Junior Data Engineer - Cloud Data Architect (Hybrid)

Xpect-Solutions; Virginia (MN); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision benefits

Retirement Savings Plan

Life Insurance

AD&D Insurance

Disability Insurance

PTO 3 weeks

Holiday PTO 11 days

Performance Awards

Referral Bonus Plan (up to $5,000/year

Education Reimbursement/Training (up 到

Job summary

XPECT Solutions, LLC is seeking a Junior Data Engineer to support a Federal Government client with secure, cloud-based mission systems. You will work across front-end, back-end, data, and cloud layers to translate mission requirements into scalable solutions that meet NIST 800-53 and FedRAMP requirements.

The role is hybrid, onsite one day per week, and requires hands-on technical leadership, architecture experience, and collaboration with cross-functional teams. U.S.

Qualifications

• Must be a US Citizen able to obtain a Public Trust Level 6C.
• 3-5 years of Information Assurance experience.
• Experience with Python, Spark, PySpark, SQL and Database Implementation, Data Engineering and Data Pipelines, Storage and Compute Optimization, GitHub, Jenkins/CloudBees, Ansible, Terraform, Vault.

Responsibilities

• Design end-to-end solution architectures for secure, cloud-based data platforms supporting federal mission workloads.
• Develop reference architectures, design patterns, and ADRs to guide engineering teams.
• Architect distributed data processing pipelines using Spark and PySpark; define partitioning, caching, and resource strategies.
• Lead database design and data modeling for relational and analytical workloads.
• Define storage and compute optimization strategies to balance performance and budget.
• Collaborate with DevSecOps to embed security/compliance controls into architectures and CI/CD workflows.
• Conduct architectural reviews and proof‑of‑concept evaluations to validate solutions.
• Produce architecture documentation and technical briefings for engineering, security, and government stakeholders.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to engineering teams.
• Partner with program leadership to evaluate emerging technologies and roadmap investments.

Skills

Python

Spark

PySpark

SQL

Data engineering

Data pipelines

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

GitHub

Jenkins/CloudBees

Ansible

Terraform

Vault

Job description

XPECT Solutions, LLC is seeking a Junior Data Engineer to support a Federal Government client with secure, cloud-based mission systems. You will work across front-end, back-end, data, and cloud layers to translate mission requirements into scalable solutions that meet NIST 800-53 and FedRAMP requirements.

The role is hybrid, onsite one day per week, and requires hands-on technical leadership, architecture experience, and collaboration with cross-functional teams. U.S.