Data Engineer - TS/SCI Required | Secure Data Pipelines

Cornerstone Defense LLC; United States; On-site; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical plans

Dental plans

Vision plans

Generous PTO

401(k)

HSA/FSA

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

Tuition Reimbursement

Perks at Work

Referral Program

Leads Generation

529 Plan

Fitness Reimbursement

Travel Assistance

Lifelock Benefit Solutions

Life Planning

Job summary

Cornerstone Defense LLC in Herndon, VA is seeking a Data Engineer to design, build, and optimize data pipelines and governance at enterprise scale. You will make data accessible, secure, and available to analysts and decision-makers across the organization.

The role requires Active TS/SCI with Polygraph to apply, strong Python and SQL skills, and experience with ETL and PostgreSQL. Join a team focused on delivering secure, mission-critical data solutions for defense and intelligence domains.

Qualifications

• 5 years experience coding in Python.
• Solid understanding of Database Management, SQL, PostgreSQL.
• Experience with ETL tools and data pipeline.
• Translate data collection requirements into implementable solutions.
• Critical thinking and problem-solving skills, ability to design solutions.

Responsibilities

• Create robust and resilient data pipelines to connect data sources to analytics tools.
• Work with various analysts to craft requirements.
• Enumerate datasets and design the data model and schemas to support the requirements.
• Provide platform support, including troubleshooting for production issues.
• Interact across services in Cyber Defense to achieve improvements.

Skills

Python

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Data analysis

Tools

SQL

PostgreSQL

ETL tools

Linux

Data modeling

Job description

Cornerstone Defense LLC in Herndon, VA is seeking a Data Engineer to design, build, and optimize data pipelines and governance at enterprise scale. You will make data accessible, secure, and available to analysts and decision-makers across the organization.

The role requires Active TS/SCI with Polygraph to apply, strong Python and SQL skills, and experience with ETL and PostgreSQL. Join a team focused on delivering secure, mission-critical data solutions for defense and intelligence domains.