The Mitchell Group, Inc. (TMG) is seeking an experienced Data Engineer to support our research team by sourcing, retrieving, and processing datasets for analysis. This role focuses on collecting trade data from large scale public data sets, including developing application programming interfaces (APIs) processing data to deliver clean, well-structured datasets to the project team, and working with government stakeholders to integrate data into existing government platforms.
This position is ideal for an experienced data engineer with a background working with trade-related data sets and integrating data into government platforms. Previous experience facilitating client-facing actions is preferred. This position is remote but must be based in the United States.
Key Responsibilities:
· Retrieve and prepare/compile datasets for analysis from public and private online sources.
· Use application programming interfaces (APIs) to request and extract structured data (e.g., Census API and similar sources).
· Conduct basic data cleaning and formatting. Provide clean, well-organized raw datasets (folders of raw data files).
· Perform web scraping using Python or R.
· Document data sources, retrieval steps, and any technical considerations.
· Collaborate closely with government stakeholders to integrate data into government platforms
· Navigate complexity and design innovative solutions
· Collaborate closely with the research team to understand data requirements and timelines.
Required Qualifications:
· 10 years of experience in data engineering and API.
· Experience working with trade-related data sets.
· Proficiency in Python or R for data collection and scraping.
· Ability to use APIs to request and retrieve online data.
· Basic understanding of data structures, file formats, and data retrieval workflows.
· Familiarity with common Python/R libraries for scraping and API calls.
· Strong attention to detail and willingness to follow structured data workflows.
· U.S. citizen able to obtain a public trust clearance.
Preferred Qualifications:
· Proven ability to work both independently and collaboratively with subject matter experts in high-stakes, deadline-driven environments
· Exceptional communication skills
· Previous experience facilitating U.S. government client-facing interactions in a discreet and professional manner.
To Apply:
Please submit a detailed CV and a brief cover letter outlining your availability, qualifications, and relevant experience though this site or email to recruitment@the-mitchellgroup.com. Please include ‘TMG Data Engineer Position’ in the subject of the email.
The Mitchell Group, Inc. (TMG) is a global solutions leader providing meaningful impact and sustainable solutions to development efforts
affecting the lives of ordinary people. We are a minority and veteran-owned small business with over 40 years of international development program experience. TMG has performed highly successful, long-term contracts for US government clients such as USAID and National Institutes of Health (NIH) in supporting their various projects in multiple countries around the world. Many of those projects have been in Africa, where TMG has worked in 38 of its countries and currently has offices in Burkina Faso, Niger, Guinea, Liberia, Mali, DRC, and Ethiopia. Through these projects, TMG has gained broad, multi-sector experience in managing more than 100 US government contracts. We
work with a large group of highly qualified experts whose specialized skills provide expertise to perform services in various technical areas. TMG has also assisted in successfully performing major contracts implementing its international development programs in such functional areas as Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning, Education and Training, Health Services, Countering Violent Extremism, Disaster Management, Agriculture and Food Security, and Outreach and Communications. TMG have also been a leading contractor in assisting the US National Institute of Allergies and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and Leidos Biomed and other domestic and international organizations to
support biomedical research efforts to find cures for such human scourges as Malaria, AIDS and Ebola.
TMG offers superior management capabilities managing Mission-wide PLSO, Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL), Collaboration,
Learning and Adapting (CLA,) and Support Services. Platforms in Ethiopia, Tanzania, Uganda, Ghana, Nigeria, Liberia, and the Sahel (Niger and Burkina Faso), and Malawil, Mali, Guinea, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). TMG is a leader in working in conflict settings and delivering quality services that address the challenges of Missions. TMG has a rich history of working in large, complex, and conflict-sensitive countries prone to complex crises and insecurity, particularly in the Sahel and Lake Chad Basin regions. Much of our
MEL work relates to programming at the “triple nexus” of humanitarian assistance, development, and countering violent extremism.
