DoD Data Engineer — Secure ETL & Analytics (Onsite)

D&G Solutions; Alexandria (VA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Comprehensive benefits

401(k)

Bonus and profit sharing

Flexible hours

Education reimbursement

Generous paid time off

Job summary

D&G Solutions is seeking an experienced Data Engineer to design and maintain scalable ETL/ELT pipelines for DoD analytics in a secure environment at Fort Belvoir, VA. You will integrate enterprise data, optimize SQL models, and enable AI/ML data prep for analytics teams.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years in data engineering, strong SQL, Python, and DoD experience, with notes on cloud/hybrid platforms and data governance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, Information Systems, or related technical field.
• 5+ years of experience building and supporting data pipelines in enterprise environments.
• Strong SQL proficiency and experience with relational databases.
• Experience developing ETL/ELT processes and working with structured and unstructured data.
• Experience with Python or similar scripting language.
• Experience working in secure Federal or DoD environments.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain scalable ETL/ELT pipelines for structured and unstructured datasets.
• Integrate data from enterprise systems including ERP platforms, operational databases, and legacy systems.
• Develop and optimize SQL queries and data models to support analytics and reporting needs.
• Implement data validation, cleansing, and monitoring processes to ensure data integrity.
• Support cloud or hybrid data environments (AWS, Azure, or on‑prem infrastructure).
• Collaborate with analysts and developers to define data requirements and translate them into technical solutions.
• Support AI/ML initiatives by preparing and structuring datasets for downstream model development.
• Contribute to documentation of data architecture, workflows, and security compliance practices.
• Troubleshoot performance and data issues and implement corrective solutions.

Skills

5+ years data pipelines

SQL

Python

DoD environment experience

IAT Level II certification

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

AWS Redshift

Azure Data Services

Spark

Kafka

Job description

D&G Solutions is seeking an experienced Data Engineer to design and maintain scalable ETL/ELT pipelines for DoD analytics in a secure environment at Fort Belvoir, VA. You will integrate enterprise data, optimize SQL models, and enable AI/ML data prep for analytics teams.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years in data engineering, strong SQL, Python, and DoD experience, with notes on cloud/hybrid platforms and data governance.