Azure Data Engineer – Backend Pipelines (Secret Clearance)

Piper Companies; Norfolk (VA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO

Paid Holidays

Medical

Dental

Vision

401K

Sick Leave

Job summary

Zachary Piper Solutions is seeking a Backend Data Engineer to support a federal program focused on enterprise data modernization and reporting. This on-site role is in Norfolk, VA, and you will design scalable data pipelines for government operations.

You will work with Azure Data Factory, SQL, and ETL processes, ingest data from legacy systems, and enable Power BI reporting while ensuring data quality and security requirements.

Qualifications

• 3–4 years of hands-on Data Engineering experience.
• Strong experience with Azure Data Factory (ADF), SQL, and enterprise data pipeline development.
• Experience integrating legacy systems, performing ETL processes, and managing data repositories.
• Experience with Azure cloud environments and enterprise data transformation methodologies.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Data Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• Active Secret Clearance required and Security+ Certification (IAT Level II) required.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain enterprise data pipelines using Azure Data Factory (ADF).
• Connect and ingest data from legacy systems, SQL databases, and disparate data sources.
• Perform data transformation, cleansing, staging, aggregation, and repository management.
• Optimize backend data architecture to support Power BI and other enterprise reporting platforms.
• Collaborate with reporting and analytics teams to ensure reliable and accurate data delivery.

Skills

Azure Data Factory

SQL

ETL Development

Data Pipeline Development

Active Secret Clearance

Security+ Certification

Security Clearance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Data Engineering, or related field

Tools

Azure Data Factory

SQL Server

Job description

Zachary Piper Solutions is seeking a Backend Data Engineer to support a federal program focused on enterprise data modernization and reporting. This on-site role is in Norfolk, VA, and you will design scalable data pipelines for government operations.

You will work with Azure Data Factory, SQL, and ETL processes, ingest data from legacy systems, and enable Power BI reporting while ensuring data quality and security requirements.