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The Data Engineer will support the space program located in Houston, Texas (77058).

NASA's Front Door (NFD) program is seeking a Data Engineer to support enterprise data architecture, governance, quality, and integration for NASA's external engagement platform. This role helps build and maintain the data foundation that enables intake workflows, CRM operations, analytics readiness, and cross Agency data interoperability.

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.

REQUIRED:

This position has been posted at multiple levels (must meet minimum level indicated). Depending on the candidate's experience, requirements, and business needs, we reserve the right to consider candidates at any level for which this position has been advertised.

• 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.

DESIRED:

• 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.

WORK LOCATION:

• This position is located onsite and offers a 9/80 schedule with every other Friday off; some travel may be required.
• Schedules are subject to change based on the requirements of the position and/or customer needs.

BACKGROUND INVESTIGATIONS REQUIRED:

All Bastion employees must be able to pass a national agency check and some positions require clearance and will require an extensive background verification/check process.

DRUG AND ALCOHOL SCREENING REQUIRED:

All Bastion employees must be able to pass a pre-employment drug screen and are required to participate in periodic random drug and alcohol screenings.

STANDARD BASTION REQUIREMENTS:

• Must have experience with Microsoft Office Suite, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and TEAMS.
• All of Bastion's employees must be team players with strong work ethics and must be culture oriented.
• Able to communicate effectively, verbally and in written form, with internal and external customers.
• Able to follow company programs, processes, procedures, practices, requirements, goals, and objectives.
• Must be organized with good time management skills and must be able to work outside normal schedule and adjust schedule to meet peak periods and surge requirements.
• Generally, an office environment, but can involve inside or outside work depending on the task.
• Regular attendance in accordance with an established work schedule is critical.

BASTION BENEFITS:

Bastion offers a wide range of benefits for their full-time employees; medical, prescription, dental, vision, AD&D, disability benefits, life insurance, retirement 401k, vacation, sick pay, holidays, flexible work schedules (when available), along with many other options. We also support career advancement through professional training and development.

ABOUT BASTION:

Bastion offers career opportunities with competitive benefits, exciting possibilities for advancement, and an exceptional work environment; the well-being of our employees is a priority, and our flexibility allows our employees a great work life balance. Our culture is based on strong business ethics, integrity, and professionalism. Our team members are known for their initiative and high-quality work. When it comes to our employees, we value, respect, and help them grow in their careers.

WORKPLACE EXCELLENCE:

At Bastion, we are passionate about our people and our safety culture. Individual thoughts, opinions, and perspectives bring value and help us develop solutions for challenging problems, they make us more inventive, and more resilient.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other legally protected status.

Bastion participates in e-Verify.

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