Back End Data Architect and Engineer, Senior

Socket.dev; Maryland; Hybrid; USD 113,000 - 257,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Life insurance

Disability benefits

Financial benefits

Retirement benefits

Paid leave

Tuition assistance

Professional development

Work-life programs

Dependent care

Recognition awards

Job summary

Booz Allen Hamilton is seeking a senior Back End Data Architect and Engineer to strengthen and scale mission data-processing systems. You will optimize back-end performance, reliability, and distributed resilience for critical mission platforms.

The role involves supporting cyber mission workflows and digital network intelligence processes, with emphasis on scalable architectures and high-quality code. A TS/SCI clearance enhances candidacy for this critical mission work.

Qualifications

• Experience with Apache Kafka for distributed event streaming, Elasticsearch for indexing, search, and cluster performance optimization.
• Experience designing or scaling systems that process large amounts of 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

Responsibilities

• Strengthen and scale mission data-processing systems as a back-end architect.
• Enhance high-volume dataflow reliability and distributed system resilience.
• Develop and tune back-end performance across services and infrastructure.
• Support workflows for cyber missions and digital network intelligence processes.

Skills

Kafka

Elasticsearch

PostgreSQL

Distributed systems

Cyber mission workflows

TS/SCI clearance

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Go services

Microservices

Container orchestration

CI/CD pipelines

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 an expert-level back-end architect to 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 on software stacks that directly support digital network intelligence workflows, enabling analysts and mission operators to execute and accelerate critical 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:

• Experience with Apache Kafka for distributed event streaming, Elasticsearch for indexing, search, and cluster performance optimization, and PostgreSQL for schema design, tuning, and large‑scale query optimization
• Experience designing or scaling systems that process large amounts of 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+ years of 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.

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.