Enterprise - Senior Data Engineer - Cloud, JSON, Python 9/29/2026 Ft. Meade, MD MD - LIT

Erias Ventures, LLC; Fort Meade, Northern (MD, KY); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Above Market Hourly Pay

Roth/Traditional 401k with Immediate V

Spot Bonuses

Professional Development Bonuses

Job summary

Erias Ventures, LLC is seeking a Data Engineer to join the Data Operations Team at Fort Meade, MD. You will lead a technically focused group responsible for reliability, uptime, and fast delivery of mission-critical data sets, interfacing with customers to translate needs into actionable engineering tasks.

You will guide data pipeline automation and monitoring, oversee system stability, and drive proactive improvements across distributed data infrastructure while maintaining strong client

Qualifications

• 9+ years of experience in technical operations, systems engineering, or data management with a Bachelor’s degree; or 7+ years with a Master’s in related field; or 13 years with HS diploma.
• Active Secret clearance with ability to obtain TS/SCI; U.S. Citizenship required.
• Experience with distributed systems, cloud platforms, and data pipelines; strong data governance and security awareness.
• Must be able to work on customer site at Fort Meade, MD 4-5 days a week.

Responsibilities

• Lead a technically focused DataOps team responsible for reliability, uptime, and speed-to-delivery of mission-critical data sets.
• Translate mission requirements into technical workflows; ensure automated, documented pipelines.
• Oversee data flows deployments using standardized templates and core libraries from Engineering.
• Monitor pipeline health and optimize data availability with low latency.
• Collaborate with customers and stakeholders to align technical roadmaps with mission needs.
• Maintain high-touch communication with clients and support issue resolution across distributed environments.

Skills

Distributed systems

Cloud platforms

Observability

SQL data validation

Scripting (Python/Java)

Technical communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in related field

Master’s degree in related field

High school diploma + 13 years experience

Tools

Python

Java

Job description

Benefits

Erias Ventures provides a complete package of wealth, health, and happiness benefits. The expected salary range for this position, depending on education and years of experience is $150,000 - $250,000. Wealth Benefits:

Erias Ventures was founded to serve its customers with an entrepreneurial mindset. We value creative problem-solving, open communication, and empowering our employees to make decisions and put forth new ideas. Our staff includes technical experts working across multiple disciplines, bringing diverse perspectives to every project. We are seeking engineers who wish to grow their careers and want to become part of a technically strong and growth-oriented company focused on bringing innovative solutions to the difficult mission problems facing our customers.

Description

We are seeking a Data Engineer to be a member of the Data Operations Team where you will lead a technically focused team responsible for the reliability, uptime, and speed-to-delivery of mission-critical data sets. This role requires a heavy focus on customer interface, serving as the primary technical point of contact for stakeholders. You will translate complex mission requirements into technical workflows, ensuring that our data pipelines are automated, documented, and precisely aligned with customer needs.

This position focuses on the systems engineering and platform stability required to manage high velocity data across complex ecosystems. You will oversee the transition from reactive data fixing to an adaptive, self-healing platform, managing the "Flow Owners" who monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize data infrastructure while maintaining high-touch communication with the client.

• Customer Interface & Engagement: Serve as the liaison between the customer and the technical team. You will manage expectations, communicate technical roadmaps, and translate mission-specific data needs into actionable engineering tasks
• Operational Leadership: Assist in managing the daily operations of the DataOps team, focusing on accelerating data availability and minimizing the latency between initial data identification and final database availability
• Systems Engineering Oversight: Oversee the deployment and maintenance of data flows using standardized templates and core libraries provided by the Engineering team
• Performance Tuning: Responsible for immediate cluster performance tuning and pipeline monitoring to ensure data health and discovery latency are minimized
• Strategic Alignment: Drive the technical evolution of the data platform, moving the organization from a reactive maintenance state toward a proactive, automated, and adaptive operational model
• Ecosystem Coordination: Facilitate technical exchanges to ensure scripts, flow strategies, and wins in one area of the ecosystem are adapted and utilized across others
• Quality Governance: Implement automated "Quality Gates" and schema validations to ensure data integrity before it reaches production environments
• Technical Troubleshooting: Assist with the decomposition of complex technical problems and troubleshoot systemic dataflow issues across distributed messaging, orchestration, and cloud environments
• Other duties as assigned

Clearance

Must currently have and maintain an active Secret U.S. Government Security Clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI; U.S. Citizenship required.

Experience

Nine plus (9+) years of experience in technical operations, systems engineering, or data management with a Bachelor’s degree; or seven (7) years relevant experience with Masters in related field; or High School Diploma or equivalent and thirteen (13) years relevant experience.

Required skills

• Distributed Systems & Cloud Platforms: Proven experience managing high-volume data flow and storage solutions, specifically distributed messaging queues, data orchestration engines, and cloud-native storage
• Observability & Log Analysis: Strong familiarity with enterprise observability platforms and log analysis tools for monitoring system health and minimizing data discovery latency
• Data Standards: Deep understanding of network data, metadata fill rates, and various log formats such as JSON and XML
• ETL Management: Fluency in managing extraction, translation, and loading (ETL) processes to enable rapid analytics
• Data Validation: Experience with Structure Query Language (SQL) for the purposes of data validation in conjunction with members of the team and the customer
• Scripting for Automation: Ability to utilize scripting languages (e.g., Python or Java) to implement shared libraries that automate repetitive tasks and improve operational efficiency
• Technical Communication: Exceptional ability to communicate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders and translate customer mission requirements into technical specifications
• Must be able to work on customer site in Fort Meade, MD 4-5 days a week. Flexibility is essential to accommodate any changes in the schedule

Desired skills

• A current TS/SCI level clearance is desired
• Customer Success Background: Prior experience in a technical account management or customer-facing engineering role
• Scalable Architectures: Experience with distributed data processing and cloud-native storage solutions
• Security Operations: Prior experience supporting cyber or network security operations
• Governance & Access: Knowledge of implementing automated Attribute Based Access Control (ABAC) or data masking within production pipelines

Benefits

• Above Market Hourly Pay
• 11% RothorTraditional 401kwith Immediate Vesting and Deposit
• Spot Bonusesfor Assisting with Business Development and Company Growth
• Professional Development Bonusesfor Certificates and Degrees

Health Benefits

• Company subsidizedMedicalCoverage
• 100%Company PaidVisionandDentalCoverage
• 100%Company PaidLong Term Disability,Short Term Disability, andGroup Life Insurance
• Monthly Wellness Reimbursement

Happiness Benefits

• Paid Time Off with Flexible Work Schedules and Birthday Off
• Amazon Prime Membership andMonthlyInternetReimbursement
• TechnologyandProductivity Allowancefor Equipment and Supplies
• Morale BuildingandCompany Eventsto Celebrate our Successes and Build our Community
• Onboarding and Annual Swag
• Company Paid Professional DevelopmentandTraining

At Erias Ventures, we are dedicated to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. As an equal opportunity employer, we ensure that all qualified applicants are considered for employment based on merit, without discrimination. We welcome individuals regardless of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.

To learn more about our company visit our webpage or LinkedIn .