Data Engineer (TS/SCI with Full Scope Polygraph)

MDAEdge; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

MDAEdge in Northern Virginia seeks a Data Engineer with TS/SCI Full Scope Polygraph for an on-site role. You will design and operate enterprise ETL processes, ingesting, transforming, and delivering structured and unstructured data to mission-focused programs.

Collaborate with Data Scientists to develop scalable code, reusable pipelines, and robust data transformations, while maintaining and documenting ETL solutions and enforcing development best practices.

Qualifications

• Perform enterprise ETL operations to ingest, transform, and deliver structured and unstructured data.
• Collaborate with Data Scientists to develop scalable code and reusable pipelines.
• Maintain and enhance ETL solutions and document systems, ensuring adherence to best practices.

Responsibilities

• Perform enterprise ETL operations: ingest, transform, and deliver data.
• Collaborate with Data Scientists to build scalable, reusable pipelines.
• Maintain and enhance ETL solutions; document data systems and workflows.

Skills

ETL design

Data integration

Cross-team collaboration

Data modeling

Tools

Python

SQL

Spark

Airflow

Job description

• We are seeking a Data Engineer with a TS/SCI Full Scope Polygraph (FSP) to support high-impact, mission-focused programs in Northern Virginia. This is an entirely onsite.
• The Data Engineer is responsible for performing enterprise ETL operations, including the ingestion, transforming, and delivering structured and unstructured data.
• This role involves working closely with Data Scientists to develop scalable code, reusable data pipelines, and mission-aligned data transformations.
• The Data Engineer will also maintain and enhance existing ETL solutions and document systems, as well as ensure adherence to best practices throughout development and deployment processes.