Data Engineer — AWS, ETL & Cloud Data Pipelines

ADP, Inc.; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 171,000; Full time

Job summary

NS2 Mission in Chantilly, VA is seeking a Full Performance Data Engineer to design, build, and maintain scalable data pipelines and cloud-based platforms. You will collaborate with software and data engineers and mission stakeholders in an Agile environment to deliver data solutions for national security programs.

Candidates should have a Bachelor's in a technical field and 4–8 years of data or software engineering experience, strong Python, and AWS skills (EC2, Lambda, EKS, S3).

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or a related technical discipline (or equivalent combination of education and experience).
• Approximately 4-8 years of experience in data engineering, software engineering, or a related technical field.
• Experience working across the ETL lifecycle, including pipeline development, optimization, and maintenance.
• Strong proficiency in Python for data processing and application development.
• Hands-on experience working within AWS cloud environments, including services such as EC2, Lambda, EKS, and S3.
• Experience developing and supporting scalable data solutions in production environments.
• Understanding of data engineering best practices, data modeling concepts, and performance optimization techniques.
• Experience working within Agile development teams.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable ETL pipelines and enterprise data workflows.
• Build and enhance Python-based data processing solutions supporting production environments.
• Support the ingestion, transformation, and movement of structured and unstructured data across multiple platforms.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to improve data quality, pipeline reliability, scalability, and overall system performance.
• Develop and maintain cloud-based data solutions within AWS environments.
• Participate in Agile development activities, including sprint planning, technical discussions, and solution implementation.
• Troubleshoot data pipeline issues and support the resolution of operational challenges.
• Contribute to the modernization and automation of data engineering processes and workflows.
• Assist with testing, deployment, and sustainment activities across the data platform.
• Document technical solutions, processes, and data workflows to support maintainability and knowledge sharing.

Skills

Python

ETL pipelines

Agile teamwork

Data modeling

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

AWS

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

Airflow

Job description

NS2 Mission in Chantilly, VA is seeking a Full Performance Data Engineer to design, build, and maintain scalable data pipelines and cloud-based platforms. You will collaborate with software and data engineers and mission stakeholders in an Agile environment to deliver data solutions for national security programs.

Candidates should have a Bachelor's in a technical field and 4–8 years of data or software engineering experience, strong Python, and AWS skills (EC2, Lambda, EKS, S3).