Cleared ETL Data Engineer (Multi-Level) (TS/SCI w/ poly) Chantilly, VA

VetJobs; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 91,000 - 189,000; Full time

Job summary

Noblis is seeking a Cleared ETL Data Engineer for on-site work in Chantilly, VA. The role involves developing data pipelines, Python-based ETL, and SQL data systems to support national security missions.

The candidate should have TS/SCI with polygraph, US citizenship, and experience with cloud platforms and data visualization tools. Multiple levels offer strong salary bands and growth.

Qualifications

• US citizenship is required.
• Active TS/SCI with Polygraph clearance.
• Experience building ETL pipelines for data workloads.
• Proficient in data warehousing, data management, Python, and ETL tools (NiFi, Pentaho, Kafka).
• Experience with SQL-based data systems and complex queries.
• Experience creating dashboards in Tableau/Power BI.
• Experience with cloud environments (GCP, AWS) and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Proficiency with Git-based workflows and GitHub.
• API service development experience.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and execute data extraction pipelines across environments.
• Engineer Python-based ETL pipelines to ingest, cleanse, and optimize large datasets.
• Apply Python and SQL for data cleaning, integration, and analysis.
• Design dashboards and reporting in Tableau/Power BI.
• Optimize SQL queries to support data handling and performance.
• Load data into databases and data warehouses.
• Maintain data infrastructure such as NiFi, Pentaho, Hevo.
• Document ETL workflows and data movement; collaborate in Agile teams.

Skills

Python programming

SQL

Data warehousing

ETL

APIs development

GCP/AWS

Tableau

Power BI

Git/GitHub workflows

Docker

Kubernetes

Data analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree

Tools

Apache NiFi

Pentaho

Kafka

Tableau

Power BI

Docker

Kubernetes

GitHub

Job description

Job Description

ATTENTION MILITARY AFFILIATED JOB SEEKERS - Our organization works with partner companies to source qualified talent for their open roles. The following position is available to Veterans, Transitioning Military, National Guard and Reserve Members, Military Spouses, Wounded Warriors, and their Caregivers. Unless specifically stated otherwise, this role is "On-Site".

Cleared ETL Data Engineer (Multi-Level)

• TS/SCI with Polygraph
• Chantilly, VA
• Posted Salary Range USD $90,700.00 - USD $188,725.00 /Yr.

Noblis is seeking Data Engineers at multiple levels to join our team in support of national security missions.

As the ETL Developer, you analyze our clients’ challenges and provide solutions by identifying and applying new tools and technologies to help design new data repositories. You will be responsible for maintaining and expanding the data pipeline that fuels critical national security missions and manipulating data and data flows for both existing and new systems. You will provide support in the areas of data extraction, transformation and load (ETL), data mapping, data extraction, analytical support, operational support, database support, and maintenance support of data and associated systems. Additionally, you will work alongside our team and cyber analysts performing data engineering to identify data sets.

The ideal candidate will have a deep background in Python-based data workflows and experience working in classified IC environments.

Job Responsibilities

• Developing, maintaining, and executing data extraction pipelines to transport data in and out of multiple environments.
• ETL Development and Data Cleansing: Engineering Python-based ETL pipelines to ingest, clean, and optimize large datasets from various sources, refining data quality and processing efficiency.
• Data Preparation: Applying Python and SQL for data cleaning, integration, and exploratory analysis to uncover valuable insights extracted from large volumes of data.
• Data Visualization: Designing and deploying interactive dashboards and reporting in visualization tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI)
• Improving application performance by optimizing and executing SQL queries to support data handling.
• Loading data into storage systems like databases or data warehouses.
• Building and maintaining data infrastructure (e.g., NiFi, Pentaho, Hevo).
• Maintaining and documenting ETL workflows and recording data movement/changes.
• Working in an Agile environment to rapidly iterate with our clients.Cross-functional collaboration: Partner closely with data scientists, data engineers, and application developers to translate complex business requirements into robust technical implementations.

Minimum Education Required

Bachelors

Required Qualifications

• US Citizenship is required
• Clearance: Active Top-Secret SCI (TS/SCI) with Polygraph
• Experience performing extract, transformation, load (ETL)developmentfor data pipelines (specifically cyber data); to include integrating, cleansing, and preparing data from sources for analytics and reporting.
• Proficient in data warehousing, data management, programming (e.g., Python), and ETL tools (e.g., Apache NiFi, Pentaho, Kafka).
• Familiarity with the cyber domain.
• Experience designing and maintaining SQL-based data systems and crafting complex queries.
• Experience designing and deploying interactive dashboards and integrating data systems with visualization and analytics platforms using Tableau and/or Power BI.
• Experience with a cloud environment (e.g., GCP, AWS), including its security containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
• Language experience with Python.
• Experience with Git-based workflows and code repository platforms such as GitHub.
• Ability to perform API servicedevelopment.

Level II

• Bachelor’s degree with 3 years of related experience; OR associate’s degree with 6 years of related experience; OR High School diploma/GED with 9 years of related experience.
• Compensation: $90,700 - $141,775

Level III

• Bachelor’s degree with 5 years of related experience; OR Master's degree with 3 years of related experience; OR associate’s degree with 8 years of related experience; OR High School diploma/GED with 11 years of related experience.
• Compensation: $120,700 - $188,725

Desired Qualifications

• Experience with Hadoop and Spark
• Experience with Elasticsearch
• Experience with open-source cyber data sets such as Shodan and Censys.IO
• Experience with creating and implementing Artificial Intelligence (AI) models and tools

Certificates/Security Clearances/Other

• Active TS/SCI w/ polygraph