CareerPlan

Data Engineer

Sterling, Virginia, United StatesFull-time2026-07-17 → 2026-11-11
HybridSecurity clearance required

Core

Building and maintaining ETL pipelines for full spectrum data operations from ingest to query, supporting government data acquisition, analysis, and sharing efforts.

Role type

Senior Data Engineer (Government/Defense)

Builds

ETL pipelines, data extraction, custom translation, and data loading solutions for government clients.

Domain

Government contracting, Defense (DoD), Cyber/Network Security

Deliverable

production ML models | infrastructure

Required skills

Python, Java, ETL pipeline development, Big data systems, SQL, Linux, Git, Kubernetes, Kafka, NiFi, Trino, Security+ certification, DoD 8140/8570 compliance

Preferred skills

Legacy Unified Platform data platforms (GovCloud, DoD Big Data Platform, JCWA), Cloud-based systems, AI/ML development, Cyber/network security operations experience

Technologies

Python, Java, SQL, Trino, Kubernetes, Kafka, NiFi, SQS, Git, Nexus, Maven, Linux, JSON, XML

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain ETL pipelines, troubleshoot system and data flow issues at scale, work with complex structured and unstructured data sets, support government data acquisition and sharing efforts, manage data from acquisition to end display/usage

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC