Data Engineer

SteerBridge; Vienna (VA); On-site; USD 81,900 - 100,100; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k) with Employer Match

Paid Time Off

Federal Holidays

Relocation Assistance

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a skilled Data Engineer to enhance data pipelines and drive intelligent decision-making. This role involves developing and optimizing ETL/ELT processes, ensuring data quality, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver impactful data solutions. Join a veteran-led team dedicated to modernizing federal systems and making a meaningful difference in data operations. With opportunities for professional growth and a supportive work culture, this position offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits, making it an exciting opportunity for passionate data professionals.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in data engineering or pipeline development.
• Strong knowledge of SQL and Python for data manipulation.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain ETL/ELT pipelines for diverse data sources.
• Collaborate with teams to deliver accurate and actionable data products.

Skills

SQL

Python

Data Engineering

ETL/ELT Pipelines

Cloud Platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)

Data Quality Checks

Data Profiling

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science

Tools

dbt

Informatica

Azure Data Factory

Databricks

Snowflake

Apache Airflow

Job description

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We’re Hiring: Data Engineers (Mid-Level – 3+ Years)

Are you passionate about building data pipelines that power real-time insights and smarter decision-making?

SteerBridge Strategies, a Veteran-led small business, is seeking Data Engineers to join our growing team based at our headquarters in Tysons Corner (Vienna, VA). This role offers the chance to support a major federal transformation effort by modernizing and optimizing complex data systems at scale.

At SteerBridge, we’re more than government contractors—we’re a high-impact team of Veterans and professionals solving meaningful problems with precision and purpose. Our projects span AI/ML, cloud architecture, and large-scale data engineering to help modernize critical federal systems.

What You’ll Do:

As a Data Engineer, you’ll work alongside architects, analysts, and scientists to design efficient data flows, enhance data quality, and ensure secure, reliable pipelines for both real-time and batch processing environments. You will:

• Develop, optimize, and maintain ETL/ELT pipelines for structured and unstructured data
• Use tools like dbt, Informatica, Azure Data Factory, and Databricks for transformation and workflow automation
• Conduct data profiling, linkage, validation, and quality checks across diverse sources
• Enable cloud-based data processing (e.g., AWS S3, Azure Blob) and support API integration
• Collaborate across data science, engineering, and stakeholder teams to deliver accurate and actionable data products
• Maintain technical documentation for pipelines, data structures, and infrastructure
• Support secure data governance practices and performance tuning in modern cloud platforms

Required Qualifications:

• U.S. Citizenship and the ability to obtain a government security clearance
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field
• 3+ years of relevant experience in data engineering or data pipeline development
• Experience with SQL, Python, and cloud platforms like Azure, AWS, or GCP
• Familiarity with ETL tools and frameworks such as dbt, Informatica, or Apache Airflow

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with modern data warehousing (Snowflake, Redshift) and orchestration tools (e.g., Spark, Airflow)
• Understanding of compliance and security protocols (e.g., HIPAA, CCPA, NIST)
• Strong data modeling skills and ability to translate requirements into scalable data solutions
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work in cross-functional environments

Location:

Must be local to the Washington, D.C. area and able to work on-site at our Vienna, VA office (5 days/week). Relocation assistance is available for non-local candidates.

What We Offer:

• Competitive salary starting at $91,000+, based on experience
• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) with employer match
• Paid Time Off and Federal Holidays
• Veteran-strong leadership and collaborative team culture

If you’re ready to engineer systems that make a difference, join SteerBridge and help modernize federal data operations that drive meaningful impact.

SteerBridge Strategies is committed to equal employment opportunity and nondiscrimination for all employees and qualified applicants without regard to a person’s race, color, gender, age, religion, national origin, ancestry, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, or any characteristic protected under applicable law. SteerBridge Strategies will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities in accordance with applicable law.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Information Technology and Engineering

• Industries

  IT Services and IT Consulting, Data Infrastructure and Analytics, and IT System Data Services

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