Obviant is looking to solve the problem of manual processes and disparate data sources in the defense market by building a data source of truth and AI tools for defense acquisition.
Requirements
- 2+ years of hands-on experience building ETL/ELT pipelines and data extraction systems
- Proven ability to extract and parse unstructured data from documents, PDFs, APIs, and web sources
- Experience designing scalable data schemas that support analytical workloads and business intelligence
- Track record of automating manual data workflows and reducing operational overhead
- Comfort working with ambiguous requirements and translating business needs into technical data solutions
- Experience with Postgres and Clickhouse data warehouses
- Experience with modern orchestration tools
Responsibilities
- Ingest and extract data from diverse sources (APIs, databases, web scraping, documents, PDFs) and transform raw, unstructured information into clean, structured formats
- Collaborate with product, engineering, and customer success teams to understand data requirements and translate them into technical solutions
- Design and build robust ETL/ELT pipelines that automate data extraction, validation, and loading processes
- Develop data parsers and extraction logic for complex, unstructured sources (PDFs, contracts, procurement documents, budgetary reports)
- Assist in the build of scalable data pipelines using modern orchestration tools
- Create and optimize data models and schemas in data warehouses (Postgres, Clickhouse) that enable downstream analytics
- Implement data quality checks and validation frameworks to ensure accuracy and consistency across all pipelines
Other
- Passionate about defense and the mission
- Comfortable with the pace and impact of a fast-growing startup
- You care about government & are mission-oriented
- Perseverance and endurance
- Empowerment > micro-management
- Flexible schedule - We all have other things going on in our lives. Doctor visits, kids’ activities, dog walks - take care of it whenever you have to. And work from home when you need to.
