Enterprise Data Platform Engineer

ICF International; Reston (VA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

ICF is seeking a Data Engineer to join our Corporate IT organization in Reston, VA. You will design, build, and maintain data infrastructure that powers decision-making across practices and support teams.

This high-visibility role reports to the Enterprise Data Architect and collaborates with data analytics, cloud architecture, and application development teams in a fast-paced, client-driven environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field.
• 4+ years of experience in data engineering, data architecture, or a closely related role.
• Demonstrated experience building and maintaining production data pipelines at scale.
• Hands-on experience with a major cloud data platform (AWS, Azure, or GCP).

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and optimize scalable ETL/ELT pipelines across on-prem, cloud, and hybrid environments.
• Implement and manage enterprise data warehouses, data lakes, and Lakehouse solutions (Microsoft Fabric).
• Write production-quality SQL, Python, and Spark code for data transformation, enrichment, and validation.
• Enforce data governance, lineage tracking, and cataloging standards across the organization.
• Ensure data quality through automated monitoring, testing frameworks, and SLA adherence.
• Partner with data analysts, data scientists, and business stakeholders to understand and fulfill data requirements.
• Support CI/CD practices and infrastructure-as-code for data platform deployments.
• Document data models, pipeline flows, and technical specifications to support knowledge transfer.

Skills

SQL

Python

PySpark

Bash/Shell

Scala

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Fabric

Azure Synapse

Azure Data Factory

Databricks

Kafka

Spark

Terraform

Docker

Kubernetes

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Job description

ICF is seeking a Data Engineer to join our Corporate IT organization in Reston, VA. You will design, build, and maintain data infrastructure that powers decision-making across practices and support teams.

This high-visibility role reports to the Enterprise Data Architect and collaborates with data analytics, cloud architecture, and application development teams in a fast-paced, client-driven environment.