Data Engineer, Senior

Booz Allen Hamilton; Virginia; Hybrid; USD 78,000 - 176,000; Full time

Job summary

Booz Allen Hamilton is seeking a Data Engineer to design and operate scalable data pipelines, data warehouses, and data lakes across complex sources. You will apply modern ETL/ELT techniques and work with Spark, NiFi, and Databricks to enable actionable insights for national security and healthcare missions.

The role requires senior-level expertise in data systems, strong coding skills (Postgres, SQL, Python, Scala, Java), and a Top Secret clearance.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience designing data warehouse or data lake, RESTful API models, event processing, or BI for software systems.
• Experience building scalable ETL or ELT data pipelines and automating large-scale data workflows.
• Proficient in coding with Postgres, SQL, Python, Scala, Spark, or Java.
• Hands-on experience with Apache Spark, Apache NiFi, or Databricks.
• Ability to tune data lake architectures for storage and pipeline performance.
• Knowledge of data catalog, governance, and lifecycle management policies.
• Requires Top Secret clearance.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain scalable data pipelines and platforms from disparate sources.
• Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams of analysts, developers, and data consumers.
• Guide data engineering activities across mission-driven projects (fraud detection, research, national security).
• Advance data governance and lifecycle management practices across data systems.

Skills

Data warehousing / data lake design

ETL / ELT pipelines

RESTful API models

Event processing

Data governance & lifecycle management

Top Secret clearance

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a related field

12+ years of experience in lieu of degree

Tools

Postgres

SQL

Python

Scala

Spark

Java

Apache NiFi

Databricks

AWS/Azure cloud data products

Job description

Data Engineer, Senior**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 an experienced data engineer 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 help build advanced technology solutions and implement data engineering activities on some of the most mission-driven projects in the industry. You’ll deploy and develop pipelines and platforms that organize and make disparate data meaningful. Here, you’ll work with and guide a multi-disciplinary team of analysts, data engineers, developers, and data consumers in a fast-paced, agile environment. You’ll use your experience in analytical exploration and data examination while you manage the assessment, design, building, and maintenance of scalable platforms for your clients. Join us. The world can’t wait. **You Have:*** 6+ years of experience designing data warehouse or data lake, RESTful API models, event processing, or business intelligence for software systems* Experience building scalable ETL or ELT data pipelines, automating large-scale batch and streaming data workflows, and parsing structured, unstructured, or event-streaming data* Experience with coding in software programming languages, including Postgres, SQL, Python, Scala, Spark, or Java* Experience using Apache Spark, Apache NiFi, or Databricks* Experience performing tuning on data lake architecture to optimize cloud storage and pipeline performance* Experience with data management solutions that address aspects of data catalog, data usage, governance policies, and lifecycle management* Top Secret clearance* Bachelor’s degree and 8+ years of experience designing, developing, operationalizing, and maintaining data systems, or 12+ years of experience designing, developing, operationalizing, and maintaining data systems in lieu of a degree **Nice If You Have:*** 4+ years of experience architecting and designing large-scale enterprise data and analytics systems* 4+ years of experience using and developing data systems with AWS and Microsoft Azure cloud data products such as AWS EMR, AWS Glue, Azure Dataverse, Azure Data Factory, and Power Apps* Experience with distributed data or computing tools, including Apache Spark, Apache NiFi, AirFlow, Databricks, Snowflake, Redshift, or BigQuery* Experience with federal information system policies, including NIST 800.53 and FISMA, data security, access controls, and data protection techniques* Experience creating and improving continuous automation across multiple technical stacks, and automating CD/CD pipelines with tools such as Jenkins or GitHub* Experience with NoSQL databases such as Elasticsearch, Opensearch, Solr, MongoDB, or Cosmo DB* Experience with AI or ML pipelines and processes* TS/SCI clearance with a polygraph* Master’s degree **Clearance:**Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information; Top 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 $77,600.00 to $176,000.00 (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. 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