Data Engineer: AI/ML Pipelines for Government (Hybrid)

recruit22; Springfield (VA); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Recruit22 is seeking a Data Engineer in Springfield, VA with a hybrid onsite schedule (minimum 3 days weekly) to support AI/ML initiatives for government-oriented programs. The role requires U.S. citizenship and the ability to obtain TS/SCI with Polygraph clearance.

You will build and optimize data pipelines, perform ETL on diverse datasets, and collaborate with data scientists, engineers, and government stakeholders to enable secure analytics across environments.

Qualifications

• Citizenship: U.S. Citizenship required.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable data pipelines for AI/ML initiatives.
• Extract, transform, and load data from multiple sources.
• Optimize data processing workflows and automate manual processes where possible.
• Parse, clean, and prepare datasets for machine learning environments.
• Communicate findings to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Coordinate datasets and priorities with customers and internal teams.
• Document data workflows, standards, and procedures.

Skills

Python

PySpark

SQL

Education

Bachelor's degree in Data Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Data Science

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Bachelor's degree in Information Management

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

Databricks

AWS

Azure

Job description

Recruit22 is seeking a Data Engineer in Springfield, VA with a hybrid onsite schedule (minimum 3 days weekly) to support AI/ML initiatives for government-oriented programs. The role requires U.S. citizenship and the ability to obtain TS/SCI with Polygraph clearance.

You will build and optimize data pipelines, perform ETL on diverse datasets, and collaborate with data scientists, engineers, and government stakeholders to enable secure analytics across environments.