AI and Data Engineer

Accenture Federal Services; Tampa (FL); On-site; USD 89,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture Federal Services is seeking a highly skilled Data Engineer to design and maintain data pipelines for computer vision workloads, handling image, video, and metadata assets. You will implement automated workflows with NiFi and Prefect, and build high‑performance media processing services using Java, FFmpeg, and OpenCV.

The role involves containerizing services with Docker, collaborating with CV engineers, MLOps, and platform teams, and optimizing pipelines for speed, accuracy, and cost.

Qualifications

• Proven experience building and maintaining computer vision or media-centric data pipelines.
• Strong ETL background involving complex transformations and metadata handling for media.
• Hands-on experience with NiFi, Prefect, Docker, FFmpeg, OpenCV.
• Experience with images, videos, and related metadata structures.
• Familiarity with distributed systems and scalable data processing patterns.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain end-to-end data pipelines for computer vision workloads.
• Implement and manage automated workflow orchestration using NiFi and Prefect.
• Develop high-performance media processing services using Java, FFmpeg, and OpenCV.
• Containerize and deploy data services with Docker.
• Collaborate with CV engineers, MLOps, and platform teams to ensure data readiness.
• Optimize processing steps for speed, accuracy, and cost efficiency.
• Establish monitoring, logging, and testing strategies for pipeline stability.

Skills

Computer vision pipelines

ETL

NiFi

Prefect

Docker

FFmpeg

OpenCV

Media metadata

Distributed systems

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

Java

KLV metadata extraction

Cloud environments

Kubernetes

Job description

At Accenture Federal Services, nothing matters more than helping the US federal government make the nation stronger and safer and life better for people.Our 13,000+ people are united in a shared purpose to pursue the limitless potential of technology and ingenuity for clients across defense, national security, public safety, civilian, and military health organizations.

Join Accenture Federal Services, a technology company within global Accenture. Recognized as a Glassdoor Top 100 Best Place to Work, we offer a collaborative and caring community where you feel like you belong and are empowered to grow, learn and thrive through hands-on experience, certifications, industry training and more.

Join us to drive positive, lasting change that moves missions and the government forward!

We are seeking a highly skilled Data Engineer with hands-on experience building and maintaining computer vision data pipelines. The ideal candidate has strong ETL expertise, works comfortably with images, videos, and associated metadata, and understands how to design robust, scalable processing systems for high‑volume media data flows

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain end‑to‑end data pipelines for computer vision workloads, including ingestion, transformation, and delivery of image, video, and metadata assets.
• Implement and manage automated workflow orchestration using NiFi and Prefect.
• Develop high‑performance media processing services and tools using Java, FFmpeg, and OpenCV.
• Containerize and deploy data services using Docker.
• Collaborate closely with computer vision engineers, MLOps, and platform teams to ensure data readiness and pipeline reliability.
• Optimize processing steps for speed, accuracy, and cost efficiency.
• Establish monitoring, logging, and testing strategies to ensure pipeline stability and data quality

Qualifications

• Experience in any of the following:
• Proven experience building and maintaining computer vision or media‑centric data pipelines.
• Strong ETL background involving complex transformations, metadata generation, and media normalization.
• Hands‑on experience with: – NiFi (data flow management) – Prefect (workflow orchestration) – Docker (containerization) – FFmpeg (video and audio processing) – OpenCV (image processing and analysis)
• Experience working with images, videos, and related metadata structures.
• Familiarity with distributed systems and scalable data processing patterns.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience withJava (core development)
• Experience with KLV metadata extraction (e.g., 0903, 0601).
• Familiarity with computer vision model deployment, training workflows, or deep learning frameworks.
• Exposure to streaming media systems or real‑time video processing.
• Knowledge of cloud environments and orchestration platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP, Kubernetes).
• Who You Are:

• Detail‑oriented, curious, and comfortable working in fast‑moving technical environments.
• Strong communicator with the ability to partner across engineering, data science, and product teams.
• Someone who enjoys building reliable, high‑impact systems that enable computer vision capabilities at scale.

Clearance

• An active TS/SCI federal security clearance is required
• This will require additional clearance requirements like a CI-Poly after selection for the role.

As required by local law, Accenture Federal Services provides reasonable ranges of compensation for hired roles based on labor costs in the states of California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and the District of Columbia. The base pay range for this position in these locations is shown below. Compensation for roles at Accenture Federal Services varies depending on a wide array of factors, including but not limited to office location, role, skill set, and level of experience. Accenture Federal Services offers a wide variety of benefits. You can find more information on benefits here. We accept applications on an on-going basis and there is no fixed deadline to apply.

The pay range for this position is:

$89,000—$170,200 USD

What We Believe

As a company wholly dedicated to serving the US federal government, we bring together the best talent to help reinvent how federal agencies operate and deliver greater value for their mission and the American people. We have an unwavering commitment to creating a culture in which all our people are respected, feel a sense of belonging, and have equal opportunity. As a business imperative, every person at Accenture Federal Services has the responsibility to create and sustain a culture where everyone feels welcomed and included. This is grounded in our core values and our experience that hiring and developing great people who reflect different perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds is key to driving innovation and delivering the results that our clients and the country count on.

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