Data Workflow Engineer - Airflow, Spark & Python

redarchsolutions

Maryland

On-site

USD 160,000 - 185,000

Full time

14 days+
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Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits
PTO
401K match
Annual bonus

Job summary

Red Arch Solutions is seeking a Software Engineer in Maryland to create and maintain data workflows and automation pipelines using Apache Airflow. You will build reliable, scalable, and observable workflow orchestration solutions supporting data engineering, analytics, and operations.

The role requires strong Python/Java development, Linux & Bash scripting, and experience with Airflow, Spark, and containerization.

Qualifications

  • Experience with Linux CLI and scripting for automation.
  • Professional software development with Python and Java.
  • Airflow DAG design, scheduling, operators and sensors.
  • Experience with Spark for distributed data processing.
  • Containerization with Docker/Podman; Git for source control.

Responsibilities

  • Create and maintain data workflows and automation pipelines.
  • Collaborate with data engineers, platform teams and stakeholders.
  • Ensure workflows are reliable, scalable, observable, and production-ready.
  • Develop, test, and optimize Airflow DAGs and monitoring.

Skills

Linux CLI
Bash scripting
Python
Java
Apache Airflow
Spark
Docker/Podman
Git

Education

Master's degree in computer science or related discipline
Bachelor's degree in computer science or related discipline
Seven years of SWE experience

Tools

JIRA
Confluence
AWS

Job description

Red Arch Solutions is seeking a Software Engineer in Maryland to create and maintain data workflows and automation pipelines using Apache Airflow. You will build reliable, scalable, and observable workflow orchestration solutions supporting data engineering, analytics, and operations.

The role requires strong Python/Java development, Linux & Bash scripting, and experience with Airflow, Spark, and containerization.

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