Data Engineering Fellow: Strategy, Architecture & Leadership

Arenatechnologies; Alexandria (VA); On-site; USD 175,000 - 265,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Flexible spending accounts

Health savings accounts

Retirement savings plan

Life and disability insurance

Paid and unpaid time away

Job summary

Systems Planning and Analysis, Inc. (SPA) seeks a fractional Data Engineering Fellow to lead strategic data engineering, analytics, and architecture initiatives. The role focuses on high-impact contributions and mentoring, reporting to the Chief Capabilities Office.

Expect ~40 hours per quarter, with emphasis on governance, training, and executive-ready outputs. The position requires DoD clearance, extensive senior experience, and a track record of guiding data platforms and AI-enabled analytics

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline as listed.
• 15+ years of data engineering/leadership experience.
• Clearance: active DoD Secret with ability to obtain Top Secret.
• Expertise in enterprise data architectures for structured and unstructured data.
• Experience with modern data platforms and cloud-native ecosystems.

Responsibilities

• Define expert knowledge and skills across levels and maintain repositories.
• Promote high-quality training and professional development across SPA.
• Represent SPA expertise across markets, platforms, and conferences.
• Lead forward-looking initiatives in strategic data, analytics, and AI guidance.
• Review data platforms and pipelines design, governance, and security.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic guidance

Mentoring

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Master's or Ph.D. (desirable) in related technical discipline

Tools

Databricks

Snowflake

Apache Spark

Kafka

Airflow

dbt

Delta Lake

Job description

Systems Planning and Analysis, Inc. (SPA) seeks a fractional Data Engineering Fellow to lead strategic data engineering, analytics, and architecture initiatives. The role focuses on high-impact contributions and mentoring, reporting to the Chief Capabilities Office.

Expect ~40 hours per quarter, with emphasis on governance, training, and executive-ready outputs. The position requires DoD clearance, extensive senior experience, and a track record of guiding data platforms and AI-enabled analytics