researchers and designers, product managers, engineers, and other
functional specialists. Qualifications: -Must be a US Citizen.
-Must be able to obtain a Public Trust Clearance. -7 years of IT
experience including experience in design, management, and
solutioning of large, complex data sets and models. -Experience
with developing data pipelines from many sources from structured
and unstructured data sets in a variety of formats. -Proficiency in
developing ETL processes, and performing test and validation steps.
-Proficiency to manipulate data (Python, R, SQL, SAS). -Strong
knowledge of big data analysis and storage tools and technologies.
-Strong understanding of the agile principles and ability to apply
them. -Strong understanding of the CI/CD pipelines and ability to
apply them. -Experience with relational database, such as,
PostgreSQL. -Work comfortably in version control systems, such as,
Git Repositories. Ideally, you will also have: -Experience creating
and consuming APIs. -Experience with DHS and knowledge of DHS
standards a plus. -Candidates will be given special consideration
for extensive experience with Python. -Ability to develop
visualizations utilizing Tableau or PowerBI. -Experience in
developing Shell scripts on Linux. -Demonstrated experience
translating business and technical requirements into comprehensive
data strategies and analytic solutions. -Demonstrated ability to
communicate across all levels of the organization and communicate
technical terms to non-technical audiences. Our Commitment: Contact
Government Services (CGS) strives to simplify and enhance
government bureaucracy through the optimization of human,
technical, and financial resources. We combine cutting-edge
technology with world-class personnel to deliver customized
solutions that fit our client’s specific needs. We are committed to
solving the most challenging and dynamic problems. For the past
seven years, we’ve been growing our government-contracting
portfolio, and along the way, we’ve created valuable partnerships
by demonstrating a commitment to honesty, professionalism, and
quality work. Here at CGS we value honesty through hard work and
self-awareness, professionalism in all we do, and to deliver the
best quality to our consumers mending those relations for years to
come. We care about our employees. Therefore, we offer a
comprehensive benefits package: -Health, Dental, and Vision -Life
Insurance -401k -Flexible Spending Account (Health, Dependent Care,
and Commuter) -Paid Time Off and Observance of State/Federal
Holidays Contact Government Services, LLC is an Equal Opportunity
Employer. Applicants will be considered without regard to their
race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity,
national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. Join
our team and become part of government innovation! Explore
additional job opportunities with CGS on our Job Board:
https://cgsfederal.com/join -our-team/ For more information about
CGS please visit: https://www.cgsfederal.com or contact: Email:
info@cgsfederal.com CJ We may use artificial intelligence (AI)
tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing
applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These
tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human
judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If
you would like more information about how your data is processed,
please contact us.
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