Data Engineer, TS//SCI with Counterintelligence Polygraph Required
$150,000–$180,000 year
On-siteAlexandria, Virginia, United States
Job Summary
Build, maintain, and troubleshoot data ingestion and transformation pipelines while integrating structured and unstructured data from multiple sources. Develop ETL/ELT workflows, SQL queries, and automation scripts to extract, transform, validate, and analyze data for government and enterprise clients. Support the administration of data management platforms, including configuring schemas, metadata, permissions, and repositories, alongside user account and access management. Monitor data quality, investigate failures, and implement validation processes to ensure completeness, accuracy, and consistency. Collaborate with data scientists, software engineers, and mission users to resolve technical issues, onboard new datasets, and translate operational requirements into practical engineering solutions within secure, classified environments.
Required Qualifications
- Active TS/SCI clearance with Counterintelligence or Lifestyle Polygraph
- 3+ years of experience in data engineering, data management, database administration, systems administration, or a related technical field
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, Information Systems, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent professional experience
- Strong SQL skills and experience working with relational databases
- Experience building or supporting ETL/ELT pipelines and data integration workflows
- Experience with Python or another scripting language for data processing and automation
- Experience working with structured and unstructured datasets
- Understanding of data quality, data governance, metadata, and data lifecycle management
- Experience troubleshooting technical and data-related issues
- Strong attention to detail and ability to work with complex datasets
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work independently while collaborating closely with technical and mission teams
- Ability to obtain and maintain additional security clearance accesses to Special Access Programs (SAP) or Access Compensatory Control Measures (ACCM)
Desired Qualifications
- Experience supporting the Department of Defense, Intelligence Community, or other federal mission
- Experience administering enterprise data management platforms
- Experience with data catalogs, metadata management, data lineage, or data governance tools
- Experience with PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQL Server, Oracle, or similar databases
- Experience with AWS, Azure, or other cloud environments
- Experience with Spark, Databricks, Snowflake, or other large-scale data platforms
- Experience with Airflow, Kafka, or other data pipeline and orchestration technologies
- Experience with REST APIs and automated data ingestion
- Experience with Docker and Kubernetes
- Experience working in classified, secure, or air-gapped environments
- Experience supporting AI/ML, NLP, LLM, or knowledge management applications
- Experience with data visualization or analytics tools such as Tableau or Power BI
- Familiarity with federal data management, security, and compliance requirements
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