Data Engineer: Scalable ETL & Secure Pipelines (AWS)

CACI International Inc; Oklahoma City (OK); On-site; USD 68,000 - 121,000; Full time

Job summary

CAC I is seeking a Data Engineer to design, build, and sustain data infrastructure and pipelines powering analytics, reporting, automation, and mission-critical decision-making. This role ensures data is ingested, transformed, governed, and delivered across secure enterprise systems.

You will partner with software engineers, analysts, and data scientists to provide high-quality, accessible data for operational and strategic outcomes while operating in regulated environments and adhering to

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience as a DBA, Developer, or related field.
• Understanding of data quality, data lineage, and governance in enterprise environments.
• Proficiency with at least one programming language used in data engineering (Python, Java, etc.).
• Proficiency in SQL, data modeling, and ETL/ELT development.
• Experience building and maintaining data pipelines, integrations, and workflow orchestration in secure environments.
• Strong experience working with large, complex datasets across multiple systems.

Responsibilities

• Assembling large, complex sets of data that meet business requirements from internal and external environments.
• Building required infrastructure for optimal extraction, transformation and loading of data from various data sources using AWS, SQL, and other technologies.
• Design, build, and maintain scalable ETL/ELT data pipelines that support analytical, operational, and AI/ML workloads.
• Develop and maintain data models, schemas, and storage structures optimized for performance and usability.
• Implement data integration frameworks and APIs to enable secure data movement and interoperability.
• Collaborate with software engineers, analysts, and data science teams to ensure workflows are well supported.
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize pipelines, ensuring high availability, data quality, and adherence to governance requirements.
• Document data architectures, processes, and engineering standards; contribute to continuous improvement within Agile/DevOps environments.
• Operate within compliance, security, and information assurance requirements, particularly in regulated or classified environments.

Skills

Python

Java

SQL

ETL/ELT

Data modeling

AWS

Data governance

Education

Information systems / Computer science degree

Job description

CAC I is seeking a Data Engineer to design, build, and sustain data infrastructure and pipelines powering analytics, reporting, automation, and mission-critical decision-making. This role ensures data is ingested, transformed, governed, and delivered across secure enterprise systems.

You will partner with software engineers, analysts, and data scientists to provide high-quality, accessible data for operational and strategic outcomes while operating in regulated environments and adhering to