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Senior Data Engineer - Onsite

Reston, United StatesFull-time$160,000–$190,0002026-09-19 → 2026-10-08
On-siteNo visa sponsorshipCitizens onlySecurity clearance required

Core

Designing, developing, and maintaining enterprise-scale data architectures, pipelines, and data management solutions for mission-critical Department of Defense systems.

Role type

Senior Data Engineer (IC)

Builds

Enterprise data pipelines, secure data architectures, and cloud-based data solutions for DoD.

Domain

Defense / Federal Government / Big Data

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

SQL, NoSQL, Python, Java, Scala, Hadoop, Spark, Kafka, AWS, Azure, GCP, Data Governance, Data Quality Management, CI/CD, Containerization, Encryption, Data Masking

Preferred skills

AI/ML data environments, Data Lakehouse architectures, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), AWS/Azure/GCP Data Engineer certifications, CDMP, CISSP, Security+ (via careerplan.io/jobs/79-00B-6E-276-senior-data-engineer-onsite-at-bdr-solutions-llc)

Technologies

Hadoop, Spark, Kafka, AWS, Azure, GCP, Python, Java, Scala

Responsibilities

Design and optimize data models and workflows; Develop ETL/ELT processes for structured and unstructured data; Implement data security controls and compliance with DoD cybersecurity requirements; Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior engineers; Present technical solutions to government stakeholders; Participate in DevSecOps initiatives and CI/CD pipeline development.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with technical leadership