Back End Data Architect and Engineer, Senior

Bah; Maryland; On-site; USD 113,000 - 257,000; Full time

Job summary

Booz Allen is seeking a Senior Back End Data Architect and Engineer to strengthen mission data-processing systems, focusing on high-volume data flows, performance tuning, and resilient distributed architectures. You will work on cyber mission workflows and digital network intelligence processes, supporting analysts and mission operators.

The role emphasizes building scalable back-end services, collaborating across teams, and ensuring robust security posture, with clearances and corporate

Qualifications

• Experience with distributed event streaming and scalable data processing.
• Experience designing or scaling systems handling large volumes of structured and unstructured data.
• Knowledge of concurrency, observability, durability, and failover in distributed systems.
• Ability to obtain a TS/SCI clearance.

Skills

Distributed systems

Cyber mission workflows

TS/SCI clearance

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Kafka

Elasticsearch

PostgreSQL

Job description

Back End Data Architect and Engineer, Senior

The Opportunity:

As a back-end developer, you know that a good site or system needs the right combination of clean code, APIs, analytics, and infrastructure to develop a user-focused solution. We are seeking anexpert-level back-end architectto strengthen and scale our mission data-processing systems. This role is central to advancing high‑volume dataflow reliability, back-end performance tuning, and distributed system resilience for critical mission platforms.

In addition to core back-end responsibilities, this engineer will work onsoftware stacks that directly support digital network intelligence workflows, enabling analysts and mission operators to execute and acceleratecritical cyber missions.

In this role, you’ll make a mission-forward impact as you expand your skillset and career. Work with us as we shape systems for the better.

Join us. The world can’t wait.

You Have:

• ExperiencewithApacheKafkafor distributed event streaming, Elasticsearch for indexing, search, and cluster performance optimization, andPostgreSQLfor schema design, tuning, and large-scale query optimization
• Experiencedesigning or scaling systems that processlarge amountsof structured and unstructured data
• Experience with distributed systems fundamentals such as concurrency, data modeling, observability, durability, and failover patterns
• Experience enabling or supporting cyber mission workflows, signals or dataflow systems, or digital network intelligence processes
• Ability to obtain a TS/SCI clearance
• Bachelor's degree

Nice If You Have:

• 8+ yearsof experience with engineering production
• Experience working with mission systems, cyber operations tooling, or intelligence support platforms
• Experience with other components of our stack such as Go services, microservices architecture, container orchestration, and CI/CD pipelines
• TS/SCI clearance

Clearance:

Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

Skills AssessmentAs part of Booz Allen’s skills first hiring process, candidates must complete the required skills assessment to ensure they meet the Basic Qualifications for this role. Candidates must complete the assessment and meet the minimum proficiency threshold to continue in the hiring process.

Compensation

At Booz Allen, we celebrate your contributions, provide you with opportunities and choices, and support your total well-being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care. Our recognition awards program acknowledges employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our values. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Booz Allen’s benefit programs. Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits. We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting the Resource page on our Careers site and reviewing Our Employee Benefits page.

Salary at Booz Allen is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual’s particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $112,800.00 to $257,000.00 (annualized USD). The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Booz Allen’s total compensation package for employees. This posting will close within 90 days from the Posting Date.

Identity Statement

As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during interviews and assessments. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud.

Candidate AI Usage Policy

AI is a part of our daily work at Booz Allen, and we are committed to the responsible and ethical use of AI tools. However, we want to ensure a fair candidate process based on your own skills and knowledge. As part of this commitment, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) or other tools to assist with responses during interviews (whether in-person or virtual) is prohibited unless permission is explicitly provided.

Work Model
Our people-first culture prioritizes the benefits of collaboration, whether it occurs in person or virtually. To support engagement and effective communication, employees working virtually are generally expected to have their cameras on during meetings.

• Remote: If this position is listed as remote, there may still be occasions when you are required to work in person at a Booz Allen or customer facility.

• Hybrid: If this position is listed as hybrid, you will be expected to work from a Booz Allen facility frequently, in alignment with leadership expectations and the needs of the role. You may also be required to work from or visit a customer facility.

• Onsite: If this position is listed as onsite, work will primarily be performed at a Booz Allen office or customer facility, where employees will collaborate directly with colleagues and customers as required by the role.

Commitment to Non-Discrimination

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local, or international law.