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1D7X4 Data Engineering

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Overview

A Data Engineering specialist works across knowledge management, data operations, and software engineering. The specialist administers knowledge and SharePoint environments, builds and operates data pipelines, develops AI-enabled tools, and designs, codes, tests, and documents software and database systems supporting Air Force missions.

Minimum clearance: Secret at entry, Top Secret to maintain

Minimum ASVAB: E 60

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Skill levels: 1D714 helper · 1D734 apprentice · 1D754 journeyman · 1D774 craftsman

Core Skills

  • AI application development and modification
  • Data pipeline construction and operation
  • Software testing and configuration management
  • Client-server and relational database development

Civilian Career Paths

Related experience does not confer civilian qualifications. Tasks and tools below describe civilian work, not military training.

Data Warehousing Specialists

Military data operations experience building, managing, and operationalizing data pipelines transfers directly to warehouse data loading, transformation, and extraction.

How to prepare: Build a sample warehouse pipeline using public data, documenting source-to-target mappings and checks for data accuracy.

What the civilian work involves
  • Verify the structure, accuracy, or quality of warehouse data.
  • Develop data warehouse process models, including sourcing, loading, transformation, and extraction.
  • Map data between source systems, data warehouses, and data marts.
Civilian tools and software (examples)
  • Python
  • Structured query language SQL

Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers

Military software engineering duties include testing, maintenance, configuration management, and documentation of applications and relational database systems, directly supporting civilian software quality assurance work.

How to prepare: Create a test portfolio for a sample application with reproducible defect reports, regression tests, and documented test procedures.

What the civilian work involves
  • Document software defects, using a bug tracking system, and report defects to software developers.
  • Develop testing programs that address areas such as database impacts, software scenarios, regression testing, negative testing, error or bug retests, or usability.
  • Document test procedures to ensure replicability and compliance with standards.
Civilian tools and software (examples)
  • Atlassian JIRA
  • Git
  • Jenkins CI

Notes & Sources

  • The specialty covers knowledge management, data operations, and software engineering; these paths depend on experience in the relevant work role, not the specialty code alone.
Evidence for this guidance (3 documents)
  1. DAFECD, 30 Apr 26: DATA ENGINEERING (1D7X4)

    [1] Specialty Summary section "DATA ENGINEERING"; normalized cached text lines 3112-3137; explicit AFSC match for 1D7X4

    Supports: AI application development and modification, Data pipeline construction and operation, Software testing and configuration management, Client-server and relational database development, Data Warehousing Specialists (O*NET 15-1243.01), Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers (O*NET 15-1253.00)

  2. O*NET: Data Warehousing Specialists

    [2] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

    Supports: Data Warehousing Specialists (O*NET 15-1243.01)

  3. O*NET: Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers

    [3] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

    Supports: Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers (O*NET 15-1253.00)

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