Data Engineer (TS/SCI) - Spark, Databricks & ML Pipelines

Absolute Business Solutions Corp. (ABSc); Herndon (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 225,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO + federal holidays

401(k) with company match

Tuition assistance

Health and wellness allowance

Career development funds

Job summary

Absolute Business Solutions Corp (ABSC) is hiring a cleared Data Engineer to support NGA’s Data Modernization Services. You’ll build data pipelines and analytics solutions, turning large datasets into insights. On‑site in Herndon, VA with other U.S.

locations, you’ll work with Databricks, Spark, Java, and related tech to meet mission needs. You will ingest, transform, validate, and prepare data for machine learning and analytics, and collaborate with engineers and stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI security clearance with willingness to obtain and maintain counterintelligence polygraph.
• Bachelor’s degree and at least 2 years of relevant experience in data engineering, software development, data science, analytics, or machine learning; additional relevant experience may substitute for a degree.
• Hands‑on experience with at least one of the following: Databricks, Apache Spark (PySpark or Scala), or Java‑based data processing.

Responsibilities

• Build, maintain, and optimize data pipelines and data products for large‑scale data processing.
• Develop solutions using Databricks, Apache Spark, Java, or related technologies based on mission needs.
• Ingest, transform, validate, and prepare data for analytics, ML, and downstream applications.
• Develop, deploy, and maintain analytical or ML models where appropriate.
• Apply statistical and data science methods to identify patterns and provide actionable insights.
• Tune data processing and Spark workloads for performance and reliability.
• Work with distributed data systems, data lakes, and formats like Parquet and Delta Lake.
• Integrate data products with databases, APIs, analytics platforms, and AI/ML workflows.
• Explain findings to nontechnical stakeholders and collaborate with engineers on implementation.
• Troubleshoot data quality, pipeline, and model issues in secure environments, including air‑gapped systems when required.
• Contribute to production‑quality code, documentation, and collaborative development practices.

Skills

TS/SCI clearance

Bachelor's degree

Databricks

Apache Spark

Java

SQL

Python/Java/Scala/R

Data pipelines

Data quality

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Databricks

Apache Spark

Java-based data processing

Job description

Absolute Business Solutions Corp (ABSC) is hiring a cleared Data Engineer to support NGA’s Data Modernization Services. You’ll build data pipelines and analytics solutions, turning large datasets into insights. On‑site in Herndon, VA with other U.S.

locations, you’ll work with Databricks, Spark, Java, and related tech to meet mission needs. You will ingest, transform, validate, and prepare data for machine learning and analytics, and collaborate with engineers and stakeholders.