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Data Engineer

Sterling, VA💼 Full-time💰 $100,163–$100,163🗓 2026-09-08 → 2026-09-26

Core

Build and maintain 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 analytics.

Domain

Government/Defense, Cybersecurity, Big Data

Deliverable

production ML models | infrastructure

Required skills

ETL pipeline development, Python, Java, Linux, Git, Maven, JSON/XML log parsing, data troubleshooting, Agile methodology, DoD 8140/8570 compliance (Security+)

Preferred skills

Kubernetes, SQL (Trino), Kafka/NiFi/SQS, legacy Unified Platform data architectures, cloud systems, AI/ML development

Technologies

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

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain ETL pipelines for data ingestion and query; troubleshoot system and data flow issues at scale; work with complex structured and unstructured datasets; support government data acquisition and sharing efforts; decompose technical problems and ensure data quality.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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