Data Engineer

Bastion Technologies, Inc. is hiring a Data Engineer to support NASA’s Front Door program in Houston. The role supports enterprise data architecture, governance, quality, and integration for NASA’s external engagement platform, including data models, integration, analytics readiness, and documentation.

Responsibilities

Support NFD's data architecture, governance, quality, and integration work by designing and refining data models; maintaining metadata, vocabularies, and taxonomies; documenting lineage, mappings, and lifecycle processes; developing data quality rules and remediation guidance; supporting integration analysis and source to target designs; preparing data for analytics and AI; and delivering clear documentation across all data domains

Design and refine logical/physical data models and schemas

Maintain metadata repositories, taxonomies, glossaries, and authoritative definitions

Develop and monitor data quality rules, metrics, and remediation plans

Document lineage, mappings, interfaces, retention, and lifecycle processes

Support integration requirements, exchange analysis, and source to target designs

Assist with analytics, dashboards, metrics development, and AI readiness

Produce architecture, governance, quality, integration, and analytics documentation

Other duties as assigned

Preferred

8+ years in data engineering, data architecture, or enterprise data management

Experience in NASA, Federal environments, or enterprise governance frameworks

Salesforce data architecture, metadata tools, or object modeling

Knowledge of APIs, integration patterns, lifecycle management, and MDM

Experience with dashboards, metrics, or analytics ready data models

Experience supporting AI/ML data preparation

Familiarity with data cataloging and metadata tools

Experience with PowerApps/Power BI

8+ years in data engineering, data architecture, or enterprise data management.

Data Engineering

Data Architecture

Enterprise Data Management

NASA Experience

Federal Environment Experience

Enterprise Governance Frameworks

Salesforce Data Architecture

Metadata Tools

Object Modeling

API Knowledge

Integration Patterns

Lifecycle Management

Master Data Management (MDM)

Dashboard Development

Metrics Development

Analytics-Ready Data Models

AI/ML Data Preparation

Data Cataloging

PowerApps

Power BI

Benefits

For full-time employees: medical, prescription, dental, vision, AD&D, disability benefits, life insurance, retirement 401k, vacation, sick pay, and holidays.

9/80 schedule with every other Friday off.

Flexible work schedules (when available).

Career advancement through professional training and development.

Company

Engineering and technical services for aerospace, defense, and energy

Houston, Texas, USA

http://www.bastiontechnologies.com/

Founded in 1998

501-1000 employees

Qualifications

This position requires US Citizenship or Permanent Resident status due to the sensitivity of customer related information

This position requires experience in the space industry or Department of Defense/Department of War

Must have a bachelor's degree in engineering or IT

Must have a minimum of 5 years of recent and related work experience

Strong skills in data modeling, schema design, and metadata management

Experience with CRM/workflow systems (Salesforce preferred)

Ability to translate business requirements into technical/data solutions

Experience supporting governance, stewardship, and cross functional coordination

Strong documentation and communication skills (verbal and written)

Experience preparing data for analytics or AI initiatives

Excellent organizational skills and ability to manage parallel workstreams

Must have experience with Microsoft Office Suite, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and TEAMS

Able to communicate effectively, verbally and in written form, with internal and external customers

Must be organized with good time management skills

8+ years in data engineering, data architecture, or enterprise data management

Experience in NASA, Federal environments, or enterprise governance frameworks

Salesforce data architecture, metadata tools, or object modeling

Knowledge of APIs, integration patterns, lifecycle management, and MDM

Experience with dashboards, metrics, or analytics ready data models

Experience supporting AI/ML data preparation

Familiarity with data cataloging and metadata tools

Experience with PowerApps/Power BI

Must have a minimum of 5 years of recent and related work experience.

Required skills

Data Modeling and Schema Design, Metadata Management, Salesforce, CRM and Workflow Systems, Data Governance and Stewardship, Data Engineering, Data Architecture, Space Industry and Department of Defense, NASA and Federal Environments, APIs and Data Integration, Master Data Management (MDM), PowerApps and Power BI

Preferred skills

Experience supporting AI/ML data preparation, Familiarity with data cataloging and metadata tools, Experience with PowerApps/Power BI

Experience

5+ years