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Junior Data Engineer (TS/SCI)

Herndon, VA, USFull-time$115k–$155k2026-11-03 → 2026-11-11
HybridCitizens onlySecurity clearance required

Core

Design, develop, and maintain data pipelines and processing workflows for a large-scale data analytics platform supporting a U.S. Government customer.

Role type

Junior IC data engineer

Builds

Scalable data solutions, data pipelines, and processing workflows

Domain

Government defense/intelligence / Data engineering

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Python, SQL, relational databases, distributed data processing, ETL/ELT, data modeling

Preferred skills

Apache NiFi, Elasticsearch, PostgreSQL, OpenShift, Spark, Hadoop, Kafka, Hive, AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, Docker, Kubernetes, Apache Airflow, CI/CD, DevSecOps, data governance

Technologies

Python, SQL, Elastic, Apache NiFi, Elasticsearch, PostgreSQL, OpenShift, Spark, Hadoop, Kafka, Hive, AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, Docker, Kubernetes, Apache Airflow

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain data ingestion, transformation, and integration pipelines; Support integration and processing of structured, semi-structured, and unstructured data; Assist with deployment, configuration, monitoring, and optimization of data engineering components; Implement data validation, quality assurance, and monitoring processes; Collaborate with data scientists, analysts, software engineers, and government stakeholders to translate requirements into technical solutions.

Seniority

Junior, hands-on IC