Data Engineer

Booz Allen Hamilton; Norfolk (VA); On-site; USD 62,000 - 141,000; Full time

Job summary

Booz Allen Hamilton is seeking a Data Engineer to help build and deploy data pipelines and platforms that organize both structured and unstructured data for mission-driven projects. You’ll work with a multidisciplinary team in an agile environment to transform data into actionable insights for clients such as fraud detection, cancer research, and national intelligence.

Ideal candidates bring 2+ years in data engineering, strong Python skills, and experience creating scalable data stores and

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience within data engineering, data science, or pipeline development.
• Experience with Python programming.
• Experience developing scalable data stores for business analysis.
• Experience building scalable data pipelines or ETL/ELT workflows for analytics.
• Experience collaborating in cross-functional teams.
• Ability to convert data into usable formats and help scale data platforms.
• Secret clearance and a Bachelor's degree.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deploy data pipelines and platforms for clients.
• Collaborate with analysts, data engineers, developers, and data consumers.
• Sharpen skills in analytical exploration and data examination.
• Support design, development, and maintenance of scalable data platforms.

Skills

Python

Secret clearance

Data pipelines

ETL/ELT

Cross-functional teamwork

Scripting

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree (nice to have)

Tools

AWS EMR

Redshift

SageMaker

Databricks

Machine learning service

Job description

The Opportunity

Ever-expanding technology like IoT, machine learning, and artificial intelligence means that there’s more structured and unstructured data available today than ever before. As a data engineer, you know that organizing data can yield pivotal insights when it’s gathered from disparate sources. We need a data professional like you to help our clients find answers in their data to impact important missions, from fraud detection to cancer research to national intelligence.

Job Number: R0251022

Data Engineer

The Opportunity

Ever-expanding technology like IoT, machine learning, and artificial intelligence means that there’s more structured and unstructured data available today than ever before. As a data engineer, you know that organizing data can yield pivotal insights when it’s gathered from disparate sources. We need a data professional like you to help our clients find answers in their data to impact important missions, from fraud detection to cancer research to national intelligence.

As a data engineer at Booz Allen, you’ll use your skills and experience to help build advanced technology solutions and implement data engineering activities on some of the most mission-driven projects in the industry. You’ll develop and deploy the pipelines and platforms that organize and make disparate data meaningful.

Here, you’ll work with a multi-disciplinary team of analysts, data engineers, developers, and data consumers in a fast-paced, agile environment. You’ll sharpen your skills in analytical exploration and data examination while you support the assessment, design, developing, and maintenance of scalable platforms for your clients.

Work with us to use data for good.

Join us. The world can’t wait.

You Have

• 2+ years of experience within data engineering, data science, or pipeline development
• Experience utilizing programming languages, including Python
• Experience developing and maintaining scalable data stores that supply big data in forms needed for business analysis
• Experience with developing scalable data pipelines or ETL/ELT workflows for reporting and analytics
• Experience creating solutions within a collaborative, cross-functional team environment
• Ability to develop scripts and programs for converting various types of data into usable formats and support project team to scale, monitor, and operate data platforms
• Secret clearance
• Bachelor’s degree

Nice If You Have

• Experience deploying analytics workloads on a platform as a service (PaaS) and software as a service (SaaS), including AWS EMR, Redshift, SageMaker, Databricks, or machine learning service
• Experience creating software for retrieving, parsing, and processing structured and unstructured data
• Experience with distributed or parallel programming frameworks, including Apache Spark or NVIDIA CUDA
• Experience with infrastructure as code frameworks and services, including Terraform or CloudFormation
• Experience developing and presenting complex technical information for technical and non-technical audiences and senior leaders
• Experience developing and deploying large-scale batch and stream analytics pipelines
• Experience working with integrated groups comprised of customer success managers, infrastructure engineers, data scientists, and software engineers
• Master’s degree in CS, Computer Engineering, Mathematics, Data Science, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or Physics
• Cloud Development Certification such as AWS Solutions Architect or Azure Certification
• Information Security Certification such as Security+ or CISSP Certification

Clearance

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

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 $62,000.00 to $141,000.00 (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. 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 or customer facility, in alignment with your leadership's expectations and the needs of the role.
• Onsite: If this position is listed as onsite, work will primarily be performed full-time at a 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.